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Poroshenko allocates over UAH 3 bln from budget to rebuild Donbas
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law of Ukraine on amendments to the Budget Code to allocate over UAH 3 billion, or $120 million, from the national budget to rebuild hospitals, schools and kindergartens in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to the presidential press service.”We`ve done our best to allocate over UAH 3 billion...
Reuters Exclusive: U.S. may turn to Canada for help with new NATO force in east Europe
The United States could turn to Canada to help it establish a new NATO force in eastern Europe as a deterrent against Russia because it is struggling to win support from its European allies, diplomats say, according to Reuters.”Despite its show of force with a military exercise across eastern Europe this month that involved more than 20 NATO and...
Poroshenko appoints acting head of Ukraine`s Foreign Intelligence Service
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has tapped First Deputy Head of Ukraine`s Foreign Intelligence Service Ihor Razinkov as temporarily acting head of the agency.This is stipulated in decree No. 244/2016 dated June 9, 2016, which was posted on the president`s website.”First Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Ihor...
Poll: Almost 44% of Ukrainians support idea of NATO membership
As many as 43.9% of Ukrainian citizens say they support the idea of Ukraine`s NATO membership, while 38% are against it, according to a public opinion poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology between May 20 and June 2.At the same time, 18.1% of those polled found it difficult to answer whether they would support Ukraine`s...
Singapore plans internet shutdown on government computers after ”sophisticated” cyber attacks
Singapore`s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says that the country is to cut off internet access for government employees` work computers to protect government data after some ”very sophisticated” cyber attacks, according to Reuters. The move will come into force from May next year and affect about 100,000 computers in use in the public service in...
New Russian military base near Belarus needed for ”protection” from Ukraine – Russian Ambassador
Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov has said that the Russian military base in the town of Klintsy in Bryansk region is necessary as ”the radicalism in Ukraine is on the rise.” ”As far as I understand, the Minsk agreements are failing, and radicalism in Ukraine once again starts to rise. New forces are being formed, which are...
Heating tariffs in Ukraine to almost double from July 1
All members of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC) have supported the decision to raise heating tariffs by almost two times from July 1, 2016.”The average heating tariff for the population is currently set at UAH 534 per Gcal, but from July 1, it will be increased to the level of UAH 1,043 per Gcal,” said Svitlana...
Putin, Juncker to discuss situation in Ukraine at St. Petersburg Economic Forum
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the situation in Ukraine during the meeting at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.”In general, EU-Russia relations is the exchange of views in...
Lviv center seeing protests against city authorities
About 1,000 security forces troops have surrounded the building of the City Hall in Lviv, where the residents of Lviv and social activists came to show discontent with the actions of city authorities, which led to the tragedy at the Hrybovytske landfill, according to an UNIAN correspondent.About 1,000 police officers and soldiers of the National...
IMF advice to Ukraine: Fight corruption at SOEs by privatizing them
First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) David Lipton said in an interview with the Ukrainian weekly Novoe Vremia that state-owned enterprises in Ukraine become a breeding ground for inefficiency and corruption, and advises Ukrainian authorities to continue active work towards privatization.Lipton argues it is...