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      EU Ambassadors to greenlight talks on Ukraine visa liberalization Nov 17
      Nov17

      EU Ambassadors to greenlight talks on Ukraine visa liberalization Nov 17

      The European Union Ambassadors tomorrow, November 17, are expected to allow start of negotiations between the EU Council and the European Parliament on visa liberalization for Ukraine, according to RFE/RL correspondent in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak. ”It looks likely that the EU ambassadors tomorrow will give green light to the [EU] council to start...

      Ukraine`s farm produce exports in 9 months estimated at over $10 bln
      Nov17

      Ukraine`s farm produce exports in 9 months estimated at over $10 bln

      Ukrainian farmers shipped farm produce abroad to the tune of $10.4 billion in the nine months of 2016, which accounted for 40.2% of total national exports over the period under review, according to the Agrarian Policy Ministry`s press service. Grain exports alone were estimated at $4.1 billion, exports of animal fat and vegetable oil amounted to...

      Johnny Depp supports Oleh Sentsov illegally imprisoned in Russia
      Nov17

      Johnny Depp supports Oleh Sentsov illegally imprisoned in Russia

      The ”Imprisoned for Art” campaign enlists Peter Gabriel, Johnny Depp, Pussy Riot`s Nadya Tolokonnikova, Edward Sharpe`s Alex Ebert, Tom Morello and Ana Tijoux to advocate on behalf of artists imprisoned around the world for freedom of expression, The Voice Project reports. Each artist is paired with a currently imprisoned counterpart, whose...

      Mariupol sector remains epicenter of Russian attacks in Donbas
      Nov16

      Mariupol sector remains epicenter of Russian attacks in Donbas

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 37 times in the past 24 hours, most of the attacks focused on the Mariupol sector, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the enemy used 152mm artillery systems to shell...

      A Trump administration thaw with Russia is “unacceptable” – McCain
      Nov16

      A Trump administration thaw with Russia is “unacceptable” – McCain

      Sen. John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent his first shot across the bow of President-elect Donald Trump`s national security plans Tuesday, saying that any attempt to ”reset” relations with Russia is unacceptable, according to The Washington Post. ”With the U.S. presidential transition underway, Vladi­mir Putin...

      Cabinet dismisses Dekanoidze as Ukraine`s National Police chief
      Nov16

      Cabinet dismisses Dekanoidze as Ukraine`s National Police chief

      The Cabinet of Ministers at a Wednesday meeting endorsed the dismissal of Khatia Dekanoidze from the post of Chief of Ukraine`s National Police, the police`s press service told UNIAN. By another decision the government appointed Vadym Troyan Acting Chief of the National Police. As UNIAN reported earlier, Dekanoidze on November 14 announced her...

      Clinton`s lead in popular vote passes 1 million – media
      Nov16

      Clinton`s lead in popular vote passes 1 million – media

      Hillary Clinton`s lead in the popular vote over President-elect Donald Trump has surpassed 1 million, according to Dave Wasserman of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, according to POLITICO. As the final vote counts continue to trickle in a week after Election Day, Wasserman`s tally found that Clinton had 61,963,234 votes to Trump`s...

      Hryvnia weakens to UAH 26.38 to dollar on interbank market
      Nov16

      Hryvnia weakens to UAH 26.38 to dollar on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Wednesday fell to UAH 26.28/26.38 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent. Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 28.1370/29.2420, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...

      Ukraine`s parliament calls on EU to introduce visa-free travel
      Nov16

      Ukraine`s parliament calls on EU to introduce visa-free travel

      The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s parliament, on November 16, 2016, passed draft resolution No. 5394 as a whole, appealing to the governments of the European Union member states, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union for the introduction of visa-free travel for citizens of Ukraine. At the same time, none of the Opposition Bloc...

      Putin removes Russia from agreement on International Criminal Court
      Nov16

      Putin removes Russia from agreement on International Criminal Court

      Russia will withdraw from the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to an order signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin has agreed to accept this proposal by the Ministry of Justice of Russia, which is coordinated with other departments and the Supreme Court, and instructed to notify the UN...