Ukraine`s fiscal, monetary policies remain on track to meet 2017 targets – IMF mission
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ron van Rooden, completed its visit to Kyiv, aimed to initiate discussions on the fourth review of the authorities` economic reform program supported under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. ”The Ukrainian economy continues to recover, with growth expected to exceed 2 percent in...
Ukraine`s Krasnohorivka under attack: Hospital, university block, houses damaged
Russian-led hybrid troops have mounted an attack on a residential area and infrastructure facilities in the Ukrainian-controlled town of Krasnohorivka in Donetsk region, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. ”According to an update, the attack has destroyed the district hospital`s building, a block of...
EU, U.S. to continue sanctions policy on Russia, Russia does nothing to expect sanctions lift – Donald Tusk
President of the European Council Donald Tusk has said that the European Union and the United States will continue their common sanctions policy toward Russia. ”My impression of that when it comes to conflict in Ukraine we were more or less on the same line with President Trump and Secretary Tillerson. Of course, maybe I`m less optimistic when it...
Majority of Americans see Russia as foe – Fox News poll
By a 36-point margin, American voters consider Russia an enemy of the U.S. rather than an ally, according to a poll by Fox News. In contrast, by a 53-point spread, most think President Trump sees it the other way around, Fox News reports. The latest Fox News national poll asks voters to label a list of countries as either an ally or an enemy....
Overwhelming majority of Eurovision-2017 foreign guests mull another visit – poll
A total of 92% of foreigners who came to Ukraine to see Eurovision 2017 Song Contest in Kyiv have expressed their will to visit Ukraine at least once again, according to the poll by the Institute of World Politics and GfK Ukraine. Thus, 34% of guests began to associate Ukraine primarily with ”hospitality and positive people,” while 24% associate...
Stoltenberg says NATO allies confirm support of Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announces that NATO allies have confirmed political and practical support of Ukraine at a meeting for the first time attended by U.S. President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, according to an UNIAN correspondent from Brussels. ”When it comes to Ukraine, it was clearly stated by many...
Rutte predicts Dutch Senate to support EU-Ukraine Association
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte predicts that the country`s Senate (parliament`s upper house) on May 30 will support the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, which will pave way for the government to ratify the deal, Radio Svoboda reports. ”My forecast is that the Senate will support it next week. Then the Dutch government can ratify the association...
IMF mission completes work in Kyiv this week
An International Monetary Fund mission that has been in Kyiv since May 16 is to complete its work this week, according to Acting Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Yakiv Smolii. ”The mission of the International Monetary Fund is completing its work in Ukraine this week,” he told reporters on Thursday, May 25. Smolii recalled that the four...
Bloomberg: OPEC, allies to extend oil cuts for nine months to end glut
OPEC and its allies extended oil production cuts for nine more months after last year`s landmark agreement failed to eliminate the global oversupply or achieve a sustained price recovery, according to Bloomberg. The producer group together with Russia and other non-members agreed to prolong their accord through March, but no new non-OPEC...
Top Russian officials discussed how to influence Trump aides last summer – New York Times
American spies collected information last summer revealing that senior Russian intelligence and political officials were discussing how to exert influence over Donald J. Trump through his advisers, according to three current and former American officials familiar with the intelligence, according to The New York Times. The conversations focused on...
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