Section: News & Summaries

      Ukrainian E-declaration system DDoS-ed – Special Communication Service
      Oct28

      Ukrainian E-declaration system DDoS-ed – Special Communication Service

      An emergency session of National anti-corruption bureau was called on Thursday, October 27. The bureau members discussed technical faults with the e-declaration system, according to Ukraine Today. The deadline for delivering declarations is due on Monday, October 31. After two months of delays, now civil servants finally filling in the...

      Klimkin: all occupied areas of Donbass controlled from Russia
      Oct28

      Klimkin: all occupied areas of Donbass controlled from Russia

      Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said that the occupied parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk region have no actual representatives, because these areas are controlled from the Russian Rostov and Moscow. ”[Occupied areas of] Donetsk and Luhansk have no separate representatives. Donetsk and Luhansk today are the occupied part of Donbas....

      Putin names price of Russian gas for Ukraine
      Oct28

      Putin names price of Russian gas for Ukraine

      Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the price of Russian gas for Ukraine could be $180 per 1,000 cubic meters and gas supplies may resume at any moment. ”Nowadays, the price of Ukraine won`t be higher than that for the neighboring states, namely for Poland. I`m not aware of actual prices, but at the moment of our conversation [with...

      Why Is Ukraine’s Political Class Trying to Roll Back Reforms?
      Oct28

      Why Is Ukraine’s Political Class Trying to Roll Back Reforms?

      Since the Euromaidan revolution, Ukraine’s leaders have repeatedly committed themselves to fighting graft. Former Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk promised that all corrupt officials would be prosecuted, current Prime Minister Volodymyr Groisman vowed an “intolerance of corruption,” and President Petro Poroshenko campaigned as a...

      OSCE monitors in Donbas: Camera in Shyrokyne records 27 MLRS projectiles on Oct 21
      Oct27

      OSCE monitors in Donbas: Camera in Shyrokyne records 27 MLRS projectiles on Oct 21

      Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine reports that multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) are used in Donbas and almost 30 MLRS projectiles were recorded in the village of Shyrokyne, near the Ukrainian-controlled port city of Mariupol alone on October 21. ”On 21/10 [an] SMM camera in Shyrokyne...

      Putin says Russia showing restraint in Syria but patience may run out
      Oct27

      Putin says Russia showing restraint in Syria but patience may run out

      Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was showing restraint in Syria, but might lose patience and respond in some way to unspecified actions, according to Reuters. ”We … don`t respond to our partners in such a rude way. But everything has its limits. We may respond,” Putin told an audience at the Valdai International...

      IMF says Ukraine may get fourth loan disbursement by year-end
      Oct27

      IMF says Ukraine may get fourth loan disbursement by year-end

      The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukraine`s key lender, may disburse a fourth tranche to the country under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program by the end of the current year if the reforms conducted by the Ukrainian authorities receive positive assessment. ”Disbursement of the tranche by the end of the year is possible,” IMF...

      Russian payment systems seeking ways to bypass Ukraine sanctions
      Oct27

      Russian payment systems seeking ways to bypass Ukraine sanctions

      Russian payment systems are looking for a way to continue operating on the Ukrainian market after the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on October 19 banned their activities for a year due to the sanctions imposed, according to Vedomosti. In particular, the ban applies to six payment systems: Zolotaya Korona, Kolibri, Leader international money...

      No Russian warship to be refuelled in Malta
      Oct27

      No Russian warship to be refuelled in Malta

      No Russian war ships will be refuelled in Malta, Foreign Minister George Vella said Thursday, dismissing claims that the flotilla was planning a stopover on the island on their way to Syria, according to Times of Malta. Contacted by Times of Malta, Dr. Vella would not, however, confirm or deny whether a request had been made by the Russians for a...

      Ukraine fines Russian air carriers UAH 721 mln for flights to Crimea
      Oct27

      Ukraine fines Russian air carriers UAH 721 mln for flights to Crimea

      Ukraine has fined Russian airline companies carrying out flights to occupied Crimea UAH 721.236 million, the State Aviation Service of Ukraine told UNIAN. ”After the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Ukraine has accrued UAH 721.236 million of penalties to Russian airlines that had violated the Ukrainian legislation carrying out...