Trump talks to Putin, offers ”full support” following St. Petersburg attack
U.S. President Trump spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to condemn the deadly attack on a St. Petersburg subway train, the White House said in a statement, Yahoo News reports. Trump ”expressed his deepest condolences to the victims and their loved ones, and to the Russian people,” the statement said, according to Yahoo...
Russia violates Geneva Convention by forcing Crimeans to serve in army – MFA Ukraine
The Russian Federation violates the provisions of the Convention on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949 (4th Geneva Convention), by forcing Crimean residents to serve in the Russian army, Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsia wrote on Twitter. ”As an occupying power (UNGA Resolution), Russia violates Art. 51 of the 4th...
Ukraine receives second EUR 600 mln disbursement from EU
The European Union has provided its second tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 600 million, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tweeted. Today the EU made the 2nd payment of €600m to Ukraine as a part of its Macro-Financial assistance to stabilize & reform its economy,” Petro Poroshenko tweeted. As UNIAN...
Ukraine takes nearly 4 bcm of gas from underground storage in 2017
Natural gas stocks in Ukraine`s underground gas storage facilities shrank by 3.9 billion cubic meters (bcm) in January-March 2017, which was 1.6 bcm down year-over-year, according to state-run Ukrtransgaz, the gas transport system operator. In total, Ukraine pumped 6.7 bcm out of underground storage during the heating season, which started on...
Fitch affirms Ukraine`s Kyiv and Kharkiv at `B-`, outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kyiv`s and Kharkiv`s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at `B-,` according to Fitch press releases. The outlooks on both cities are stable, Fitch Ratings said. The agency also affirmed Kyiv`s National Long-Term Rating at `BBB(ukr).` The affirmation of Kyiv`s Long-Term Foreign- and...
Suspected gas attack on Syria`s rebel-held Idlib kills at least 35 – media
A suspected gas attack by Syrian government or Russian jets killed at least 35 people, including nine children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a British-based war monitoring group said, according to Reuters. The Syrian army could not immediately be reached for comment. Damascus has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons,...
Poltorak sees cyber security as priority of Ukraine-Canada cooperation
Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak sees cyber security as a priority in cooperation between the Ministries of Defense of Ukraine and Canada, according to a statement posted on the Ukrainian ministry`s website. ”The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will cooperate with Canada in many aspects, including those related to cyber security. It`s...
Energy Minister Nasalyk reports $901,000, EUR 240,000, UAH 1.4 mln in savings
Ukraine`s Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk declared UAH 1.2 million, or US$44,415, in income for 2016, as well as $901,000, EUR 240,000 and UAH 1.4 million (or $51,813) in savings in a declaration of assets for 2016, according to his e-declaration posted in the state register of income declarations. The ministry`s income in 2016 was...
Transit of Russian gas via Ukraine up 20%
Transit of natural gas through the Ukrainian gas transport system (GTS) in January-March 2017 increased by 20% compared with the same period in 2016, up to 23.2 billion cubic meters, according to state-owned company Ukrtransgaz. In March, the transit volume amounted to 6.6 bcm, which corresponds to the indicators of March 2016, the report says....
OSCE reports civilian casualties in Donbas: 21 killed, 95 injured in 2017
Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug has reported about civilian casualties in the war in eastern Ukraine, saying 21 civilians were killed and 95 were injured since the beginning of the current year, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”Violence comes with human cost: since January...
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