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Patriarch Filaret: No Ukraine if church dependent on Moscow
Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine, Patriarch Filaret, said there would be no Ukraine if the church was dependent upon Moscow, according to a UNIAN correspondent.”If the church is dependent on Moscow, Ukraine will cease to exist, and Putin is well aware of it. Therefore, he...
NBU chief expects $2.7 bln for Ukraine in 2 IMF tranches before year end
The National Bank expects to receive the next tranche of the IMF in late August, awaiting a total of two tranches of the loan before the end of 2016, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeriya Gontareva told reporters at a Kyiv briefing Thursday.”We hope [it happens] late August,” said Gontareva, responding to a question about the...
Ukraine`s central bank lowers refinancing rate to 15.5%
The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to lower the refinancing rate by one percentage notch to 15.5% as of July 29, from 16.5% per annum, which will be a cut for the fourth consecutive month.The NBU said further liberalization of the monetary policy in Ukraine became possible due to decreasing inflation, which was 6.9% in...
Toropov appointed Russia`s charge d`affaires in Ukraine
Sergey Toropov has been appointed Russia`s charge d`affaires in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry told an UNIAN correspondent.”Sergey Toropov is charge d`affaires of Russia in Ukraine,” the ministry said.As UNIAN reported earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree today, July 28, dismissing Mikhail Zurabov from his post of...
Shelling of home in Donbas: Lack of evidence, ECHR says
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declared that complaints concerning the shelling of homes in eastern Ukraine are inadmissible due to the lack of evidence, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”In its decision in the case of [Mr] Lisnyy and Others v. Ukraine and Russia (application nos. 5355/15, 44913/15 and 50853/15), the European...
France to form National Guard to protect citizens
France is to set up a National Guard to boost security in response to the recent spate of terror attacks, President Francois Hollande announced Thursday, according to politico.eu.Hollande said the unit, created from existing police and military reserve forces, would be formed ”as soon as possible,” politico.eu reported.The Elysee said in a...
Zurabov dismissed as Russian ambassador to Ukraine
Mikhail Zurabov has been dismissed from his post of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Russia to Ukraine.The relevant decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Zurabov was appointed to this post on August 5, 2009 (from January 19, 2010, he was the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation on trade...
Naftogaz reports drastic cut in Russian gas transit volumes to Europe
NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy has accused Russia`s OAO Gazprom of violating its commitments under a gas transit contact following a drastic reduction in gas delivery pressure.”Transit volumes have declined even further. I`d say they`re at a record low now… In addition to a reduction in transit supplies, Russia has lowered gas delivery pressure at entry...
Pope: World is at war but it`s not a war of religions but for power
Referring to recent acts of violence including the killing of a priest in France, Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the world is at war but stressed ”it is not a war of religions but for power,” according to Vatican Radio.”There is one word I wish to say to clarify.” ”When I speak about ”war” I`m speaking about a war for real, not a ”war of...
Putin abolishes ”Crimean Federal District”
According to a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the ”Crimean Federal District” has been abolished as an independent unit. It is now part of the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation.The head of the Southern Federal District is former Russian Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov, who has been in office since...