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      Ukraine:  Suddenly, an Information Ministry Is Born
      Dec12

      Ukraine: Suddenly, an Information Ministry Is Born

      Poroshenko’s Team Creates a Government Agency in 60 Hours; Critics Ask if This Is the Way to Counter Kremlin Propaganda President Petro Poroshenko’s government created a new Ministry of Information Policy last week in sixty hours from first proposal to parliamentary approval—and did so over the objections of pro-reform legislators,...

      National Security and Defense Council: Another “humanitarian” convoy from Russia crossed into Ukraine
      Dec12

      National Security and Defense Council: Another “humanitarian” convoy from Russia crossed into Ukraine

      Kyiv, 12 December 2014 – Yesterday no cases of heavy military equipment, artillery or Grad multiple rocket launcher systems in use were observed in Eastern Ukraine. One Ukrainian serviceman was injured having triggered a trip wire in the area of Pisky town. Illegal armed groups are holding organizational and mobilization measures to create the...

      Meet Ukraine’s New Anti-Corruption Lawmakers
      Dec12

      Meet Ukraine’s New Anti-Corruption Lawmakers

      Pro-Democracy Activists Join Parliament—and the Battle for Ukraine’s Future The new parliament and political leadership taking office in Ukraine includes members of an energetic, young class of leaders who have emerged from last year’s Maidan movement, with its demands for greater democracy and an end to massive political corruption....

      Moscow couple had sex in tunnel

      Moscow’s metro will carry out emergency checks of its system after a young couple had sex on the rails. ||| Moscow’s metro said on Friday it was carrying out emergency checks of its system after a young couple made their way into a tunnel and had sex on the rails.Moscow has a subculture of enthusiasts who explore its maze of tunnels...

      Grads, artillery not used in Donbas conflict zone over past day, one soldier injured
      Dec12

      Grads, artillery not used in Donbas conflict zone over past day, one soldier injured

      Heavy weapons, artillery and Grad multiple rocket launchers have not been used in the anti-terrorist operation area in Donbas over the past 24 hours. The spokesman for the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Andriy Lysenko, said this at a briefing on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports....

      Meet Ukraine’s Emerging New Leaders
      Dec12

      Meet Ukraine’s Emerging New Leaders

      A Pro-Democracy, Anti-Corruption Constituency Joins the Parliament—and the Battle for Ukraine’s Future The new parliament and political leadership taking office in Ukraine includes members of an energetic, young class of leaders who have emerged from last year’s Maidan movement, with its demands for greater democracy and an end to...

      Militants cease two banks in Donetsk
      Dec12

      Militants cease two banks in Donetsk

      Premises of two banks – PJSC Bank Cambio and JSB Brokbusinessbank were ceased by militants in Donetsk. The press service of the Interior Ministry regional department informs. “The capture of premises of two banks – PJSC Bank Kambio and JSC Brokbusinessbank was reported to the police control room in Donetsk region,” a statement reads....

      Putin tops AFP’s most influential people list

      Russian President Vladimir Putin leads an AFP list of the most influential people of 2014, a year scarred by episodes of extreme brutality. ||| Paris, France – Russian President Vladimir Putin leads an AFP list of the most influential people of 2014, a year marked by seismic conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and scarred by episodes of...

      Budget Committee calling Hontareva for “tough” talk
      Dec12

      Budget Committee calling Hontareva for “tough” talk

      The Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee asked representatives of the National Bank to come shortly to a meeting and report on its activities. Chairman of the parliamentary Budget Committee Andriy Pavelko told reporters, Ukrinform’s correspondent reports. “All that is happening in the actions of the NBU governor is a great question for all...

      Croatia ratifies EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
      Dec12

      Croatia ratifies EU-Ukraine Association Agreement

      Croatia ratified the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU on Friday, December 12. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin reported this on his Twitter page. “The day of good news. Croatia has ratified our Association Agreement,” Klimkin wrote. Earlier, the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement was ratified by Bulgaria,...