Section: News & Summaries

      Montenegro seeks arrest of Russian spy over coup plot
      Feb27

      Montenegro seeks arrest of Russian spy over coup plot

      Montenegro is to indict a top Russian spy it accuses of masterminding a failed plot to topple its pro-western government and stop the tiny Balkan nation from joining NATO, according to The Times. Eduard Shishmakov, 46, a captain in the Russian navy who was exposed as an agent for GRU military intelligence, is accused of running a network of...

      Ukrainian gas reserves down to less than 8.4 bcm
      Feb27

      Ukrainian gas reserves down to less than 8.4 bcm

      Natural gas reserves in Ukrainian underground gas storages (USFs) shrank by 2.6%, or 222 million cubic meters (mcm), on February 18-25, to 8.386 billion cubic meters (bcm) from 8.608 bcm, according to the state-run gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz. As reported, 23.5 mcm of gas was pumped from USFs February 25 alone. Earlier, the...

      Russian official reacts to Avakov`s statement on liberation of Donbas
      Feb27

      Russian official reacts to Avakov`s statement on liberation of Donbas

      A Federation Council member has issued a comment regarding an earlier statement of Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov claiming the Ukrainian authorities have a plan for Donbas settlement. ”Avakov said: Kyiv ”has a plan for the return of Crimea and Donbas,” but did not disclose the essence. However, Crimea is definitely not to return. With...

      Yanukovych says Maidan crackdown organized by Firtash, Lyovochkin
      Feb27

      Yanukovych says Maidan crackdown organized by Firtash, Lyovochkin

      A disgraced Ukrainian ex-president, Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia following a carnage during Euromaidan protests, said he had not ordered a violent dispersal of activists earlier in late 2013, and accused the then environment in plotting intrigues against him, according to his interview with the German publication Der Spiegel, Deutsche...

      Russia to deploy Buk missiles and more S-400 aircraft missile systems in occupied Crimea
      Feb27

      Russia to deploy Buk missiles and more S-400 aircraft missile systems in occupied Crimea

      The Russian Navy will deploy Buk anti-aircraft missile systems in occupied Crimea, allegedly with the aim to protect ships and submarines of the Black Sea Fleet from attacks by aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported. According to experts, Buk naval systems together with S-300 and S-400...

      Ukraine has own plan for Donbas with no concessions to Putin regime – Interior Minister
      Feb27

      Ukraine has own plan for Donbas with no concessions to Putin regime – Interior Minister

      Ukrainian authorities have a plan for Donbas settlement, not related to any concessions to Vladimir Putin`s regime, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said in an interview with TSN Week. ”I believe we are now in a time period when the issue could be resolved quickly and diplomatically,” Avakov said, answering a question on how...

      Only Ukraine applies EU`s nuclear diversification policy – Westinghouse
      Feb27

      Only Ukraine applies EU`s nuclear diversification policy – Westinghouse

      Unlike the five EU member states with Russian-built nuclear power plants, Ukraine is the only country implementing EU requirements for diversified portfolios of fuel supply, Michael Kirst, an official at Westinghouse, told Euractiv.com. ”We are very active in Ukraine. We are very proud of our work there. We are now in a strategic relationship...

      Putin to launch informal campaign headquarters in March – media
      Feb27

      Putin to launch informal campaign headquarters in March – media

      Sources close to the Russian presidential administration state that Vladimir Putin`s informal campaign headquarters will start its work in March 2017, a year before the presidential election. Unlike previous campaigns, this one can attract state corporations and large state-owned companies. Experts believe that if a ”corporate mobilization” model...

      National Bank of Ukraine denies reports of Gontareva resignation
      Feb27

      National Bank of Ukraine denies reports of Gontareva resignation

      Reports about the resignation of National Bank Governor Valeria Gontareva are untrue, the NBU press service told UNIAN news agency responding to media reports claiming Ms Gontareva intended to leave post. ”Traditionally, the National Bank reports about the upcoming changes in the composition of the Board a month ahead. There was no such...

      O.Torvald to represent Ukraine at Eurovision-2017
      Feb27

      O.Torvald to represent Ukraine at Eurovision-2017

      Every year there is always particular interest in the act representing the host country of the Eurovision Song Contest and this year is no exception. O.Torvald has been chosen to fly the Ukrainian flag in Kyiv with the song Time, according to Eurovision.tv. The group beat five other acts for the right to represent Ukraine on home ground in May,...