Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine`s state debt shrinks by 0.4% in Oct, to $68.35 bln
      Dec01

      Ukraine`s state debt shrinks by 0.4% in Oct, to $68.35 bln

      The total amount of Ukraine`s state and state-guaranteed debt at the end of October 2016 was US$68.35 billion, which was 0.4% less than at the beginning of the month, according to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry`s website. The total sum of the Ukraine`s state and state-guaranteed debt in the hryvnia equivalent at the end of October amounted to UAH...

      Ukraine offers latest weapons and equipment at NATO headquarters for first time
      Dec01

      Ukraine offers latest weapons and equipment at NATO headquarters for first time

      For the first time in history, Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC) is showcasing its latest weapons and equipment at NATO Headquarters, offering its partners the possibility of complete refusal from the products of the Russian military-industrial complex. According to an UNIAN correspondent, the presentation is held in Brussels today in...

      Security & Defense Council chief: new threats require innovative approaches
      Dec01

      Security & Defense Council chief: new threats require innovative approaches

      Secretary of Ukraine`s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov says that new external threats and challenges require innovative approaches. ”Complex modern realities, new external challenges and threats set highly sensitive tasks to the intelligence service, require innovative approaches to the protection of national...

      Poroshenko explains why Ukraine conducts missile tests near occupied Crimea
      Dec01

      Poroshenko explains why Ukraine conducts missile tests near occupied Crimea

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko explains that the only reason why Ukraine is now conducting missile tests in the country`s south near the Russia-occupied Crimean peninsula is the need to get prepared for a full-scale Russian incursion. ”Let me emphasize once again: the only reason that makes us conduct these exercises [by Ukraine`s Air...

      Rada leadership accuses EU of ”shameless” delay of visa liberalization
      Dec01

      Rada leadership accuses EU of ”shameless” delay of visa liberalization

      First Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Gerashchenko has said that the European Union was ”shamelessly” delaying the process of granting Ukraine a visa-free regime and full ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. ”Three years ago, the European Union, being aware of the risks of Ukraine`s complete withdrawal under...

      Ukraine publishes Russia`s letter against missile tests near Crimea
      Dec01

      Ukraine publishes Russia`s letter against missile tests near Crimea

      A letter handed over by the Russian side to Ukraine`s military envoy in protest at missile tests near Crimea has been shared with the public. The letter addressing the military attach? under Ukraine`s Embassy in Russia was published by the Ukrayinska Pravda news outlet. ”The Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation warns that if launched...

      Yatsenyuk at the European Parliament: It’s Time for Europe to Do Its Part
      Dec01

      Yatsenyuk at the European Parliament: It’s Time for Europe to Do Its Part

      With respect to Ukraine and Russia’s aggression in the eastern part of the country, Europe needs to step up its game.That was the consensus at “The War in Ukraine’s East: The Military Conflict, Diplomacy, and the Humanitarian Crisis,” a discussion co-hosted by the Atlantic Council and Members of the European Parliament Anna Maria...

      Ukraine kicks off missile tests near occupied Crimea

      Head of the Ukrainian South Air Command`s press center Volodymyr Kryzhanivsky has announced the beginning of Ukrainian military drills with missile launches in the south of the country, according to 112 Ukraine TV Channel. According to him, the drills include checking flight tests of guided medium-range surface-to-air missiles, namely the S-300...

      Ukraine reports outbreak of bird flu after 8-year break
      Dec01

      Ukraine reports outbreak of bird flu after 8-year break

      Ukraine has reported an outbreak of a highly contagious bird flu virus among backyard birds in households in southern Kherson region for the first time after an eight-year break, according to the Ukrainian government. Samples taken by veterinary services from the dead birds in the village of Novo-Oleksandrivka in Kalanchatsky district after an...

      Oil prices surge, smash trading volume records as OPEC and Russia agree output cut
      Dec01

      Oil prices surge, smash trading volume records as OPEC and Russia agree output cut

      Oil prices shot up 13%, smashing trading volume records, after OPEC and Russia cut a deal to reduce output to drain a global supply glut, but analysts warned they could remain modest by historical comparison as other producers fill the gap, according to Reuters. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed on Wednesday its...