Section: News & Summaries

      No bill on elections in Donbas is being worked out during Minsk talks – Ukraine
      Sep22

      No bill on elections in Donbas is being worked out during Minsk talks – Ukraine

      First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the country`s representative in the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk Iryna Gerashchenko has said that no bill on elections in Donbas is being worked out during Minsk talks, an UNIAN correspondent reports from a parliament briefing. ”The Ukrainian side is...

      Swedish military told to look out for foreign spies
      Sep22

      Swedish military told to look out for foreign spies

      Sweden`s military has urged staff to stay alert as more and more incidents that could be linked to suspected espionage are emerging across the country, Swedish media reported. ”Every week I receive reports about both more and less serious spy activity,” Mikael Frisell, head of the northern Swedish military region, told public broadcaster SVT,...

      U.S. congressmen pledge support for Ukraine: House of Representatives passes Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act
      Sep22

      U.S. congressmen pledge support for Ukraine: House of Representatives passes Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act

      The U.S. House of Representatives passed unanimously H.R. 5094 ”Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act” earlier reported favorably by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, according to the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States. The document states that it is the policy of the United States to ensure that any relevant sanctions relief for the...

      The Netherlands unlikely to ratify Ukraine-EU Association deal – Dutch Prime Minister
      Sep22

      The Netherlands unlikely to ratify Ukraine-EU Association deal – Dutch Prime Minister

      Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that his country is unlikely to sign off a trade deal between the EU and Ukraine given the negative outcome of the earlier non-binding referendum on this issue, according to The Financial Times. Despite months of diplomatic efforts to come up with a solution, Mr Rutte told Dutch MPs on Thursday: ”I think...

      OSCE to monitor situation in Donbas round the clock – Ukrainian security envoy
      Sep22

      OSCE to monitor situation in Donbas round the clock – Ukrainian security envoy

      Ukraine`s envoy for security issues at Minsk peace talks Yevhen Marchuk says that the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has pledged to monitor the situation in the conflict zone in Donbas round the clock, according to the Ukrainian news portal Apostrophe. ”For the first time, and it is very important, the OSCE has undertaken to monitor...

      New ”humanitarian” convoy arrives in Donbas from Russia
      Sep22

      New ”humanitarian” convoy arrives in Donbas from Russia

      A new, 56th ”humanitarian” convoy sent by Russia`s Emergency Situations Ministry has arrived in Russia-occupied Donbas. ”Trucks formed by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in a humanitarian convoy have reached their destinations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” the ministry announced on Thursday. The ministry claims that the freight would...

      Ukroboronprom insists no Russian materials used for Dozor-B – Tymchuk
      Sep22

      Ukroboronprom insists no Russian materials used for Dozor-B – Tymchuk

      Ukraine`s state-owned defense giant Ukroboronprom has denied media reports about using Russian-made armor for its Dozor-B armored vehicles, according to head of the Information Resistance Group and MP Dmytro Tymchuk. ”Earlier media reported that the armor did not provide the required protection level, and the examination of its chemical...

      Ukraine marks 300th day without Russian gas
      Sep22

      Ukraine marks 300th day without Russian gas

      Ukraine has not purchased natural gas from Russia`s gas monopoly Gazprom for 300 days, according to Ukrtransgaz, the operator of the country`s gas transportation system. ”We have not imported gas from Russia for 300 days,” the company said on its website. As was earlier reported, Ukraine suspended purchases of natural gas from Russia`s Gazprom in...

      Ukraine`s GDP grows mainly due to investment – NBU
      Sep22

      Ukraine`s GDP grows mainly due to investment – NBU

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) says that investment has become a major driving force of economic growth in the second quarter of this year, being propped up by improved business expectations. Real GDP grew by 1.4% in Q2, 2016 year-over-year, and it increased by 0.6% as compared to Q1, 2016 (excluding seasonal factors), the regulator said in a...

      Ukraine sees industrial production growth resume in August
      Sep22

      Ukraine sees industrial production growth resume in August

      Ukraine`s industrial output in August 2016 grew by 3.4% year-over-year (y-o-y), after a 0.2% decrease recorded a month before, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Industrial output in August 2016 compared to July 2016 shrank by 0.8%, after a 7% increase in July 2016 from June 2016, the statistics agency said in a report. Since...