Section: News & Summaries

      Putin to take part in Normandy Four talks in Berlin on Oct 19 – Kremlin
      Oct18

      Putin to take part in Normandy Four talks in Berlin on Oct 19 – Kremlin

      Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Berlin on October 19 to take part in the meeting of the Normandy Four group, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”Tomorrow the president will go to Berlin where he will hold talks with Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko,” Peskov told reporters, TASS reported. The...

      Europe Funds Russian Aggression in Ukraine, Syria, and Beyond
      Oct18

      Europe Funds Russian Aggression in Ukraine, Syria, and Beyond

      Three-Fourths of Russian Oil Sold to Europe On October 20, the Council of the European Union will consider its strategy toward the Russian Federation. Following the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Europe faces a genuine challenge: to recognize Russian aggression against Ukraine for what it is, and to provide...

      Modern solar power station fully commissioned in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine
      Oct18

      Modern solar power station fully commissioned in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine

      The third phase of a modern solar power station was commissioned in Pidhorodne, Dnipropetrovsk region, which uses a unique in Eastern Europe solar tracker system, the press service of Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration reported. The solar power station is equipped with movable modules that are capable of ”tracking” the sun. The station...

      Kremlin says little chance for Normandy Four summit on Oct 19
      Oct18

      Kremlin says little chance for Normandy Four summit on Oct 19

      Russia is still committed to the Minsk agreements on the Ukrainian settlement but there is little chance for a meeting between the Normandy Four leaders on October 19, Russian president`s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, according to Russian news agency TASS.> ”Taking into account that the matter is not yet clear and the work at the...

      Ukraine Scores Diplomatic Breakthrough
      Oct18

      Ukraine Scores Diplomatic Breakthrough

      “Security First, Elections Next,” the West Concedes After long resisting Western pressure to implement the political points in the Minsk agreements, Ukraine scored a diplomatic victory last week when the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) passed two important resolutions.The first resolution officially defines the...

      Pension Fund`s deficit estimated at UAH 156 bln
      Oct18

      Pension Fund`s deficit estimated at UAH 156 bln

      First Deputy Chairman of the Pension Fund of Ukraine Mykola Shambir has stated that the Pension Fund`s deficit amounts to UAH 156 billion with the total budget of the Fund estimated at UAH 285 billion. ”A total of UAH 156 billion of state budget funds has been earmarked. Now it [the subsidy in 2016] amounts to UAH 40.3 billion. Total budget of...

      Rubizh-2016 strategic command and staff exercise kicks off in Ukraine
      Oct18

      Rubizh-2016 strategic command and staff exercise kicks off in Ukraine

      Rubizh-2016 strategic command and staff exercise kicked off in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Command and control strategic and operations strategic organizations, as well as assigned military units are involved in these large-scale maneuvers, the ministry reports. The command and control organizations will train to...

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 29 times in last day, mostly in Mariupol sector
      Oct18

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 29 times in last day, mostly in Mariupol sector

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 29 times in the past 24 hours, including 20 in the Mariupol sector, six barrages in the Luhansk sector, and three in the Donetsk sector, according to the press center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the...

      National Bank of Ukraine approves Foreign Exchange Intervention Strategy for 2016-2020
      Oct18

      National Bank of Ukraine approves Foreign Exchange Intervention Strategy for 2016-2020

      The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) approved the Foreign Exchange Intervention Strategy for 2016-2020, which defines the policy of presence of the central bank in the interbank foreign exchange market under the inflation targeting regime and maintaining of flexible hryvnia exchange rate formation, according to a posting on the...

      Ukraine announces `Normandy Format` meeting in Berlin on October 19
      Oct18

      Ukraine announces `Normandy Format` meeting in Berlin on October 19

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has agreed to a so-called ”Normandy Format” meeting in Berlin on October 19, bringing together Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine for talks on the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, a statement said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebels has killed more...