Section: News & Summaries

      Reuters: Erdogan says TurkStream, nuclear power deals with Russia to be expedited
      Oct11

      Reuters: Erdogan says TurkStream, nuclear power deals with Russia to be expedited

      Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the TurkStream natural gas pipeline project with Russia and plans for a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Turkey would be accelerated as ties between the two countries are normalised, according to Reuters. Speaking at a joint news conference in Istanbul after signing an agreement on TurkStream...

      Ukraine volunteers: Hospital full with WIA`s after massive attack near Mariupol
      Oct11

      Ukraine volunteers: Hospital full with WIA`s after massive attack near Mariupol

      Civil Ukrainian volunteers who have visited a hospital in the Mariupol sector in Donetsk region claim there are 11 wounded Ukrainian soldiers there after a massive attack by Russian proxies, and new wounded in action (WIA`s) continue arriving, according to a post on social networks. Information about killed in action (KIA`s) is being verified....

      Poland calls Russia`s Kaliningrad missile deployment inappropriate
      Oct10

      Poland calls Russia`s Kaliningrad missile deployment inappropriate

      Russia`s move to deploy nuclear-capable Iskander missiles into the Kaliningrad enclave bordering Poland and Lithuania is an inappropriate response to NATO`s activities in the region, Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said on Monday, according to Reuters. ”We believe that the Russian response, the moving of missiles, is an inappropriate...

      World Bank to consider provision of loan guarantee for Ukraine in near future
      Oct10

      World Bank to consider provision of loan guarantee for Ukraine in near future

      The World Bank`s Board of Directors will consider the provision of a $500 million loan guarantee for Ukraine on October 18, according to a tentative schedule, the bank`s representative office told UNIAN. The guarantee will be used to raise funds for natural gas purchases for the 2016-2017 heating season. The Bank also said that any decision taken...

      Lawyer visits Sushchenko: journalist appreciates massive support
      Oct10

      Lawyer visits Sushchenko: journalist appreciates massive support

      Lawyer Mark Feygin has visited Ukrinform reporter Roman Sushchenko, detained in Russia on ”espionage” charges, who said he appreciated support, especially on part of his fellow journalists. ”I`ve just visited Roman Sushchenko. He sends greetings to everyone and thanks for the support, especially on part of journalists. The scale of this support...

      Ukraine Trade Representative outlines U.S. investors` expectations of Kyiv
      Oct10

      Ukraine Trade Representative outlines U.S. investors` expectations of Kyiv

      Ukraine Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska says U.S. investors expect that Ukraine will continue work towards fiscal stability, enhance the protection of intellectual property and improve the business climate, the press service of Ukraine`s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported. ”First of all, the U.S. representatives expect...

      Putin arrives in Istanbul, first time since Russian Su-24 downing
      Oct10

      Putin arrives in Istanbul, first time since Russian Su-24 downing

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Turkey`s Istanbul to attend the 23rd World Energy Congress. On the sidelines of the congress, the Russian leader is expected to meet with his Turkish and Venezuelan counterparts, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Nicolas Maduro, according to Russian news agency TASS. The Kremlin press service said that the...

      Klimkin expects EU`s positive decision on visa-free travel for Ukraine in Oct-Nov
      Oct10

      Klimkin expects EU`s positive decision on visa-free travel for Ukraine in Oct-Nov

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin expects that the European Union will pass a positive decision regarding the introduction of a visa-free regime with Ukraine in October-November. ”I think we will have a positive decision in October-November. When will it actually be working? I think it will work in a few months,” he said on 112 Ukraine TV...

      How France`s TV5 was almost destroyed by `Russian hackers` – BBC
      Oct10

      How France`s TV5 was almost destroyed by `Russian hackers` – BBC

      A powerful cyber-attack came close to destroying a French TV network, its director-general has told the BBC. TV5 Monde was taken off air in April 2015. A group calling itself the Cyber Caliphate, linked to so-called Islamic State, first claimed responsibility, the BBC wrote. But an investigation now suggests the attack was in fact carried out by...

      EU-Ukraine summit to be held on Nov 24
      Oct10

      EU-Ukraine summit to be held on Nov 24

      The EU-Ukraine summit will take place in Brussels on November 24, according to the report of the EU Council published on the website of the organization. ”On Thursday 24 November Donald Tusk, President of the European Council will host the 18th EU-Ukraine summit. He will represent the EU together with Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the...