Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine reports 1 KIA, 4 WIA in past 24 hours
      Aug20

      Ukraine reports 1 KIA, 4 WIA in past 24 hours

      One Ukrainian soldier was killed and four were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to Oleksandr Motuzianyk, presidential spokesman for ATO issues. ”There was one killed in action (KIA) and four wounded in action (WIA),” he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday, a UNIAN correspondent reported. Motuzianyk...

      The Washington Post: Russia is now a threat. The U.S. should treat it like one
      Aug20

      The Washington Post: Russia is now a threat. The U.S. should treat it like one

      The next president should recognize that Russia under Vladimir Putin is an authoritarian, kleptocratic regime that poses a serious threat to our values, interests and allies. We should contain and deter Russian aggression by reassuring our NATO allies that we will defend them, fulfilling the collective-defense guarantees of Article 5 and...

      Russia sends 55th `humanitarian convoy` with ammo to Donbas
      Aug20

      Russia sends 55th `humanitarian convoy` with ammo to Donbas

      The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations has sent the 50th so-called ”humanitarian convoy” to Donbas, the ministry`s press service reported. ”At 06:00 on Saturday, the trucks set off from the Noginsk rescue center in Moscow region, which will be part of the 55th ”humanitarian” batch to Donbas,” according to the report. The ministry notes that...

      Ukraine complains to UN about Putin`s visit to Crimea
      Aug20

      Ukraine complains to UN about Putin`s visit to Crimea

      Ukraine`s Permanent Representative to the UN, Volodymyr Yelchenko, during a meeting with UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, discussed the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to annexed Crimea, the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN reported on Twitter. The diplomat called the Russian leader`s visit to the peninsula illegal....

      CNN: Feds investigate Manafort firm as part of Ukraine probe
      Aug20

      CNN: Feds investigate Manafort firm as part of Ukraine probe

      FBI and Justice Department prosecutors are conducting an investigation into possible U.S. ties to alleged corruption of the former pro-Russian president of Ukraine, including the work of Paul Manafort`s firm, according to multiple U.S. law enforcement officials, CNN reports. The investigation is broad and is looking into whether U.S. companies...

      ATO HQ: Russian troops attack Ukraine 49 times in past day
      Aug20

      ATO HQ: Russian troops attack Ukraine 49 times in past day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 49 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. The enemy violated the ceasefire 27 times in the Donetsk sector, having launched eight heavy artillery shells on the villages of Krasniy Pakhar and...

      US, Ukraine urge end to Russian tension

      US VP Biden and Ukraine’s President Poroshenko in a phonecall urged a speedy resolution to the conflict with pro-Russian separatists amid a spike in tensions with Moscow …read more Source:...

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.26 to dollar
      Aug20

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.26 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Friday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by nine kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.26 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for August 22: $100 costs UAH 2,526.2440 (on August 19, it was UAH...

      FBI probes possible US ties to corruption by ex-Ukraine leader

      The FBI and US Justice Department are investigating possible US ties to alleged corruption involving the former president of Ukraine. ||| Washington – The FBI and US Justice Department are investigating possible US ties to alleged corruption involving the former president of Ukraine, including the work of firms headed by political...

      Trump campaign manager calls it quits

      The departure of Paul Manafort came as Donald Trump tried this week to reset his unorthodox bid for the White House. ||| Washington – Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign sealed a major staff reshuffle with the resignation on Friday of its campaign chairman, and the Republican nominee tried to end weeks of upheaval to focus on...