Section: News & Summaries

      SBU locates three unregistered Fagot missile launchers near Popasna
      Nov18

      SBU locates three unregistered Fagot missile launchers near Popasna

      The SBU Security Service of Ukraine has uncovered three camouflaged firing positions with launchers of Fagot anti-tank missile systems in the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone in eastern Ukraine. The systems were located in close proximity to the contact line on the outskirts of the village of Novozvanivka in Popasna district, Luhansk region, the...

      Biden to visit Ukraine by year-end – source
      Nov18

      Biden to visit Ukraine by year-end – source

      Incumbent U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is going to visit Ukraine before the end of 2016, a source in the diplomatic circles told UNIAN. ”Vice President Biden will arrive in Ukraine before the end of the year,” the source said. On November 11, Deputy Head of the presidential administration Kostiantyn Yeliseyev said that Ukrainian President Petro...

      NBU: IMF`s decision on Ukraine depends on timely adoption of budget
      Nov18

      NBU: IMF`s decision on Ukraine depends on timely adoption of budget

      Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Oleh Churiy says that a major factor influencing a decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the disbursement of a new tranche worth $1.3 billion to Ukraine could be the timely adoption of the country`s 2017 budget by the Verkhovna Rada. ”The major factor for a positive decision by...

      Turkey says in talks with Russia on air defense system
      Nov18

      Turkey says in talks with Russia on air defense system

      Turkey is in talks with Russia on the potential purchase of S-400 air missile defense systems, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said on Friday, adding that Ankara was also in touch with other countries on missile defense, according to Reuters. Russia`s stance on the issue has so far been positive, Isik said, as reported by Reuters. After...

      OSCE sees over 30,000 individuals in military dress coming from Russia to Donbas
      Nov18

      OSCE sees over 30,000 individuals in military dress coming from Russia to Donbas

      Ambassador of the United States Daniel B. Baer to the OSCE Permanent Council has said that the OSCE Observer Mission has seen more than 30,000 individuals in military-style dress crossing just at the two Russian checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk on the border with Ukraine. ”Despite the strict limits imposed on the Observer Mission`s mandate and...

      Top U.S. intelligence official: Russia stopped hacking after U.S. warnings
      Nov18

      Top U.S. intelligence official: Russia stopped hacking after U.S. warnings

      The United States` top intelligence official said Russia stopped its election-related cyber activity after the U.S. administration publicly accused Moscow of interfering in the campaign, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). James Clapper told a congressional committee on November 17 that Russia was likely to continue...

      Ukraine halts Austria poultry imports over avian flu
      Nov18

      Ukraine halts Austria poultry imports over avian flu

      Ukraine has suspended poultry imports from Austria due to concerns over avian flu, the head of Ukraine`s food quality inspectorate told Reuters on Friday. ”We have suspended imports of poultry and poultry products from Austria due to avian flu and have asked for additional information,” official Volodymyr Lapa said, without giving further...

      U.S., Ukraine vote against Russian measure condemning Nazism at UN
      Nov18

      U.S., Ukraine vote against Russian measure condemning Nazism at UN

      The United States joined Ukraine in voting against a United Nations resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism, citing freedom of speech concerns and saying Russia sponsored the measure as a political attack against Ukraine, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The resolution, entitled ”Combating Glorification Of...

      Switzerland extends sanctions against Russian MPs
      Nov18

      Switzerland extends sanctions against Russian MPs

      Switzerland has added more persons to the watchlist, aimed to prevent bypassing sanctions of the United States and the European Union, implemented because of Russian aggression in Ukraine, according to Ukraine Today. Six persons whose names are now added were elected in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol as new Duma (Russian parliament) deputies,...

      Ukraine to earn UAH 1 bln from lease of state property in 2016
      Nov18

      Ukraine to earn UAH 1 bln from lease of state property in 2016

      The State Property Fund of Ukraine is planning to transfer UAH 1 billion, or about $37.8 million, in revenue from the lease of state property to the national budget in 2016, according to the Fund`s Facebook page. ”The Fund and its regional offices collected almost UAH 860 million in budget revenue from the lease in the 10 months of the...