Section: News & Summaries

      Pentagon demands China return an ”unlawfully seized” U.S. underwater drone
      Dec17

      Pentagon demands China return an ”unlawfully seized” U.S. underwater drone

      The Pentagon is demanding that China return an ”unlawfully seized” underwater drone after a Chinese warship took the device from waters near a U.S. oceanographic vessel, CNN reports. ”We call upon China to return our UUV immediately, and to comply with all of its obligations under international law,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said in a...

      Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions 39 times in last day
      Dec16

      Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions 39 times in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 39 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the militants used banned 120mm and 82mm mortars to attack the villages of Talakivka and Shyrokyne....

      Self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic draws up lists of Ukrainian-minded citizens
      Dec16

      Self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic draws up lists of Ukrainian-minded citizens

      The so-called Ministry of State Security of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic (”LPR”) terrorist organization draws up lists of Ukrainian-minded citizens, according to the Information Resistance activist group. ”LPR” members use such notions for degrees of ”pro-Ukrainian mood” as ”unreliable” and ”Ukraine sympathizers.” ”The lists must...

      BlackEnergy hackers now launching attacks against Ukrainian banks
      Dec16

      BlackEnergy hackers now launching attacks against Ukrainian banks

      BlackEnergy hackers, who earlier managed to successfully compromise the Ukrainian energy system and cut off the light at several local utilities, are likely behind a new series of cyberattacks targeting banks, according to Softpedia. Security company ESET reveals that it discovered a new group called TeleBots whose modus operandi is very similar...

      Ukraine earns almost $12 bln from farm produce exports in 10 months
      Dec16

      Ukraine earns almost $12 bln from farm produce exports in 10 months

      Exports of Ukrainian farm produce in January-October 2016 amounted to $11.8 billion, which accounted for 40.7% in total national exports, according to the of Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service, which cites the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Cereals ($4.8 billion), fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin ($3.1 billion),...

      National Bank of Ukraine: Artem-Bank subject to liquidation
      Dec16

      National Bank of Ukraine: Artem-Bank subject to liquidation

      Ukraine`s Central Bank on December 15 decided to withdraw Kyiv-based Artem-Bank`s license, as was proposed by the Deposit Guarantee Fund, and liquidate the bank, according to the regulator. ”Artem-Bank was designated as insolvent on November 15, 2016, in keeping with Article 76 of Ukraine`s law on banks and banking,” the regulator said on Friday,...

      Dutch Government approves bill on EU-Ukraine Association
      Dec16

      Dutch Government approves bill on EU-Ukraine Association

      Today, December 16, the Dutch Government has approved a bill that is required for ratification by the country`s Parliament of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, Prime Minister Mark Rutte wrote on Facebook. According to Mr Rutte, the bill is yet to be approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Netherlands. The prime minister...

      Russia`s Foreign Ministry blames EU for weakness and sanctions against Russia
      Dec16

      Russia`s Foreign Ministry blames EU for weakness and sanctions against Russia

      The Russian Foreign Ministry claims that the European Union has again demonstrated its weakness by deciding to extend anti-Russian sanctions contrary to the interests of its member states, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”The European Union has again shown its weakness and inability to recognize the obvious: it is absurd to link the...

      Hryvnia weakens to UAH 26.39 to USD on interbank market
      Dec16

      Hryvnia weakens to UAH 26.39 to USD on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Friday fell to UAH 26.32/26.39 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent. Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 27.5756/27.6150, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH 0.4323/0.4343....

      National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine unveils scenario if Russia attacked Ukraine amid missile tests
      Dec16

      National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine unveils scenario if Russia attacked Ukraine amid missile tests

      Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov says that Ukraine was ready to counter any Russian provocation during the testing of new Ukrainian missiles near Russia-occupied Crimea, according to Ukrainian news portal Liga.net. He said that had Russia launched missile bombardment of Ukrainian missile...