Section: News & Summaries

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 72 times in last day
      Jul09

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 72 times in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked the Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 72 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.In particular, 33 cases of enemy fire were reported in Donetsk and Mariupol sectors, and six attacks in Luhansk region.Thus, in Mariupol...

      The Washington Post: Two Russian diplomats expelled from U.S.
      Jul09

      The Washington Post: Two Russian diplomats expelled from U.S.

      The United States last month expelled two Russian diplomats as a response to a Russian police guard tackling a U.S. diplomat outside the American Embassy in Moscow, according to The Washington Post. The diplomats were declared persona non grata on June 17, spokesman for the U.S. Department of State John Kirby said. That was less than two weeks...

      Stoltenberg: NATO to declare Initial Operation Capability of its missile shield
      Jul08

      Stoltenberg: NATO to declare Initial Operation Capability of its missile shield

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced during the first day of the Warsaw Summit on July 8 that the Alliance`s 28 leaders had decided to declare Initial Operational Capability of NATO`s Ballistic Missile Defense.”This means that the US ships based in Spain, the radar in Turkey, and the interceptor site in Romania are now able to work...

      U.K. to train 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers
      Jul08

      U.K. to train 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers

      U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond says that the United Kingdom is going to train 4,000 Ukrainian troops until March 2017, according to the Ukrainian Embassy to the U.K.”UK is going to train 4,000 Ukr militaries until March 2017 – Foreign Secretary @PHammondPM told UA media on the margins of NATO Warsaw...

      An Army of Storytellers
      Jul08

      An Army of Storytellers

      Public diplomacy has long been a positive tool of the United States and its partners, yet we are still losing in the battle happening online. At the Atlantic Council’s NATO Future Leaders Summit in Warsaw on July 7, three unique storytellers spoke about their experiences and efforts to bridge this online gap. Maxim Eristavi, a Ukrainian...

      Ukraine threshes 4.5 mln tonnes of grain
      Jul08

      Ukraine threshes 4.5 mln tonnes of grain

      Ukrainian farmers had threshed 4.5 million tonnes of grain from 1.3 million hectares (ha) as of July 8, 2016, which is 14% of the target, according to the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service.The average yield capacity of grain crops is 3.47 tonnes per hectare.In particular, the harvest of wheat was 1.5 million tonnes from 399,000...

      EU, NATO sign strategic partnership declaration
      Jul08

      EU, NATO sign strategic partnership declaration

      The European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have signed a joint declaration to deepen strategic partnership, according to an UNIAN correspondent.The document was signed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker...

      Obama says U.S., EU united in maintaining anti-Russian sanctions
      Jul08

      Obama says U.S., EU united in maintaining anti-Russian sanctions

      U.S. President Barack Obama says that the U.S. and the European Union remain united in their commitment to maintain anti-Russian sanctions until the full implementation of the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”Here in Europe, we`ll continue to support Ukraine as it undertakes important political and economic...

      Ukrtransgaz completes repairs of Ukraine-Poland gas pipeline, ready to resume import
      Jul08

      Ukrtransgaz completes repairs of Ukraine-Poland gas pipeline, ready to resume import

      Ukrtransgaz, the operator of the gas transportation system (GTS) and underground storage facilities (USFs), has completed the repairs of Komarno-Drozdowicze (Ukraine-Poland) pipeline and is ready to carry out natural gas imports from Poland, Maksym Bielawski, the spokesperson for state-owned Ukrtransgaz, wrote on Facebook.”Starting from today,...

      Russia holding 13 Ukrainian political prisoners – Ukraine MFA
      Jul08

      Russia holding 13 Ukrainian political prisoners – Ukraine MFA

      Thirteen political prisoners – citizens of Ukraine are being held in the Russian Federation as of today, four of whom are Crimean Tatars, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Mariana Betsa said at a briefing on Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”As of today, according to the information available in the Ministry of Foreign...