Section: News & Summaries

      Some from Trump`s team stand for arming Ukraine – Gongadze
      Nov10

      Some from Trump`s team stand for arming Ukraine – Gongadze

      U.S.-based Ukrainian journalist Myroslava Gongadze says there are people in President-Elect Donald Trump`s team who support the supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine, according to Espreso.TV. ”Trump[`s entourage] has got many pro-Russian representatives who can be tapped to head major security agencies. But there are people beside him who stand for...

      Reaction of Ukrainian politicians on Trump’s victory: shock and flattery
      Nov10

      Reaction of Ukrainian politicians on Trump’s victory: shock and flattery

      Donald Trump became the winner of the U.S. presidential election, beating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Ukrainian experts and politicians have already reacted to Donald Trump`s surprising victory. Deputy head of Presidential Administration of Ukraine Dmytro Shymkiv said that Ukraine would cooperate with Donald Trump. ”We will work with...

      Russian FSB comes up with another story of ”Ukrainian saboteurs” in occupied Crimea
      Nov10

      Russian FSB comes up with another story of ”Ukrainian saboteurs” in occupied Crimea

      The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation claims they detained in the strategic port city of the occupied Crimea, Sevastopol, a group of commandos of the Ukrainian military intelligence, who plotted subversive action on military sites. ”The Federal Security Service November 9, 2016 in Sevastopol detained members of a subversive...

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells Delegation of EU: Further delay in EU visa waiver ”unacceptable”
      Nov10

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells Delegation of EU: Further delay in EU visa waiver ”unacceptable”

      Deputy Minister of Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for European integration Olena Zerkal has told head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli that a further delay in decision-making on the introduction of EU visa-free travel for Ukrainians is ”unacceptable,” according to the ministry`s website. ”It was stressed...

      Poroshenko signs Odesa governor Saakashvili`s resignation
      Nov10

      Poroshenko signs Odesa governor Saakashvili`s resignation

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a letter of resignation submitted by Chairman of Odesa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili. Respective presidential decree No. 500/2016 was posted on the president`s official website. What is more, Poroshenko signed decree No. 499/2016 to dismiss Saakashvili from the post of freelance...

      WSJ peeks into list of people to key jobs in Trump administration
      Nov10

      WSJ peeks into list of people to key jobs in Trump administration

      President-Elect Donald Trump`s transition team, like his campaign operation, has had a much smaller staff than previous Republican nominees, and hasn`t produced the voluminous policy proposals and potential legislation demanded by other candidates, including Mitt Romney four years ago, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). ”The team has...

      Trump isn’t the first mogul elected to power

      Donald Trump is not the only billionaire business tycoon to rise to power through the ballot box. ||| Paris – Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, reality TV star and US President-elect whose worth Forbes estimates at $3.7 billion, joins an ultra-elite group of billionaire business tycoons who have come to power through the ballot box....

      Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukrain considers appointments in future Trump`s Administration main indicator of relations with U.S.
      Nov10

      Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukrain considers appointments in future Trump`s Administration main indicator of relations with U.S.

      After the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers further appointments in the Administration of the new president, including the post of Secretary of State, the Secretary for Security and the National Security Advisor, an important indicator of the...

      Ukraine parliament inaction puts $1.3 bln IMF loan at risk – central bank chief
      Nov10

      Ukraine parliament inaction puts $1.3 bln IMF loan at risk – central bank chief

      Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeriya Gontareva says Ukraine risks not receiving loans worth $1.3 billion that it is awaiting from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the end of 2016, due to parliament`s reluctance to pass key reforms, according to Reuters. ”There are risks that we will not manage to receive it this year,”...

      One Ukrainian Marine killed in Donbas on Wed – InfoResist
      Nov10

      One Ukrainian Marine killed in Donbas on Wed – InfoResist

      One member of the Ukrainian Marine Corps stationed in the Mariupol sector in Donetsk region was killed near the village of Pavlopil on Wednesday, November 9, according to the InfoResist agency. ”One Marine was killed, another was wounded,” a source in the M (Mariupol) sector told InfoResist. Later, the Ukrainian Navy`s Facebook page announced the...