Putin speaks of ”grey streak” in Russian economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Direct Line on Thursday was asked about the current situation of the Russian economy.Answering the question, what is the current streak in the Russian economy: black or white, Putin said: ”Grey,” Gazeta.ru reports.According to Putin, ”the situation has not changed,” but the trend is positive.Russian...
Media report on ”DPR” and ”LPR” leaders enriching themselves from illegal coal trade with Ukraine
Media have reported about illegal coal trade in the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone, benefiting militant leaders in Donbas, as well as ex-president Viktor Yanukovych`s entourage, according to Ukrainian weekly Novoye Vremia.Director of the Eastern Human Rights Group, Luhansk-born Pavlo Lysiansky has analyzed the issue of illegal coal shipments from...
Crimea must be re-opened to regular monitoring – Council of Europe
The European Council has stressed the need to re-open Crimea to regular monitoring to safeguard the human rights of 2.5 million people, according to the official website of the Council of Europe.Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann presented on April 13 to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe the report on his recent human rights visit to...
Panama Papers: Putin says info on offshore companies authentic
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that the information about offshore from the Panama Papers is authentic, an UNIAN correspondent reported.Speaking during the Q&A marathon, Putin said that the authors of the offshore investigations did not directly accuse anyone, but made opaque suggestions.According to Putin, it was the lawyers,...
Putin to support deployment of OSCE`s armed personnel on contact line in Donbas
Russia will support deployment of the OSCE armed personnel on the demarcation line in Donbas and the increase of its presence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the Direct Line on Thursday, according to an UaPosition correspondent in Russia.”We are ready to support this process. I presume that there will be no active hostilities. On...
Court chooses personal recognizance as preventive measure against Kasko
Kyiv Pechersk District Court has rejected the prosecutors` motion to arrest former Deputy Prosecutor General Vitaliy Kasko and imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of a personal recognizance.The relevant decision was announced by the investigating judge Oleh Bilotserkivets, according to an UaPosition correspondent,”The court ruled to impose...
Putin calls Turkey friendly country
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he does not consider Turkey a hostile state.”We consider Turkey our friend, and the Turkish people — friendly people. We have a problem with some politicians, whose behavior we consider inadequate,” Putin said during the Direct Line, answering the question about the deterioration of relations...
Kyiv Commercial Court rejects Gazprom claim challenging ACU decision
The Commercial Court of Kyiv has rejected Gazprom`s claim to contest a decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (ACU) to fine the Russian energy giant, due to it being improperly , the court`s press service reported.Gazprom has appealed to the Commercial Court of Kyiv to contest the ACU decision to fine Gazprom UAH 86 billion for the...
Russian ruble and indices collapse following slump in oil prices
Russia`s national currency has weakened against the background of falling oil prices.According to the Moscow Exchange data, the dollar rose by 21 kopiykas to 66.56 rubles on Thursday, while euro was up by 66 kopiykas to 74.82 rubles.The Russian stock market also saw a decline at the opening of trade.The MICEX index slid by 0.03% to 1,932.21...
NBU eases currency transactions control for individuals
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has expanded a range of transactions on puttin foreign currency funds in current accounts of individuals in the territory of Ukraine, the regulator reported on its website.According to the NBU`s resolution, individuals will be able to add funds in foreign currency to their current accounts received as bank...
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