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      Poroshenko says 7% of Ukraine under occupation
      Mar31

      Poroshenko says 7% of Ukraine under occupation

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that 7% of Ukraine`s territory is occupied by the combined Russian-separatist forces, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”Seven percent of Ukrainian territory is under occupation,” he said at the forum titled ”Ukraine`s Battle for Freedom Continues” in Washington on Thursday.According to Poroshenko,...

      Poroshenko: Ukrainian army`s losses in Donbas exceed U.S. military losses in Afghanistan
      Mar31

      Poroshenko: Ukrainian army`s losses in Donbas exceed U.S. military losses in Afghanistan

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that the losses of the Ukrainian army from Russian aggression in Donbas exceed U.S. military losses in Afghanistan for the last 15 years, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”Since I visited America last time, Ukraine has effectively stopped the Russian offensive. The price we have paid is striking,”...

      VOA: U.S. plans to boost military presence in Eastern Europe
      Mar31

      VOA: U.S. plans to boost military presence in Eastern Europe

      The United States plans to increase its military presence in Eastern Europe to deter Russian aggression, officials said Wednesday, according to Voice of America (VOA).The Pentagon intends to deploy an armored brigade combat team on a rotational basis next February along with a full set of equipment to NATO`s eastern borders, as part of the...

      Grenade thrown at MP Parasyuk`s car late on Wed
      Mar31

      Grenade thrown at MP Parasyuk`s car late on Wed

      A hand grenade was reportedly thrown at Member of Parliament Volodymyr Parasyuk`s car in Pechersky district in the center of Kyiv on Wednesday evening, according to MP Igor Lutsenko.”Someone has thrown a grenade at Parasyuk`s car,” Lutsenko wrote on Facebook on Wednesday evening.He later wrote that the incident looked like ”attempted murder.””The...

      Ukrenergo prepares documents to sue Russia for seized assets in Crimea
      Mar31

      Ukrenergo prepares documents to sue Russia for seized assets in Crimea

      State-run Ukrenergo, which operates Ukraine`s power grids, has prepared documents to sue Russia in international courts for the loss of assets in the occupied Crimea.”We prepared an entire package of documents and handed it over to the Justice Ministry, as in keeping with initial instructions, it was planned to be a joint lawsuit, which will be...

      German retailer Metro to split into two groups
      Mar31

      German retailer Metro to split into two groups

      Shares in German retail heavyweight Metro, which owns Saturn electrical stores, have jumped 9% to EUR 26.80 after it revealed plans to split into two companies that will be separately listed on the stock market, The Financial Times reported.The group`s current brands, which also include Metro Cash & Carry, will be divided along two lines: one...

      Bloomberg: Hollande drops plan to strip citizenship from terrorists
      Mar30

      Bloomberg: Hollande drops plan to strip citizenship from terrorists

      French President Francois Hollande said he`s dropping plans to allow authorities to strip those convicted of terrorist offenses of their French nationality, his second major policy climbdown this month, according to Bloomberg.Hollande abandoned his controversial proposal, which would require constitutional reform, after the Chamber of Deputies...

      Poroshenko enacts Savchenko-Sentsov List
      Mar30

      Poroshenko enacts Savchenko-Sentsov List

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has enacted a resolution by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) against individuals involved in illegal actions against Nadia Savchenko, Oleh Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko, or the so-called Savchenko-Sentsov List,...

      OSCE reports `high number` of truce violations near Yasynuvata, Avdiyivka
      Mar30

      OSCE reports `high number` of truce violations near Yasynuvata, Avdiyivka

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported that the towns of Yasynuvata and Avdiyivka saw most of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region on Tuesday, March 29.”The SMM observed a high number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region, mostly in the Yasynuvata-Avdiyivka area,” the OSCE SMM said in its update based on...

      TASS: Sea Launch project sold but investor cannot be revealed — Russian official
      Mar30

      TASS: Sea Launch project sold but investor cannot be revealed — Russian official

      Roscosmos Corporation head Igor Komarov announces that the Sea Launch project, using Zenit rockets for launches from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean, has been sold, according to Russian news agency TASS.”I cannot name the investor or disclose the value of the contract by virtue of certain circumstances. I do hope I will be able to say...