Section: News & Summaries

      Sanctions to continue if Russia refuses to address Donbas, Crimea issues – Kerry
      Jul08

      Sanctions to continue if Russia refuses to address Donbas, Crimea issues – Kerry

      The sanctions imposed on Russia by the U.S. and other western powers will remain in place if Moscow fails to resolve the situation in Donbas and Crimea, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stated at a joint presser with Ukraine`s president Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv, Ukraine Today reported.”So, make no mistake, if Russia chooses the path of...

      Pro-Russian militants continue shelling ATO forces in Donetsk region
      Jul08

      Pro-Russian militants continue shelling ATO forces in Donetsk region

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked the Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 56 times in the past 24 hours, using banned weapons, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.”In the Donetsk sector, 30 episodes of enemy shelling were reported. The occupiers fired 122mm artillery systems on...

      Promising NATO Summit starts in Warsaw today
      Jul08

      Promising NATO Summit starts in Warsaw today

      The summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to be held July 8-9 in Poland`s capital Warsaw NATO comes at a defining moment for the security of the Alliance while Ukraine delegation will take part in a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission Saturday.This is the 27th summit of heads of state and government of the Allied states and the...

      4 cops shot dead during Dallas protests: Two active snipers reported
      Jul08

      4 cops shot dead during Dallas protests: Two active snipers reported

      As demonstrators peacefully marched across the United States in protest against the police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, the protests in Dallas, Texas, were abruptly interrupted by gunfire, according to media reports.Dallas police say four officers have died after at...

      Kerry convinced full Minsk implementation may begin ”in short order”
      Jul07

      Kerry convinced full Minsk implementation may begin ”in short order”

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that there is the ability in short order to begin the process of the full implementation of the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”Without excessive optimism, with a pure note of reality, I am convinced that in the time left there`s the ability in short order, frankly, to...

      CBC News: Canada set to sign trade deal, defence co-operation agreement with Ukraine
      Jul07

      CBC News: Canada set to sign trade deal, defence co-operation agreement with Ukraine

      Canada is on the cusp of finalizing a defence co-operation agreement with Ukraine, and the Ukrainian ambassador tells Canada`s CBC News he`s hopeful the Trudeau government will soon allow Canadian companies to export weapons to the embattled nation.Deepening ties and showing solidarity with the war-weary government in Kyiv is one of the major...

      Bloomberg: EU steel industry wins wider probe of hot-rolled-coil imports
      Jul07

      Bloomberg: EU steel industry wins wider probe of hot-rolled-coil imports

      The European Union threatened to hit Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Iran and Brazil with tariffs on a type of steel known as hot-rolled coil, highlighting concerns about job losses in the EU industry, according to Bloomberg.The European Commission opened a probe into whether exporters of hot-rolled coil in the five nations sold it in the EU below cost,...

      Reuters: Five U.S. investment banks offer support for London after Brexit vote
      Jul07

      Reuters: Five U.S. investment banks offer support for London after Brexit vote

      Five U.S. investment banks promised British finance minister George Osborne on Thursday that they would try to help London keep its top spot as a financial center, but gave no commitment on jobs following Britain`s vote to leave the European Union, according to Reuters.One banker at the meeting with Osborne told Reuters the banks wanted to see...

      How Ukraine Can Better Treat the Invisible Wounds of War
      Jul07

      How Ukraine Can Better Treat the Invisible Wounds of War

      Treating the “invisible wounds of war,” or psychological trauma, has become an important issue for international organizations in conflict zones. Ukraine is no exception. But the country is still learning how to best address this pressing mental health problem among combat veterans, internally displaced persons, and other vulnerable...

      Kerry announces another $23 mln in U.S. humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine
      Jul07

      Kerry announces another $23 mln in U.S. humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced in Kyiv that the United States is providing nearly $23 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance to help thousands of vulnerable people affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine.”This announcement brings the total of U.S. humanitarian assistance since the start of the crisis to...