Section: News & Summaries

      NATO-Russia Council may not meet before Alliance Summit
      Jun23

      NATO-Russia Council may not meet before Alliance Summit

      NATO`s chief said Wednesday the alliance may not get its wish of meeting with Russian government representatives before NATO`s July 8-9 summit in Warsaw, according to The Associated Press.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that the alliance wants the meeting ”to prevent misunderstandings, miscalculations and try to...

      Ukraine faces corruption scheme on energy tariffs
      Jun23

      Ukraine faces corruption scheme on energy tariffs

      New price alert in Ukraine has started as the deputies approved the decision of a National Regulatory Commission raising the energy tariffs for the households, with the new electricity rates being closely tied to coal prices, according to Ukraine Today.Solid fuel is surprisingly rated at an average European level despite Ukraine having huge...

      Ombudswomen agree to transfer 18 convicts from occupied Crimea
      Jun23

      Ombudswomen agree to transfer 18 convicts from occupied Crimea

      Ombudswomen of Ukraine and Russia have agreed to transfer 18 convicts from the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea to the territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Valeria Lutkovska said after a meeting with her Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova.The meeting was held...

      Bellingcat publishes new photos of Russian Buk on day of MH17 downing
      Jun23

      Bellingcat publishes new photos of Russian Buk on day of MH17 downing

      International journalist investigative team Bellingcat confirmed the fact of transportation of the Russian Buk missile launcher from Donetsk to Snizhne on the day Malaysian Boeing flight MH17 was shot down from the sky over Donbas, July 17, 2014.Bellingcat experts have examined some earlier published satellite imagery and photographs from an...

      UK polling stations open today for historic EU referendum
      Jun23

      UK polling stations open today for historic EU referendum

      On Thursday, June 23, the UK will go the polls in the referendum to decide whether the country stays with the EU or goes for Brexit, BBC reports.The referendum takes place on June 23, between 07:00 and 22:00, according to BBC.The voters will be asked to answer the following question: ”Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European...

      Europe’s Short Memory and Ukraine’s Long Crisis
      Jun23

      Europe’s Short Memory and Ukraine’s Long Crisis

      “People have forgotten that there’s a real humanitarian situation and a real need in a European country,” said Jock Mendoza-Wilson, director of international and investor relations at System Capital Management, during a recent Atlantic Council panel examining the crisis in Ukraine.In fact, he said, six hundred thousand people on...

      Foreign direct investment growing, though unevenly – DW
      Jun22

      Foreign direct investment growing, though unevenly – DW

      Foreign direct investment has increased worldwide to its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, the Deutsche Welle (DW) reported.However, the United Nations trade body, UNCTAD, warns that does not necessarily translate to sustainable development, DW wrote.The finding came from UNCTAD`s 2016 World Investment Report, which tracked both...

      Ukraine sees growth of industrial output for 4th consecutive month
      Jun22

      Ukraine sees growth of industrial output for 4th consecutive month

      The growth of Ukraine`s industrial output in May 2016 slowed down to 0.2% from 3.5 % year-over-year (y-o-y) recorded in the previous month, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported.Industrial output has grown for the fourth consecutive month compared to the same period in 2015, after growth resumption in February this year for the first...

      Poroshenko, Merkel discuss anti-Russian sanctions, Minsk peace process
      Jun22

      Poroshenko, Merkel discuss anti-Russian sanctions, Minsk peace process

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during which they discussed the extension of economic sanctions against Russia and the progress of the Minsk peace process, the presidential press service reported.”The two parties have exchanged views regarding the progress of the Minsk...

      Thanks to Russia, Ukrainians Swell Ranks of Kyiv Patriarchate
      Jun22

      Thanks to Russia, Ukrainians Swell Ranks of Kyiv Patriarchate

      Russia’s continued meddling in Ukraine is driving Ukrainian citizens out of the Russian Orthodox Church. Instead, they are swelling the ranks of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate.Traditionally, Ukraine has been home to the vast majority of Russian Orthodox Church members. In 1990, of the almost twelve thousand Orthodox...