Section: News & Summaries

      Russia`s VTB says agrees with Alfa on Turkcell joint investment
      Nov08

      Russia`s VTB says agrees with Alfa on Turkcell joint investment

      Russian bank VTB said on Monday it had reached an agreement with Alfa Group about a joint investment in Turkey`s top mobile operator Turkcell, according to Reuters. The announcement comes ahead of a mid-November deadline for Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman and Turkcell`s founder Mehmet Emin Karamehmet to resolve a dispute over control of the...

      ”LPR” terrorists capture Luhansk judge – activist
      Nov08

      ”LPR” terrorists capture Luhansk judge – activist

      Pro-Russian militants from the so-called Luhansk People`s Republic terrorist organization three weeks ago kidnapped Vitaliy Rudenko, the Judge of the Luhansk Court of Appeals, that`s according to the chairman of Patriot volunteer organization and member of the hostage exchange negotiating group, Oleh Kotenko, who spoke to Hromadske Radio....

      Ukraine has full missile production cycle – NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov
      Nov08

      Ukraine has full missile production cycle – NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov

      Ukraine`s missile program today boasts a complete production cycle, NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov has said an interview with Sonia Koshkina, LB.ua reports. ”Today we have started to produce Ukrainian missiles, with all of its components also being manufactured in Ukraine. Not many countries have this full production cycle! Recent tests have...

      Ukraine`s defense ministry: 16 Donbas occupiers eliminated in past week
      Nov08

      Ukraine`s defense ministry: 16 Donbas occupiers eliminated in past week

      Sixteen members of the occupation forces in Donbas were killed and 22 were wounded in the past week, according to Ukraine`s Defense Ministry. ”The enemy`s confirmed battle and non-battle casualties last week included 16 killed and 22 wounded occupiers,” Ukrainian Defense Ministry speaker for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues Andriy Lysenko said at...

      Klitschko to present ”European of Year” award to EP President Schulz in Berlin
      Nov08

      Klitschko to present ”European of Year” award to EP President Schulz in Berlin

      On November 7-8, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko will pay a working visit to Berlin, where he will attend the awards ceremony of the Association of German Publishers (VDZ) ”Gold Victory”. On November 7, the mayor will take part in ”Publishers` Night” ceremony and present the award to President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, who has been...

      Four Swift Blows to Putin’s Influence in Europe
      Nov07

      Four Swift Blows to Putin’s Influence in Europe

      Moscow retains substantial influence in Europe. However, its ability to leverage that influence against Ukraine appears to be declining, as four decisions over the past two months illustrate.Moscow’s intervention in Syria is weakening the Kremlin’s position vis a vis Ukraine in the views of European policymakers. This was evident on...

      Russia bans freight transit in wagons of 10 Ukrainian rolling stock operators
      Nov07

      Russia bans freight transit in wagons of 10 Ukrainian rolling stock operators

      On November 3, Russian Railways, RZD, banned freight transit via Russian territory in the wagons handled by 10 Ukrainian rolling stock operators, according to the NefteRynok professional online digest. The ban is stipulated in a telegram circulated by Russia`s Federal Agency for Railway Transport on November 2, 2016, NefteRynok said. In...

      Ukraine reduces pumping gas into its underground storage facilities by 33%
      Nov07

      Ukraine reduces pumping gas into its underground storage facilities by 33%

      Ukraine pumped into its underground gas storage facilities (USFs) 6.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas in January-October 2016, which is 33% less than the same period last year, according to Ukrtransgaz, operator of Ukraine`s gas transport system. As of November 4, the amount of gas in USFs was 14.4 bcm, and its daily withdrawal was 17.6 million...

      U.S. army to continue supporting Ukraine no matter who is elected president – Gen. Hodges
      Nov07

      U.S. army to continue supporting Ukraine no matter who is elected president – Gen. Hodges

      On a three-day visit to Ukraine, which concluded Saturday, Gen. Ben Hodges, the commander of the U.S. Army Europe, fielded questions from Ukrainian soldiers and reporters about the future of the U.S. presence in that country and elsewhere as Washington is seeking to reassure allies and partners that the U.S. remains committed to the continent,...

      Putin secretly meets with Yanukovych over ledgers mentioning Manafort – media
      Nov07

      Putin secretly meets with Yanukovych over ledgers mentioning Manafort – media

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with fugitive ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych in secret over the ledgers that mention Donald Trump`s former campaign chief Paul Manafort, according to Newsweek. ”According to information obtained from inside Russia by Western intelligence, Putin later met with Yanukovych in secret near Volgograd,...