Section: News & Summaries

      Sweden brings back Cold War weapons to deter Kremlin
      Nov22

      Sweden brings back Cold War weapons to deter Kremlin

      Faced with a newly aggressive Russia, Sweden is taking mothballed Cold War missile launchers out of storage in museums to shore up the defenses on its Baltic Sea front line, according to The Times. The traditionally neutral nation, not a member of NATO, is sending the land-based Kustrobotbatteri 90 to its former stronghold on the island of...

      Attack on Russian Sberbank in Kyiv: police vow to bring perpetrators to justice
      Nov22

      Attack on Russian Sberbank in Kyiv: police vow to bring perpetrators to justice

      The police intend to bring to justice those involved in the smashing arranged at Kyiv`s branch of a Russian bank, Sberbank, on Pushkinska Street near the Leo Tolstoy Square subway station on Monday, November 21, said Chief of the Kyiv National Police Department Andriy Kryschenko, 112 Ukraine TV channel reported. ”Investigation is underway, I...

      Gas price for industry to rise from Dec
      Nov22

      Gas price for industry to rise from Dec

      On December 1, 2016, Ukraine`s oil and gas giant NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine will increase the minimum prices for natural gas for industrial consumers by 5.4% year-over-year, from UAH 7,380 to UAH 7,780.8 per 1,000 cubic meters, the company said. At the same time, the maximum price for natural gas for industrial consumers will be increased by 4.8%,...

      First International Mayors Congress will be held in Kyiv
      Nov22

      First International Mayors Congress will be held in Kyiv

      A new annual International Mayors Congress for mayors, local government leaders, and other local development stakeholders will be held in Kyiv on December 5-6, 2016, according to Ukraine Today. The Mayors Congress will become a platform for a dialogue and knowledge exchange between experts and activists of local development, aimed to spread best...

      In Time of Trump, Advice to Friends of Ukraine (And Democracy)
      Nov22

      In Time of Trump, Advice to Friends of Ukraine (And Democracy)

      Friends of Ukraine, brace yourself. There’s no way to sugar-coat this for the democracy crowd either.Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine is not our business (it “affects Europe a lot more than it affects us”). Our president-elect admires Russia’s authoritarian leader (he’s “brilliant,” a “strong...

      Ukraine tranche not on IMF agenda in Nov
      Nov22

      Ukraine tranche not on IMF agenda in Nov

      According to the schedule of the International Monetary Fund, the Board of Governors until the end of November will consider only one issue, which is the state of the Finnish economy. Ukraine`s key creditor, the International Monetary Fund, does not plan to consider the allocation for Ukraine of a fourth tranche under the Extended Fund Facility,...

      Naftogaz calls price of ”European” gas for Ukraine in 3Q 2016
      Nov22

      Naftogaz calls price of ”European” gas for Ukraine in 3Q 2016

      Ukraine`s oil and gas giant NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine purchased gas from European suppliers for an average of $187 per 1,000 cubic meters in the third quarter of this year, the company told UNIAN. In September, the price of fuel dropped to $178 per 1,000 cubic meters. The total amount of fuel purchased amounted to 2.64 billion cubic meters. ”For...

      Ukrainian Prosecutor General: 35 convicted in Maidan cases, another 152 still tried
      Nov22

      Ukrainian Prosecutor General: 35 convicted in Maidan cases, another 152 still tried

      A total of 35 people have been convicted in the cases against those responsible for violence against Maidan activists, while another 152 individuals are still being tried in courts. Pre-trial procedures are ongoing against 190 people, a spokeswoman for Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko Larysa Sargan wrote on Facebook. ”I can say that a...

      Feygin: Chances for release of political prisoners from Russia poor
      Nov22

      Feygin: Chances for release of political prisoners from Russia poor

      Prospects for the release of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia are deemed bad, Russian lawyer Mark Feygin told 112 Ukraine TV channel, speaking about the chances for the liberation of Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, who had been detained by Russian security services on espionage charges. According to Feygin, the exchange process has...

      Ukraine successfully tested new tactical missile. Video
      Nov22

      Ukraine successfully tested new tactical missile. Video

      The missile tested in a secret location earlier November 16 could be Ukraine`s classified project of a brand new tactical missile Olkha, according to an expert in the field of military industry Maksym Hlushchenko, who spoke to Obozrevatel. ”This is a classified project and there is no detailed information about it. But it is known that the...