Section: News & Summaries

      Obama, Merkel discuss Minsk 2 implementation
      Jul28

      Obama, Merkel discuss Minsk 2 implementation

      U.S. President Barack Obama has had a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss, among other things, Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk 2 peace plan, according to the Office of the White House`s Press Secretary.”The President and Chancellor also discussed the situation in Ukraine and reiterated the urgent importance of...

      Bloomberg: Vladimir Putin is his economy`s worst enemy
      Jul28

      Bloomberg: Vladimir Putin is his economy`s worst enemy

      Russian President Vladimir Putin urgently needs to revive his country`s economy. His greatest obstacle will be himself, according to Bloomberg.While Americans argue about the extent of Russia`s intervention in the U.S. presidential election, Putin is battling a recession at home. To that end, he has recently focused on the ruble`s exchange rate:...

      Trump draws ire for remarks on Clinton’s emails

      Donald Trump invites Russia to dig up “missing” emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure at the US State Department. ||| Miami/Washington – Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday invited Russia to dig up tens of thousands of “missing” emails from Hillary Clinton’s time at the US State Department, vexing intelligence experts and...

      Trump to look at recognizing Crimea as Russian territory, lifting sanctions
      Jul27

      Trump to look at recognizing Crimea as Russian territory, lifting sanctions

      Donald Trump said Wednesday he would consider recognizing Crimea as Russian territory and lifting the sanctions against the country if he`s elected president, according to politico.eu. At a wide-ranging news conference, Trump said he ”would be looking into that” when asked about his stance on Crimea and Russia, politico.eu reported.  Trump`s...

      One of attackers on collectors in Kharkiv region SBU officer – press service
      Jul27

      One of attackers on collectors in Kharkiv region SBU officer – press service

      Internal security department of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine along with the National police has revealed the involvement of the lieutenant colonel of the SBU in an armed robbery of collectors in Kharkiv region.The law enforcers have identified one of the attackers who took part in an ambush of a collectors vehicle in Kupyansk, Kharkiv...

      Lviv honours victims of Sknyliv air show accident
      Jul27

      Lviv honours victims of Sknyliv air show accident

      The victims of the tragedy that occurred during an air show at Sknyliv air field on July 27, 2002, are being commemorated in Lviv.After the morning liturgy, that took place near the Lviv airport, the participants of the commemorating events walked to the memorial to the victims of the worst tragedy in the history of air shows, Ukraine Today...

      Minsk talks: Ukraine concerned over militant attacks on OSCE SMM`s UAVs
      Jul27

      Minsk talks: Ukraine concerned over militant attacks on OSCE SMM`s UAVs

      Ukraine has voiced concern over the systematic attacks of the ro-Russian militants in Donbas on the unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the OSCE`s Special Monitoring Mission (SMM), according to Darka Olifer, the press-secretary of Ukraine`s envoy to the Contact Group on Donbas settlement and former president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma.”Systematic...

      Controversial religious procession reaches Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra: No incidents reported
      Jul27

      Controversial religious procession reaches Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra: No incidents reported

      In early July, in western Ukrainian Ternopil region and in eastern Ukrainian Donetsk region a ”Cross procession for peace” started simultanioulsy, launched by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. On July 27, the two columns converged in the capital city of Kyiv, where a prayer service was held at St. Volodymyr`s Hill. The...

      U.S. delivers batch of UAVs worth $12 mln to Ukraine
      Jul27

      U.S. delivers batch of UAVs worth $12 mln to Ukraine

      The United States has handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine a batch of modern unmanned aerial vehicles worth more than US$12 million, the General Staff of the AFU wrote on Facebook.Pursuant to agreements reached earlier, another load of international technical aid has arrived in Kyiv today, July 27, from Ukraine`s strategic partner, the...

      ”Russian trace” in cyber attacks on Ukraine companies: NSDC
      Jul27

      ”Russian trace” in cyber attacks on Ukraine companies: NSDC

      Cyber attacks on Ukrainian companies were developed in Russia for at the very least six months, Valentyn Petrov, head of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine`s information security department, said in an interview with Germany`s ZDF, the NSDC press service reported. ”It was a process that lasted for at least six months,...