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      OSCE Chief Monitor to Ukraine condemns violence against SMM in east
      May28

      OSCE Chief Monitor to Ukraine condemns violence against SMM in east

      The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Ertugrul Apakan on Friday expressed his dismay at two violent incidents putting SMM members in danger and preventing the Mission from effectively monitoring the situation in the conflict-affected east of Ukraine.”An SMM patrol came under small-arms fire during a foot patrol...

      Putin says Russia to indulge in no discussion on ceding Crimea back to Ukraine
      May28

      Putin says Russia to indulge in no discussion on ceding Crimea back to Ukraine

      Russia will indulge in no discussion with anyone on ceding Crimea back to Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, according to Russian news agency TASS.”As for Crimea, we think this issue closed once and for all. It was a historic decision of people living in Crimea,” he said at a news conference after his talks with the Greek...

      Steinmeier comments on latest incidents targeting OSCE SMM to Ukraine
      May28

      Steinmeier comments on latest incidents targeting OSCE SMM to Ukraine

      Following two recent incidents targeting the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) in the country`s east, OSCE Chairperson-in Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that those responsible for the attacks on the Mission have to be held accountable.”It is with great concern I have learnt that shots were fired...

      Smoke alerts like that on Flight 804 have raised questions in past – WSJ
      May28

      Smoke alerts like that on Flight 804 have raised questions in past – WSJ

      Long before EgyptAir Flight 804`s pilots received an alert signaling smoke in a vital electronics compartment, U.S. safety watchdogs documented that such warnings on that airliner model were frequently erroneous and sometimes prompted unnecessary and risky cockpit responses, according to The Wall Street Journal.According to people familiar with...

      Biden stresses importance of reforms in PGO, judiciary and meeting IMF conditions
      May28

      Biden stresses importance of reforms in PGO, judiciary and meeting IMF conditions

      U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stressed the importance of continuing to institute reforms in the Prosecutor General`s Office, and the significance of Ukraine`s progress toward implementing judicial reforms and meeting IMF conditions.The Vice President congratulated President...

      Militants attack ATO forces 40 times in last day, use Grad systems
      May28

      Militants attack ATO forces 40 times in last day, use Grad systems

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 40 times in the past 24 hours, using banned heavy artillery systems, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).Late evening, the militants once again fired small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and 82mm and 120mm mortars on the...

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.13 to dollar
      May28

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.13 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Friday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by four kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.13 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for May 30:$100 costs UAH 2,513.6025 (on May 27, it was UAH...

      Poroshenko lifts sanctions from 29 foreign journalists
      May27

      Poroshenko lifts sanctions from 29 foreign journalists

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has lifted sanctions from 29 foreign journalists, having enacted a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) resolution dated May 20, 2016, on certain personal special restrictive measures (sanctions), according to the presidential administration.”Annex 1 to an NSDC September 2, 2015, resolution on special...

      OSCE patrol comes under fire near Avdiyivka – Hug
      May27

      OSCE patrol comes under fire near Avdiyivka – Hug

      Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug has said that an OSCE patrol team came under fire from small arms in the early afternoon on Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.During a video briefing from Donetsk region, he said that the OSCE patrol came under fire while monitoring the...

      Former NATO chief Rasmussen to consult Poroshenko
      May27

      Former NATO chief Rasmussen to consult Poroshenko

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen as his freelance consultant.Presidential decree No. 225/2016 dated May 27, 2016, was posted on the presidential website.”To appoint Anders Fogh Rasmussen as advisor to the Ukrainian President on a freelance basis (upon consent),” the decree...