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Ukraine introduced sanctions against Russia
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has introduced additional sanctions against individuals and legal entities of the Russian Federation, the NSDC`s press service said on Thursday. In particular, ”the sanctions have been imposed on Crimea residents who have been elected to the Russian State Duma, as well as against the...
Ukrainians overqualified for Polish job market
About a third of Ukrainians coming to Poland for work are university educated, but only some 5,000 out of more than a million Ukrainians found a suitable job in 2016, a new report shows, according to Radio Poland. Polish employers are eager to hire Ukrainians mostly for manual labor, often at construction sites, because their salary expectations...
New sanctions, expulsion of diplomats ”not the sum total” of response to Russia`s actions – Barack Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama has commented on the latest sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States, which were officially confirmed by the State Treasury December 29, according to the White House press service. ”These actions are not the sum total of our response to Russia`s aggressive activities. We will continue to taka a variety of...
U.S. has not said its last word on Donbas – Ukraine`s Presidential Administration
The United States has not said its last word in the process of Donbas settlement yet, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Kostyantyn Yeliseyev has said in an interview with Obozrevatel. ”We look forward to the U.S. joining the Normandy format. We believe that with the arrival of the new administration, the U.S. position to...
Living wage in 2017 will be increased to USD 65 – Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
The government will raise the living wage for able-bodied persons in 2017 in three stages – up to UAH 1,762, Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Andriy Reva said on a conference call about raising the minimum wage from January 1, 2017. ”The living wage for able-bodied persons is set at UAH 1,600 from January 1, 2017, UAH 1,684 from May 1, and...
Ukraine unilaterally hands over 15 militants
Ukraine has unilaterally handed over 15 militants, previously detained for participating in illegal groups, to representatives of the so-called ”DPR”/”LPR,” according to a message on the website of the SBU Ukrainian Security Service. According to the agency, the Ukrainian government has taken such a goodwill gesture with the hope to finally...
U.S. announced new sanctions on Russia in response to election interference
U.S. President Barack Obama took unprecedented steps Thursday retaliating against what the administration described as ”Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities,” including sanctioning six Russian individuals and five Russian entities, according to CNN. This is the first time the names of Russian officials involved in the hacking have...
Russian militants attacked Ukraine positions in all sectors in December 29
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 25 times from 00:00 to 17:00 on Thursday, December 29, according to the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the militants fired mortars on the town of Krasnohorivka, as well as rocket-propelled grenades...
U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats, gives 72 hours to leave country – Reuters
The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response to a campaign of harassment against American diplomats in Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, according to Reuters. The Russian diplomats would have 72 hours to leave the United States, the official said. Access to...
“Liquidate Ukraine… main part should go to Russia, 5 western regions – to Poland” – former official of Russian Presidential Administration
Mikhail Khazin, an economist, a former official in the Russian Presidential Administration, and a member of an experts commission of the Moscow Patriarchate, outlines what he believes Moscow would want if the West acknowledged that Ukraine is in Russia`s sphere of influence. Once Ukraine is acknowledged as part of Russia`s sphere of influence,...