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      Number of Ukrainian hostages in Donbas rises to 126 – representative of Ukraine in the Minsk Contact Group
      Apr14

      Number of Ukrainian hostages in Donbas rises to 126 – representative of Ukraine in the Minsk Contact Group

      The representative of Ukraine in the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group for the peaceful settlement in Donbas, First Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko says that the number of Ukrainian hostages in the occupied areas of Donbas has increased to 126 people. ”Unfortunately, there are already 126 people on the...

      NATO deterrence policy was not reason for Russia`s invasion in Ukraine – Stoltenberg
      Apr14

      NATO deterrence policy was not reason for Russia`s invasion in Ukraine – Stoltenberg

      Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg emphasizes that the Alliance`s strategy to deter external threats was not the reason for the Russian Federation`s military invasion in Ukraine. ”Russia used military force against Ukraine. But it is important not to mix that with NATO deterrence because NATO...

      Russia won`t broadcast 2017 Eurovision – Russian media
      Apr14

      Russia won`t broadcast 2017 Eurovision – Russian media

      Russia`s Channel One has decided to cancel the broadcast of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in light of the entry ban issued by the Ukrainian authorities against Russian contestant Yulia Samoilova, according to the Russian news agency TASS. ”Channel One does not consider it possible to broadcast the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest,” the channel`s...

      Ukraine`s central bank hopes for $1 bln in investment in 2017
      Apr14

      Ukraine`s central bank hopes for $1 bln in investment in 2017

      Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Dmytro Solohub projects an inflow of foreign direct investment in Ukraine in 2017 will total $1 billion, which is the same level as in 2016. ”As for foreign direct investment, our forecast for an inflow of investment this year is the same as it was last year, i.e. $1 billion,” he told reporters....

      AP: U.S. hit IS with largest non-nuclear bomb ever used
      Apr14

      AP: U.S. hit IS with largest non-nuclear bomb ever used

      U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with ”the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said, according to the Associated Press. The bomb, known officially as a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast weapon,...

      Pentagon declines comment on possible preemptive strike on North Korea
      Apr14

      Pentagon declines comment on possible preemptive strike on North Korea

      The Pentagon on Thursday declined to comment on an NBC report about possible pre-emptive action against North Korea, saying, as a policy, it does not discuss future operations ”nor publicly speculate on possible scenarios.” ”Commanders are always considering a full range of options to protect against any contingencies,” Dana White, a Pentagon...

      Wizz Air launches operations from its second airport in Ukraine
      Apr14

      Wizz Air launches operations from its second airport in Ukraine

      Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine`s largest low-cost carrier, started on April 13 its operations from Lviv`s Danylo Halytsky International Airport with the new low-fare route to Wroclaw in Poland. The flight will be carried out twice week – on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with fares starting from as low...

      MFA Ukraine verifying reports on possible visit of Spanish politicians to occupied Crimea
      Apr14

      MFA Ukraine verifying reports on possible visit of Spanish politicians to occupied Crimea

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is checking information about a possible visit of Spanish officials and businessmen to the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula, the ministry`s press secretary Mariana Betsa told UNIAN. ”We are verifying this information,” she said. According to the spokesperson, it is necessary to confirm whether such a...

      Associated Press confirms Manafort firm received Yanukovych’s ledger payout
      Apr13

      Associated Press confirms Manafort firm received Yanukovych’s ledger payout

      Financial records newly obtained by The Associated Press confirm that at least $1.2 million in payments listed in the ledger next to Manafort`s name were actually received by his consulting firm in the United States. They include payments in 2007 and 2009, providing the first evidence that Manafort`s firm received at least some money listed in...

      Naftogaz`s charter capital grows by almost US$1.1 bln
      Apr13

      Naftogaz`s charter capital grows by almost US$1.1 bln

      The charter capital of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine has grown by UAH 30 billion, or US$1.1 billion, to UAH 190.15 billion, or $7.07 billion, according to Ukraine`s National Securities and the Stock Market Commission. The commission registered the report on the results of private placement of Naftogaz`s shares, in keeping with which, the company`s...