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      Russian court sentences Savchenko to 22 years in prison
      Mar22

      Russian court sentences Savchenko to 22 years in prison

      The Donetsk City Court of Russia`s Rostov region has sentenced Ukrainian pilot, MP and member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Nadia Savchenko to 22 years` imprisonment in a penal colony. In addition, the Russian court fined up Savchenko to RUB 30,000 for illegally crossing the Russian border.In particular, the court sentenced Savchenko to 18...

      Don’t Mess With Kyiv’s Activists
      Mar22

      Don’t Mess With Kyiv’s Activists

      Ukrainians may soon be granted visa-free travel within the European Union, thanks to Kyiv’s watchful activists. But that status was in jeopardy after parliament weakened a key anti-corruption law on February 16. Visa-free travel was linked to a series of reforms, including a law that discloses the income of Ukrainian officials. …read...

      IS claims responsibility for Brussels attacks
      Mar22

      IS claims responsibility for Brussels attacks

      Terrorists of the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the attacks in the Belgian capital.”ISIS claims responsibility for the Brussels attacks which claimed the lives of 28 and injured dozens others,” Israel News Flash reported on Twitter.As UaPosition reported earlier, two explosions were heard at Brussels airport early on Tuesday...

      Ukraine okays draft reform of state intellectual property system
      Mar22

      Ukraine okays draft reform of state intellectual property system

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has approved a draft document for an overhaul of the state system of intellectual property legal protection, the ministry`s press service reported.Ukraine`s trade envoy Nataliya Mykolska stated that the reform concept envisages the creation of a national intellectual property authority on the...

      Can Minsk Deliver a Sustainable Peace?
      Mar22

      Can Minsk Deliver a Sustainable Peace?

      Is the Minsk process salvageable?Twelve experts gathered at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on March 17 to debate whether the Minsk ceasefire can deliver a sustainable peace in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has claimed over 10,000 lives and displaced more than 1.6 million people.The Minsk accords, signed in 2014 and 2015, have remained the...

      Over 500 killed in areas covered by Syria truce in first 23 days
      Mar22

      Over 500 killed in areas covered by Syria truce in first 23 days

      A total of 530 people were killed in the first 23 days of a truce in Syria in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities agreement, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.In areas not covered by the ceasefire, which came into force on February 27, 1,279 people were killed, the British-based Observatory...

      Poroshenko on explosions in Brussels: World changing dramatically
      Mar22

      Poroshenko on explosions in Brussels: World changing dramatically

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has briefed commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at a meeting on Tuesday on tragic events in Brussels where several explosions have rocked the international airport and metro stations, according to the president`s press service.”The world has been changing dramatically. Ukraine and the world will not be...

      Ukraine becomes Europe`s No. 1 IT outsourcing powerhouse
      Mar22

      Ukraine becomes Europe`s No. 1 IT outsourcing powerhouse

      Ukraine ranks first in Europe by the volume of IT outsourcing services for maintenance, support and modernization of IT infrastructure, which are provided by specialized companies whose core business includes programming, website development, software support and maintenance of equipment, according to IT Outsourcing News portal.”Ukraine is No. 1...

      Poroshenko to sign decree on demobilization of fourth wave`s military
      Mar22

      Poroshenko to sign decree on demobilization of fourth wave`s military

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he plans to sign a decree on demobilization of servicemen of the fourth wave of mobilization this week, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”This week, I will sign a decree on demobilization of servicemen of the fourth wave of mobilization,” he said during a meeting with the commanders of...

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 26.15 to dollar on interbank market
      Mar22

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 26.15 to dollar on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Tuesday strengthened to UAH 26.00/26.15 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 29.1270/29.2930, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...