EU considers Russia main threat to Black Sea region – Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
Apr25

EU considers Russia main threat to Black Sea region – Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine

Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli has said that Russia is seen as the main threat to the Black Sea region, according to an UNIAN correspondent. Speaking at the meeting of the international roundtable in Kyiv, he said that the European Union understands that it needs to strengthen relations with Russia and...

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Russia pushes Saudi Arabia down from world`s TOP 3 in military spending – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Apr25

Russia pushes Saudi Arabia down from world`s TOP 3 in military spending – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Russia in 2016 ranked third globally in terms of military spending, displacing Saudi Arabia from the TOP 3, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Novoye Vremya reports. Total military spending worldwide rose by 0.4% in 2016 from 2015, to $1.69 trillion, the report said, according to Novoye Vremya....

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Kyiv`s Diamantbank declared insolvent
Apr25

Kyiv`s Diamantbank declared insolvent

Ukraine`s Deposit Guarantee Fund has introduced interim administration at Kyiv-based Diamantbank after the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) declared the bank insolvent. The administration headed by Tetiana Startseva will work for a month until May 23 inclusively, the Fund said on its website. Introducing the interim administration is the first...

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Trump and Merkel discussed by phone a peaceful solution of Donbas crisis
Apr25

Trump and Merkel discussed by phone a peaceful solution of Donbas crisis

U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed by phone a peaceful solution of the Donbas conflict, according to the White House. ”The President also reaffirmed our support for German- and French-led efforts to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Ukraine on the basis of the Minsk agreements,” the...

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Russia`s hybrid forces attack Maryinka, damage civilians` houses
Apr25

Russia`s hybrid forces attack Maryinka, damage civilians` houses

Residential quarters of the Ukrainian-controlled town of Maryinka in Donbas, Ukraine`s east, have come under fire when Russia`s hybrid forces mounted an attack on Ukrainian troops stationed near the town on Monday evening, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. ”Houses are reported to have been damaged....

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Ukraine reports 34 Russian shellings in Donbas: 1 soldier killed, 2 wounded in last day
Apr24

Ukraine reports 34 Russian shellings in Donbas: 1 soldier killed, 2 wounded in last day

Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 34 times in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and two as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Donetsk sector, the enemy fired...

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Russia Today propagandists arrived at site of OSCE car blast in just three minutes – Information Resistance Group
Apr24

Russia Today propagandists arrived at site of OSCE car blast in just three minutes – Information Resistance Group

Head of Information Resistance Group, military analyst and MP Dmytro Tymchuk published on Facebook a chronology of events on Sunday, following an explosion on a mine of an OSCE SMM patrol vehicle near the village of Pryshyb in the militant-controlled area of Luhansk region. According to Information Resistance, the course of events goes as...

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Qatar Airways to start flying to Kyiv in 2018
Apr24

Qatar Airways to start flying to Kyiv in 2018

Qatar Airways has announced it will launch flights to Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2018, according to the company`s press service. ”Qatar Airways will open 12 new destinations in 2018: San Francisco (the United States), Cardiff (Wales), U-Tapao (Thailand), Chittagong (Bangladesh), Mykonos (Greece), Malaga (Spain), Accra (Ghana), Lisbon Portugal), Abidjan...

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Gazprom`s western partners agree Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline financing – Reuters
Apr24

Gazprom`s western partners agree Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline financing – Reuters

Western partners of Russian gas giant Gazprom agreed on Monday on financing the 9.5-billion euro Nord Stream 2 pipeline, removing a key hurdle for the Russian plan to pump more gas to Europe, according to Reuters. At a signing ceremony in Paris, Uniper, Wintershall, Shell, OMV and Engie agreed to each loan 10 percent of the cost of the venture,...

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Ukraine to cease electricity supplies to occupied areas of Luhansk region from Apr 25 – Lugansk Energy Association
Apr24

Ukraine to cease electricity supplies to occupied areas of Luhansk region from Apr 25 – Lugansk Energy Association

Lugansk Energy Association (LEA) plans to shut down power supplies to the occupied part of Luhansk region starting April 25, LEA CEO Volodymyr Gritsai told Luhansk regional TV channel, according to Liga.net. ”We have received documents from state-owned enterprise Energorynok, which are confirmed by documents from the Energy and Coal Industry...

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