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Saboteurs detained at Ukraine Air Force base in Chernihiv region
The unidentified perpetrators attempted to penetrate a military base of the Ukrainian Air Force in Chernihiv region, according to the Defense Ministry`s press service.It is reported that a base commander noticed violators trying to come around the guard post and approach the technical area.The Ukrainian troops are reported to have detained two...
Dutch referendum on Ukraine-EU treaty too close to call: Kyiv Post
With a week left to the April 6 referendum in the Netherlands on approval of Ukraine`s Association Agreement with the European Union, the ”yes” and ”no” camps are running neck-and-neck, according to the Kyiv Post.A recent poll commissioned by the Dutch Foreign Ministry found public opinion evenly split, Dutch newspaper AlgemeenDagblad reported on...
Rada may consider cutting diplomatic ties with Russia
The Verkhovna Rada committee on foreign affairs Wednesday, March 30, has passed a draft resolution on severing diplomatic relations with Russia, MP Volodymyr Parasyuk said on Wednesday, according to TSN.ua.Parasyuk says the resolution will be submitted for consideration after the decision of the conciliatory council of the parliament. According...
China central bank sets yuan midpoint at strongest level in 2016
The People`s Bank of China (PBOC) on Thursday set its official midpoint rate at 6.4612 per dollar prior to the market opening, its strongest fixing in 2016, after the greenback tumbled after the U.S. Federal Reserve`s dovish comments on the U.S. economy and prospects of interest rate hikes, according to Reuters.The Chinese central bank`s official...
Obama calls on Russia to hold talks on nuclear stockpiles reduction
Before the fourth Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama has called on the Russian Federation to comply fully with its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), according to The Washington Post.”Our progress notwithstanding, I`m the first to acknowledge that we still have...
Dutch PM believes Ukraine-EU Association to win majority in referendum
Most of the Dutch will vote in favor of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said in an interview with Nieuwsuur.”I have great confidence in the wisdom of the Netherlands. I think a majority will vote yes on April 6, in the interests of … trade and stability in Europe,” said...
Jihadists threaten Cologne-Bonn airport with photo montage on Twitter
A photo montage that showed up on Wednesday on a Twitter channel of militant Islamists ISIS appeared to threaten Cologne-Bonn airport, German newspaper General-Anzeiger (GA) reported.In the background is a picture of the airport, with fighters and the sentence: ”What your brothers in Belgium managed to do, you can do as well,” GA wrote.Asked if...
Chinese cable laying ship operating in Kerch Strait breaks down
Chinese cable laying ship, Jiangong 1, which has been laying a so-called ”energy bridge” from Russia`s Kuban to the occupied Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, has broken down, according to Kerch.FM.”One of the auxiliary engines of the vessel is down. Now the cable laying vessel needs to be towed,” a report reads.It is noted the ship cannot be sent...
Ukraine ranks 4th among worst performers of ECHR decisions
Ukraine became the fourth in the list of countries, which complied worst with the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in 2015, according to the 9th Annual Report of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe published on Wednesday.In particular, the rating of the countries, where the highest number of ECHR judgments...
Poroshenko: High time to boost Ukraine-US bilateral dialogue
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during his speech at the ”Ukraine`s Battle for Freedom Continues” forum in Washington Wednesday called on the U.S. to sign a comprehensive bilateral security agreement with Ukraine, an UNIAN correspondent reports.”The US support has been critical for successful resistance to the Russian aggression,” said...