Section: News & Summaries

      Operation ”Amber”: Avakov says Rivne region`s law enforcement chiefs to be arrested
      Jul05

      Operation ”Amber”: Avakov says Rivne region`s law enforcement chiefs to be arrested

      Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has announced plans to detain the prosecutor`s office top officials, key officers of the SBU and local police in Rivne region in a high-profile case probing organized schemes of illegal extraction of amber, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”Among the suspects involved in this scheme, those who will be...

      Polish Def. Minister: deployment of NATO forces in Poland to halt Russia`s aggressive intentions
      Jul05

      Polish Def. Minister: deployment of NATO forces in Poland to halt Russia`s aggressive intentions

      Decisions to be approved at this week`s NATO summit in Warsaw will build a deterrence force that should make Russia ”forget about threatening Poland” and other nations, Poland`s defense minister told The Associated Press Monday.”Only a show of real readiness to defend our borders can effectively halt Russia`s aggressive intentions,” Macierewicz...

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 63 times in last day
      Jul05

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 63 times in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked the Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 63 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.33 attacks were recorded in the Donetsk sector. The militants fired banned 122mm artillery systems on the Ukrainian positions in the...

      Ukrainian political crisis over for Groysman ruling out snap vote – Bloomberg
      Jul05

      Ukrainian political crisis over for Groysman ruling out snap vote – Bloomberg

      The political crisis that split Ukraine`s government and delayed billions of dollars in aid has ended, eliminating the risk of snap elections, according to the nation`s prime minister, Volodymyr Groysman, Bloomberg reports.”The political crisis is over,” Groysman said, according to Bloomberg. ”We need to work on parliament`s consolidation and its...

      Russian aggression in Ukraine raises questions over security of neighboring states: UK Parliament
      Jul05

      Russian aggression in Ukraine raises questions over security of neighboring states: UK Parliament

      The Defense Committee of the UK Parliament in its report titled ”Russia: Implications for UK defense and security” says the allies should step up their game and boost their military prowess to be able to deter Russia.”Russian actions in Ukraine have created a deep instability within Europe of a type not witnessed since the end of the Cold War,”...

      Obama to propose NATO to ”cooperate more closely” with EU – NYT
      Jul05

      Obama to propose NATO to ”cooperate more closely” with EU – NYT

      U.S. President Barack Obama at the upcoming NATO summit in Warsaw will emphasize the need for the European Union to cooperate more closely with NATO in countering cyberattacks, coordinating military drills and patrolling the central Mediterranean, The New York Times reports citing its sources in the White House.”The departure of Britain from the...

      Ukraine`s National Police Chief Stages Two Wars: Against criminals and corrupt officials
      Jul05

      Ukraine`s National Police Chief Stages Two Wars: Against criminals and corrupt officials

      In July 2015 the Ukrainian government started to gradually introduce the brand-new police force in the country`s cities. Now, almost a year since, Ukraine Today sits with Ukraine`s police chief Khatia Dekanoidze to discuss this major reform of the Ukrainian government.”I can`t say that of course that all police officers are fair right now – of...

      Lutsenko dismisses prosecutor of Rivne region
      Jul05

      Lutsenko dismisses prosecutor of Rivne region

      Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko has dismissed Prosecutor of Rivne region Anatoliy Kovalchuk.This statement Lutsenko made during his visit to Rivne, local journalist Viktoria Mamotyuk reported on Facebook.According to the journalist, the prosecutor general said he intended to reshuffle the whole leadership of the prosecutor`s office...

      MH17 investigation team to visit Moscow
      Jul04

      MH17 investigation team to visit Moscow

      The investigation team dealing with the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash in Ukraine plans to visit Moscow this week, Russian news agency TASS reported referring to Wim de Bruin, the spokesman for the Dutch chief prosecutor`s office.”Experts are visiting Moscow on July 5-6,” TASS quoted Wim de Bruin as saying.It is reported that investigators...

      Saudi Arabia: Explosions near Medina and Qatif mosques
      Jul04

      Saudi Arabia: Explosions near Medina and Qatif mosques

      Two people have been killed in an explosion outside the Prophet`s Mosque in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina, Al Jazeera reported citing sources.Photos on social media show smoke billowing from a fire outside the mosque where Prophet Muhammad is buried, according to Al Jazeera.The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Some reports...