Section: News & Summaries

      Trump, Hollande agree to ”clarify” stance on key issues, including Ukraine – media
      Nov12

      Trump, Hollande agree to ”clarify” stance on key issues, including Ukraine – media

      French President Francois Hollande and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had a phone conversation on Friday in which they agreed to clarify positions on key issues such as the Middle East and Ukraine, said a source in Hollande`s camp, according to Reuters. The source told Reuters that the phone conversation lasted between seven and eight minutes...

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.63 to dollar
      Nov12

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.63 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Friday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by five kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.63 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for November 14: $100 costs UAH 2,563.0399 (on November 11, it was UAH...

      Oil down 2 pct on OPEC glut worries; U.S. rigs up by two
      Nov12

      Oil down 2 pct on OPEC glut worries; U.S. rigs up by two

      Oil prices settled down more than 2 percent on Friday after OPEC said October output reached another record, casting doubt on whether its plan to limit production is achievable or enough to ease persisting oversupply in the market, according to Reuters. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Friday that its output rose...

      Twelve unnamed Ukrainian soldiers buried in Dnipro
      Nov11

      Twelve unnamed Ukrainian soldiers buried in Dnipro

      Twelve unidentified Ukrainian soldiers who were killed in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine were buried in Krasnopilske Cemetery in the city of Dnipro on Friday, November 11. Representatives of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the clergy, civil volunteers and local...

      Far-right nationalists organized march on Polish independence day and burned Ukrainian flag. Video
      Nov11

      Far-right nationalists organized march on Polish independence day and burned Ukrainian flag. Video

      Far-right nationalists, burning flares and carrying Polish flags, marched in large numbers through the streets of Warsaw on Friday to mark Independence Day, a yearly ritual that has turned violent in recent years. Yearly has become one of the largest far-right gatherings in Europe. One huge banner read “God, Honour, Fatherland”, a...

      Ukraine, Belarus agree to deepen cooperation in transport, industry
      Nov11

      Ukraine, Belarus agree to deepen cooperation in transport, industry

      Ukraine and Belarus on Thursday have agreed to enhance their cooperation in such sectors as transport and industry to take advantage of their geographic locations and complementarity of enterprises, the Ukrainian government said, according to Global Times citing Xinhua. According to a statement on the government`s website, the agreement was...

      Local budgets see almost UAH 39 bln increase in revenue
      Nov11

      Local budgets see almost UAH 39 bln increase in revenue

      Revenue of the general funds of Ukraine`s local budgets, excluding transfers, in January-October of 2016 amounted to UAH 117.3 billion, which was 49.1%, or UAH 38.6 billion, more that in the same period last year (in comparable conditions), according to Ukraine`s Finance Ministry. In its estimates, the ministry excluded territories beyond...

      Russia`s security council chief apologizes for plot in Montenegro – The Guardian
      Nov11

      Russia`s security council chief apologizes for plot in Montenegro – The Guardian

      Head of the Russian security council, Nikolai Patrushev, apologized during his visit to Belgrade, Serbia, for Russian organizers of a plot in Montenegro, according to The Guardian. ”A source close to the Belgrade government said Patrushev, a former FSB (federal security service) chief, apologised for what he characterised as a rogue operation...

      Ukraine, Georgia facing another delay in EU visa liberalization – this time until Feb-Mar 2017: Media
      Nov11

      Ukraine, Georgia facing another delay in EU visa liberalization – this time until Feb-Mar 2017: Media

      Trilateral talks between the European Union`s institutions on developing a visa waiver suspension mechanism, which was stated earlier as a prerequisite to move forward with visa liberalization for Ukraine and Georgia, will only continue next week, according to RFE/RL correspondent in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak. ”Don`t think we will see actual visa...

      Security Service of Ukraine reveals Kremlin`s plans to influence Ukrainian regions in November-December using decentralization
      Nov11

      Security Service of Ukraine reveals Kremlin`s plans to influence Ukrainian regions in November-December using decentralization

      In November and December, Russia will try to influence the situation in the regions as part of a plan to destabilize Ukraine, head of the SBU`s national statehood protection department Anatoliy Dublik told a Kyiv briefing Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The SBU official said that in the second half of November and in early December,...