Section: News & Summaries
In Ukraine stays severe winter with extreme weather conditions and temperatures minus 24C
The Ukrainian State Emergency Service states that a powerful cyclone is coming from the Black Sea, and provokes the adverse weather conditions, frosts and heavy snowfalls are provoked by an active Black Sea cyclone and the weather will improve on January 9, 2017. In central Ukraine the temperatures fell to minus 16C. In Western Ukraine the...
Ukraine’s international reserves increased by $2.2 billion (17%) – the National Bank
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) suggests that as of 1 January 2017, Ukraine’s international reserves amounted to the equivalent of USD 15.539 billion. For today the amount of Ukraine’s international reserves is sufficient to cover 3.7 months of future imports and enable the Government and the NBU to settle their foreign debt obligations...
EU complains about the weakening economy because of sanctions against Russia
The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) sates that the European Union (EU) economy in 2015 lost in economic activity EUR 17.6 billion ($18.6 billion) including because of sanctions against the Russian Federation. In particularly in Austria 36% of the negative impact on economic activity with Russia could be attributed to the sanctions....
Prime Minister of Ukraine calls the establishment of a land market in Ukraine a controversial idea
Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman calls the establishment of a land market in Ukraine a controversial issue.He said it in interview with Ukrinform, Censor.NET reports. “Many people argue about whether a land market is necessary or not. This is a controversial issue… Has anyone explained how this land market should look like? No one...
The U.S. potential Ambassador to Russia tells how to finish Crimea crisis: pay compensation to Ukraine or hold a new referendum with the US assistance
The former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s Advisor Thomas Graham, a possible candidate for the post of the new United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation, gave pieces of advice how to make Crimea Russian. In an interview to the Voice of America he states that the Crimean crisis must be resolved in the near future: “I...
Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada sent 11 tons of humanitarian aid for Donbas
11 tons of humanitarian aid were collected and sent to Ukraine on January 4, 2017, by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Canadian company Caravan Logіstics and Canadian NGOs “Ukraine Appeal”, GlobalFire, Global Medic and the Ukrainian Canadian League. To Mariupol, Ukraine through the Ukrainian Canadian Congress will be delivered...
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden may visit Ukraine on January 1, 2017
Joseph Biden, the U.S. Vice President, plans to visit Ukraine approximately on January 15, 2017, as reports Ukrainian news agency UNN with reference to its source in the country’s diplomatic circles. “Estimated date of Biden’s visit to Kiev – 15 January,” – said the report. Recently U.S. Vice President and President of Ukraine discussed the...
Russian militants attacked Ukraine positions 52 times in last day, used 152mm artillery, mortars and rocket system
Russian militants attacked Ukraine 52 times in last day, 1 WIA Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 52 times in the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the...
European Security: Has Trump Reshuffled the Cards?
“I think NATO may be obsolete.” When Donald Trump, the next president of the United States, spoke these words during the campaign, he most likely had only a vague idea of how he would act upon them. But one thing is certain: if he made the statement, it is because he knew it to be a vote-winner. And win he did. Has his election reshuffled the...
Presidential Administration of Ukraine rejected the billionaire and Yalta European Strategy founder’s offer to give up Crimea and Donbas
Statement of the Ukrainian billionaire, media mogul and founder of Yalta European Strategy, Victor Pinchuk from 29 December 2016 made a great response among Ukrainians, considering the influence of Pinchuk on political and economic processes in Ukraine. Ukrainians were shocked by the absence of response from the Ukrainian government and President...