Section: News & Summaries

      Russia threat to civilized world, new sanctions needed – diplomat
      Mar07

      Russia threat to civilized world, new sanctions needed – diplomat

      Russia consciously undermines the international order and threatens the entire civilized world, therefore the West should apply more economic sanctions against Moscow to make it respect international law, according to Volodymyr Vasylenko, the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine, judge of the International Court of Justice...

      Day 2 of Hague Ukraine vs. Russia hearings: Moscow denies Kyiv`s accusations
      Mar07

      Day 2 of Hague Ukraine vs. Russia hearings: Moscow denies Kyiv`s accusations

      During the second day of hearings on the Ukraine vs. Russia case, the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, considered Kyiv`s request to introduce provisional measures against Russia to protect Ukrainian citizens` rights to life. The case is being considered as an urgent matter. See also: Hague Court to begin hearing of...

      Ukraine interior minister claim Russia`s Sberbank servicing clients with Donetsk and Luhansk separatist passports
      Mar07

      Ukraine interior minister claim Russia`s Sberbank servicing clients with Donetsk and Luhansk separatist passports

      Minister of the Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov in a harsh statement published on Facebook wrote that Sberbank of Russia in Ukraine has greenlighted services for its clients, owners of non-recognized ”passports” issued by the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk ”people`s republics.” ”Sberbank of Russia must stop its operations in...

      Trump once again addresses Crimea annexation, calls Obama ”weak”
      Mar07

      Trump once again addresses Crimea annexation, calls Obama ”weak”

      U.S. President Donald Trump has rained criticism down on his predecessor, Barack Obama, over the fact that Russia managed to seize Crimea during his tenure. ”For eight years Russia `ran over` President Obama, got stronger and stronger, picked-off Crimea and added missiles. Weak!,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. Earlier, February 15, acting spokesman for...

      Russian banks don`t accept ”LPR”/”DPR” passports, despite Putin`s decree
      Mar07

      Russian banks don`t accept ”LPR”/”DPR” passports, despite Putin`s decree

      Russian banks do not work with clients holding ”passports” of the self-proclaimed Donbas republics – the so-called Donetsk People`s Republic (”DPR”) and Luhansk People`s Republic (”LPR”), despite a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize such ”documents,” according to the Russian media outlet RBC. None of the top 30 banks...

      Ukraine`s nuclear energy generating company Energoatom to launch power exports to Poland, Hungary in 2019
      Mar07

      Ukraine`s nuclear energy generating company Energoatom to launch power exports to Poland, Hungary in 2019

      President of Ukraine`s national nuclear energy generating company Energoatom Yuriy Nedashkovsky has announced Energoatom`s plans to launch electricity exports to Poland and Hungary in 2019; the electricity will be generated by the second Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) unit, which is now under construction. ”I believe we`ll manage this...

      $1.1 bln in monetary investment injected in Ukraine in 2016 – National Bank of Ukraine
      Mar07

      $1.1 bln in monetary investment injected in Ukraine in 2016 – National Bank of Ukraine

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) estimates inflows of foreign investment into Ukraine in 2016 at US$3.4 billion, including $1.1 billion in monetary investment, according to NBU Deputy Governor Dmytro Solohub. ”The lion`s share of $3.4 billion in last year`s foreign investment, i.e. $2.3 billion, is actually related to accounting transactions by...

      U.S. begins S. Korea missile defense rollout
      Mar07

      U.S. begins S. Korea missile defense rollout

      The U.S. says it has begun deploying the first parts of a controversial missile defense system in South Korea, according to the BBC. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (Thaad) is designed to protect against threats from North Korea, the BBC reported. The move to begin installing the system comes a day after the North launched four...

      Russia outraged by extension of Canada`s military mission in Ukraine
      Mar07

      Russia outraged by extension of Canada`s military mission in Ukraine

      The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada has condemned the extension of Canada`s military mission in Ukraine and called it ”counterproductive.” ”The Canadian government`s decision to extend the military mission in Ukraine is counterproductive and does not facilitate intra-Ukrainian political process, including direct dialogue between Kyiv...

      Oil prices hold steady for third day; eyes on economic data
      Mar07

      Oil prices hold steady for third day; eyes on economic data

      Oil prices were little changed for a third session on Tuesday, with investors searching for direction as concern over rising U.S. shale output offsets production cuts by OPEC and non-OPEC members, according to Reuters. As of 0545 GMT, brent crude LCOc1 was down 11 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $55.90 a barrel, with a firmer dollar, unchanged against...