Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine says state of emergency on electricity market to be month-long
      Feb16

      Ukraine says state of emergency on electricity market to be month-long

      Emergency measures in the electricity generation market, introduced at a Government`s emergency meeting February 15, will come into force February 17 for a period of one month, according to Cabinet Decree No.103 published on the government website. ”The decree comes into force on the day following the date of its publication and is valid for a...

      EU calls to undo the trade blockade of Russian-occupied Donbas
      Feb16

      EU calls to undo the trade blockade of Russian-occupied Donbas

      The European Union has called for ceasing a railway blockade in Donbas, which Brussels believes may trigger an energy crisis in Ukraine, affecting civilian population on both sides of the contact line, according to the EU spokesman`s comment to an UNIAN correspondent. ”The blockade of railway connections between the areas under the control of the...

      Experts name ”hot” trends in Russia`s fake news against Ukraine
      Feb16

      Experts name ”hot” trends in Russia`s fake news against Ukraine

      Disinformation and propaganda have become a serious problem for Ukraine since the start of a hybrid war with Russia, according to the representative of Ukraine`s StopFake.org, Ruslan Deynichenko, Novoye Vremya reports. Moreover, Russian media have deliberately refused from creating high-profile stories, the ”crucified boy”-type, choosing to...

      Ukraine`s envoy to Council of Europe points at problems with Trump-Putin ”grand bargain”
      Feb16

      Ukraine`s envoy to Council of Europe points at problems with Trump-Putin ”grand bargain”

      U.S. President Donald Trump wants to improve relations with Russia, while Moscow is in a great relationship the America`s major adversaries, according to Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe Dmytro Kuleba, the Novoe Vremya weekly reported. As Donald Trump said he sincerely wished to seal a ”good deal” with Vladimir Putin,...

      Ukrainian Government not to raise retirement age – Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
      Feb16

      Ukrainian Government not to raise retirement age – Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine

      Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko says the question of raising the retirement age in Ukraine has been withdrawn from the agenda of the government and the IMF, Espreso.TV reports. ”The government has withdrawn the retirement age issue for now, clearly stating its position. It will not make any proposals to increase the retirement age...

      India top buyer of Ukrainian wheat this season
      Feb16

      India top buyer of Ukrainian wheat this season

      Ukraine`s January wheat exports fell by around 14% to 1.2 million tonnes and most of it went to India, UkrAgroConsult reported on Wednesday. India, a major importer of Ukrainian wheat this season, consumed 780,000 tonnes or 64% of Ukraine`s wheat exports last month, according to UkrAgroConsult. ”Taking into account wheat cargoes intended for...

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in all sectors in Donbas in the past 24 hours
      Feb15

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in all sectors in Donbas in the past 24 hours

      Russian troops launched 52 attacks on Ukrainian territory in Donbas over the past day, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, Russian troops’ attacks took place in Pavlopil-Shyrokyne area the most. They used grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small...

      U.S. President expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine but Kremlin states that this is impossible and Crimea won’t be returned
      Feb15

      U.S. President expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine but Kremlin states that this is impossible and Crimea won’t be returned

      The U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear he expects the Russian Federation to return illegally annexed in 2014 Crimea to Ukraine and reduce violence in Ukraine, the White House spokesman Sean Spicer said at the official daily news briefing on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. “President Trump has made it very clear that he expects the...

      Reflection: Sebastian Gorka – Medieval or Modern?
      Feb14

      Reflection: Sebastian Gorka – Medieval or Modern?

      Photo by Sebastian Gorka via Wikipedia‘s Wikimedia Commons. Three factors led to Russia’s defeat and any outside actor will have to deal with these factors should they wish to drastically change the Afghan reality in a lasting way. To change Afghanistan, an outside power must do the following: install a national leader who is a Pashtun but...

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions 139 times using heavy armor in all sectors in Donbas in the past 48 hours
      Feb14

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions 139 times using heavy armor in all sectors in Donbas in the past 48 hours

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 72 times in the last day, 1 WIA in last day, 1 Ukrainian soldier is wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Donetsk sector, Russian troops shelled 122mm artillery systems on the village of Pisky, 120mm and 82mm mortars on...