Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine reports 45 Russian attacks in last day, Maryinka checkpoint comes under fire
      Dec08

      Ukraine reports 45 Russian attacks in last day, Maryinka checkpoint comes under fire

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 45 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 enemy fired 120mm and 82mm mortars on the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka, and the villages...

      EU puts credibility at risk over Ukraine visa wrangle – Tusk
      Dec07

      EU puts credibility at risk over Ukraine visa wrangle – Tusk

      The European Union is putting its credibility and reputation at risk by letting internal political wrangling stall a promised easing of visa requirements for Ukraine and Georgia, the head of the European Council said, according to Reuters. In a letter sent to European Parliament President Martin Schulz on Tuesday and seen by Reuters, Donald Tusk...

      Uncertainty over U.S. position delays action on Ukraine peace deal – Steinmeier
      Dec07

      Uncertainty over U.S. position delays action on Ukraine peace deal – Steinmeier

      Uncertainty in Moscow and Kyiv about what policies U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will adopt means there is little prospect of making much progress in implementing the Minsk ceasefire accord on Ukraine, Germany`s foreign minister said, according to Reuters. Speaking in Brussels, Frank-Walter Steinmeier also told reporters on Wednesday that it...

      The leader of Russian militants in Donbas wants to invade Europe, including Britain and resurrect Russian Empire. Video
      Dec07

      The leader of Russian militants in Donbas wants to invade Europe, including Britain and resurrect Russian Empire. Video

      The leader of Russian rebels in Donbas wants to invade Europe, including Britain, and regain territories which Russia has lost after Russian Empire collapse. Olexander Zakharchenko said that Russia and its proxies must invade not only Kyiv and Berlin, but also Great Britain. “I’m not talking of Kyiv. Actually, even Berlin is not...

      Montenegro puts on int`l wanted list two Russians suspected of coup attempt
      Dec07

      Montenegro puts on int`l wanted list two Russians suspected of coup attempt

      Russian citizens, Shirkov Eduard Vladimirovich and Popov Vladimir Nikolaevich, who are suspected by Monetengro authorities of organizing a criminal group with the aim of an armed coup involving the assassination of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, were put on the international wanted list, according to the local publication Dnevne Novine citing...

      Cabinet approves draft law on establishment of Energy Efficiency Fund
      Dec07

      Cabinet approves draft law on establishment of Energy Efficiency Fund

      The Cabinet of Ministers approved at its Wednesday meeting a draft law on the establishment of the Energy Efficiency Fund in Ukraine and submitted it to parliament. Presenting the bill, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Hennadiy Zubko said that the fund should be an effective tool for implementing programs of effective energy consumption. ”Today,...

      Beware of the Russian Bear in the Balkans
      Dec07

      Beware of the Russian Bear in the Balkans

      On October 16, just hours before Montenegrins were due to head to the polls, the government made an alarming announcement. It claimed security services had foiled a Russian nationalist attempt to seize control of the parliament and assassinate Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic (who has since resigned).The Kremlin undoubtedly has an axe to grind with...

      Ukrainian parliament urges world nations to recognize Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide
      Dec07

      Ukrainian parliament urges world nations to recognize Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide

      Ukraine`s parliament has adopted a resolution ”On the appeal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the democratic countries of the world regarding the recognition of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as a crime of genocide against the Ukrainian people,” according to an UNIAN correspondent. In its appeal, the Verkhovna Rada asks all world...

      NBU declares another bank insolvent
      Dec07

      NBU declares another bank insolvent

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has adopted a decision to declare Trust Bank insolvent in connection with the violation of the regulator`s ban to attract deposits by this bank, established on July 2 due to the problematic status of the financial institution, the NBU reported on its website, with reference to the decision of the Board of...

      Ukrnaftoburinnia falls out of OPP privatization bid
      Dec07

      Ukrnaftoburinnia falls out of OPP privatization bid

      Ukrnaftoburinnia oil company has refused to participate in a tender for the privatization of 99.6% state-owned shares in the Odesa Port-Side Chemical Plant (OPP), scheduled for Dec. 14, with a starting price at UAH 5.16 billion (about $200 million), deputy chief of the company`s legal department Taras Metenko told UNIAN. ”Yes, we have refused to...