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      Ukraine has own plan for Donbas with no concessions to Putin regime – Interior Minister
      Feb27

      Ukraine has own plan for Donbas with no concessions to Putin regime – Interior Minister

      Ukrainian authorities have a plan for Donbas settlement, not related to any concessions to Vladimir Putin`s regime, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said in an interview with TSN Week. ”I believe we are now in a time period when the issue could be resolved quickly and diplomatically,” Avakov said, answering a question on how...

      Only Ukraine applies EU`s nuclear diversification policy – Westinghouse
      Feb27

      Only Ukraine applies EU`s nuclear diversification policy – Westinghouse

      Unlike the five EU member states with Russian-built nuclear power plants, Ukraine is the only country implementing EU requirements for diversified portfolios of fuel supply, Michael Kirst, an official at Westinghouse, told Euractiv.com. ”We are very active in Ukraine. We are very proud of our work there. We are now in a strategic relationship...

      Putin to launch informal campaign headquarters in March – media
      Feb27

      Putin to launch informal campaign headquarters in March – media

      Sources close to the Russian presidential administration state that Vladimir Putin`s informal campaign headquarters will start its work in March 2017, a year before the presidential election. Unlike previous campaigns, this one can attract state corporations and large state-owned companies. Experts believe that if a ”corporate mobilization” model...

      National Bank of Ukraine denies reports of Gontareva resignation
      Feb27

      National Bank of Ukraine denies reports of Gontareva resignation

      Reports about the resignation of National Bank Governor Valeria Gontareva are untrue, the NBU press service told UNIAN news agency responding to media reports claiming Ms Gontareva intended to leave post. ”Traditionally, the National Bank reports about the upcoming changes in the composition of the Board a month ahead. There was no such...

      O.Torvald to represent Ukraine at Eurovision-2017
      Feb27

      O.Torvald to represent Ukraine at Eurovision-2017

      Every year there is always particular interest in the act representing the host country of the Eurovision Song Contest and this year is no exception. O.Torvald has been chosen to fly the Ukrainian flag in Kyiv with the song Time, according to Eurovision.tv. The group beat five other acts for the right to represent Ukraine on home ground in May,...

      Ukraine not to hold direct talks with militants despite being pushed toward their legitimization – Iryna Gerashchenko
      Feb27

      Ukraine not to hold direct talks with militants despite being pushed toward their legitimization – Iryna Gerashchenko

      Various forces have been pushing Ukraine toward legitimization of Donbas militants and holding direct negotiations with representatives of the temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to First Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada and Ukraine`s humanitarian envoy to the Trilateral contact group on Donbas settlement Iryna...

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions 49 times in all sectors in Donbas in the past 24 hours
      Feb27

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions 49 times in all sectors in Donbas in the past 24 hours

      On February 25, the Anti-Terrorist Operation forces recorded 49 enemy attacks, according to the ATO Headquarters.Avdiivka’s industrial zone as well as the area between Chermalyk and Shyrokyne in Mariupol sector stand as hotspots. View map in full size The enemy opened fire in the area of Avdiivka. Along with heavy weapons, mortars and tanks in...

      U.S. urges Russia to cease attacks in Donbas immediately
      Feb26

      U.S. urges Russia to cease attacks in Donbas immediately

      The United States has once again called on Russia and the terrorists Moscow has been supporting to cease fire in eastern Ukraine immediately, according to a statement by State Department spokesman Mark Toner. ”The United States is closely monitoring the growing violence in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks and the continuing failure of the...

      Kyrgyz opposition leader detained – media
      Feb26

      Kyrgyz opposition leader detained – media

      Leading Kyrgyz opposition politician Omurbek Tekebaev has been detained by authorities upon arrival at the Bishkek airport after the prosecutor`s office said it was launching a criminal investigation into the Ata-Meken party leader, RFE/RL reports. Shortly before Tekebaev`s arrest at the airport, the General Prosecutor`s Office said it was...

      Ukraine marking Day of resistance to Russian occupation of Crimea
      Feb26

      Ukraine marking Day of resistance to Russian occupation of Crimea

      Kyiv will host a March of Solidarity with the Ukrainians, Crimean Tatar people and representatives of other nationalities living in a temporarily occupied Crimea. On this day three years ago, Crimean Tatar activists held a rally outside the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine,...