Section: News & Summaries

      Russia plotting offensive operations in Donbas – Turchynov
      Jul13

      Russia plotting offensive operations in Donbas – Turchynov

      Secretary of Ukraine`s National Security and Defense Council Oleksandr Turchynov said that the Russian leadership is seeking to completely disrupt the implementation of the Minsk agreements by increasing the number of attacks on Ukrainian forces and boosting operations of its subversive groups in Donbas.Turchynov visited the frontline of the...

      Mauro Tassotti leaves AC Milan to join Andriy Shevchenko in Ukraine
      Jul13

      Mauro Tassotti leaves AC Milan to join Andriy Shevchenko in Ukraine

      AC Milan have paid tribute to Mauro Tassotti after the coach left the club after 36 years of service to become Andriy Shevchenko`s assistant with Ukraine`s national team, ESPN reports.Tassotti has assisted Carlo Ancelotti and Massimiliano Allegri among others at the Rossoneri. The 56-year-old is set to be joined by Andrea Maldera after Milan`s...

      New Generation of Digital Detectives Fight to Keep Russia Honest
      Jul13

      New Generation of Digital Detectives Fight to Keep Russia Honest

      Almost two years ago on July 17, 2014, a Buk missile downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine, killing 298 passengers and their crew. The Russian government pushed evidence implying that a Ukrainian plane had shot down MH17, while the Dutch Safety Board concluded that a Buk missile caused the plane to break up and crash. My...

      Austria ready to help Ukraine recover assets stolen by ex-president`s allies
      Jul13

      Austria ready to help Ukraine recover assets stolen by ex-president`s allies

      Austrian Ambassador to Ukraine Hermine Poppeller proposed to deepen cooperation between the two countries on assets stolen by former members of the Ukrainian government under fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, according to Ukraine Today.Hermine Poppeller met with Ukraine`s Deputy Prosecutor General Yevhen Yenin, Ukraine`s Prosecutor General...

      Has Ukraine Really Changed?
      Jul13

      Has Ukraine Really Changed?

      On Sunday, July 17, voters in seven electoral districts in Ukraine will head to the polls to select their representatives for the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament. This special election is set to fill vacancies, some due to ministerial appointments and elections to other offices, and in one case due to the death of an incumbent. The...

      Putin again holds phone talks with Hollande and Merkel
      Jul13

      Putin again holds phone talks with Hollande and Merkel

      Russian President Vladimir Putin again held a telephone conversation with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Ukraine Today siting TASS news agency.”The talks focused on the Ukrainian crisis,” French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said, Ukraine Today reports.”The meeting of the Council of...

      Poroshenko signs judiciary bill into law
      Jul13

      Poroshenko signs judiciary bill into law

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill to reform the judicial system and status of judges into law, according to the presidential press service.”The task of the law is to implement revised constitutional principles of justice to make the judicial branch of power independent and non-politicized, tighten their responsibility to...

      Bloomberg: Ukraine to woo shippers from Asia to Baltics by fixing ports
      Jul13

      Bloomberg: Ukraine to woo shippers from Asia to Baltics by fixing ports

      Ukraine, whose trade links with Russia have been severed by a two-year insurgency in its eastern regions, will strive to offset that loss by becoming a transit hub for shipments from the Persian Gulf, Asia, China to the Scandinavian countries and the Baltics, according to Bloomberg.The government wants to create ”comfort and confidence” for...

      Fiscal Service tasked with solving VAT refunds issue
      Jul13

      Fiscal Service tasked with solving VAT refunds issue

      The Ukrainian government has instructed the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFS) to resolve all issues related to value added tax (VAT) refunds within one month.Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman issued the order to SFS Head Roman Nasirov during a meeting in which the authorities met with representatives of the business community,...

      Gazprom completes liquidation of RosUkrEnergo venture company
      Jul13

      Gazprom completes liquidation of RosUkrEnergo venture company

      Russian energy giant Gazprom has completed the liquidation of Swiss gas trader RosUkrEnergo, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.The process began in 2014, the news agency wrote, referring to the company`s information.RosUkrEnergo has been excluded from the list of affiliated entities of Russia`s Gazprom, which was prepared for June 30,...