Section: News & Summaries

      Will the West Ever Stand Up to Putin?
      Oct13

      Will the West Ever Stand Up to Putin?

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested that the Normandy Four—leaders from France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine—gather on October 19 to discuss the war in Ukraine.But this is premature. Nothing will come out of this meeting without a detailed roadmap for a real ceasefire and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s adherence to fully implement...

      PACE passes two resolutions on Ukraine
      Oct13

      PACE passes two resolutions on Ukraine

      ”We sincerely thank the rapporteurs, true defenders of PACE values – Zelienkova and Beck – on behalf of the Ukrainian delegates and all the colleagues. As we have seen commitments to PACE principles, high-class European policy and responsibility in their reports,” Gerashchenko wrote. The first resolution was supported by 82 PACE members, while...

      National Guard granted observer status in Association of European and Mediterranean gendarmeries and police forces with military status (FIEP)
      Oct13

      National Guard granted observer status in Association of European and Mediterranean gendarmeries and police forces with military status (FIEP)

      Ukrainian National Guard has been granted Observer status in the Association of the European and Mediterranean Gendarmeries and Police Forces with Military Status (FIEP) at a summit in Bucharest. This transitional status is granted for a year. Its goals are to deepen cooperation and fulfil all the necessary requirements to receive full membership...

      Putin admits impact of anti-Russian sanctions
      Oct13

      Putin admits impact of anti-Russian sanctions

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted the impact of ”notorious sanctions” introduced against Russia, according to an UNIAN correspondent based in Moscow. ”We often repeat like a mantra these days that the notorious sanctions are having little impact. But they do have an impact. We feel this above all in restrictions on technology...

      U.S. military strikes Yemen after missile attacks on U.S. Navy ship
      Oct13

      U.S. military strikes Yemen after missile attacks on U.S. Navy ship

      The U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on Thursday to knock out three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi forces, retaliating after failed missile attacks this week on a U.S. Navy destroyer, U.S. officials said, according to Reuters. The strikes, authorized by President Barack Obama, represent...

      Ukraine`s nuclear giant sees 5% rise in revenue from electricity sales in nine months
      Oct13

      Ukraine`s nuclear giant sees 5% rise in revenue from electricity sales in nine months

      State-run national nuclear energy company Energoatom, which operates all nuclear power plants in Ukraine, saw a 5% increase in revenue from electricity sales January through September 2016 from the same period last year, to UAH 29.514 billion, or US$1.14 billion, according to a corporate report. The payments Energoatom received from the wholesale...

      Poroshenko, Biden discuss anti-Russian sanctions, Minsk implementation
      Oct13

      Poroshenko, Biden discuss anti-Russian sanctions, Minsk implementation

      Ukrainian President Petro Porosheko has had a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to discuss the implementation of the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas and sanctions against Russia. ”The parties discussed the elements of the `road map` on the implementation of the Minsk agreements for ending the occupation of Donbas....

      Natalie Jaresko Says $25 Billion More Needed to Make Ukraine’s Reforms Irreversible
      Oct13

      Natalie Jaresko Says $25 Billion More Needed to Make Ukraine’s Reforms Irreversible

      Fatigue, Vested Interests, and Populism Threaten Ukraine’s “Longest and Most Successful” Reform Process “There’s no country in the world that has been in such dire circumstances and yet turned around the economy in such a short period of time,” said Natalie Jaresko, who served as Ukraine’s Finance Minister from December 2014 to...

      Putin: No Donbas settlement until Minsk II political provisions implemented
      Oct12

      Putin: No Donbas settlement until Minsk II political provisions implemented

      Russian President Vladimir Putin claims there will be no peace settlement in Donbas until the political provisions of Minsk II agreements have been implemented. ”They always claim that all this [the political provisions of the Minsk II agreements] cannot be done as fighting is still on in the conflict zone in Donbas. But on September 9, the...

      Vote Trump or face nuclear war, says Putin ally

      “Victory for Trump would be a gift to humanity. But if Hillary Clinton wins it will be the last US president ever,” Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky told Reuters. ||| Moscow – Americans should vote for Donald Trump as president next month or risk being dragged into a nuclear war, according to a Russian ultra-nationalist ally of...