Section: International
National Bank of Ukraine to initiate sanctions against Sberbank subsidiary in Ukraine for servicing holders of separatist ”passports” of ”DPR-LPR”
The National Bank of Ukraine has told UNIAN that, if Sberbank of Russia accepts ”passports” of the unrecognized ”DPR” and ”LPR”, the issue of introducing sanctions against the bank`s subsidiary in Ukraine will be submitted to the National Security and Defense Council. ”If this information is confirmed, the NBU will initiate a request to the NSDC...
Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice
Minister of Justice of Ukraine Pavlo Petrenko in his comment regarding Ukraine`s lawsuit lodged with the International Court of Justice notes that Ukraine will work to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin`s entourage is convicted. ”Back in 2014, on behalf of the government of [Arseniy] Yatsenyuk, the Ministry of Justice appealed to the...
U.S., EU insist that Ukraine establish Specialized Anti-Corruption Court
Ukraine needs to establish the Specialized Anti-Corruption Court, the United States Embassy and the EU Delegation to Ukraine wrote in a joint statement. ”Ukraine`s success in its anti-corruption efforts is critical to delivering results demanded by the people on the Maidan as well as to attracting the foreign direct investment that is needed to...
Tillerson assures Klimkin U.S. not to fall for bargains over Ukraine
Secretary of the U.S. State Department Rex Tillerson during his meeting with Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin reiterated Washington`s support for Ukraine in the fight against the aggression of the Russian Federation, according to the MFA of Ukraine`s press service. ”United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson emphasized that the U.S....
Day 2 of Hague Ukraine vs. Russia hearings: Moscow denies Kyiv`s accusations
During the second day of hearings on the Ukraine vs. Russia case, the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, considered Kyiv`s request to introduce provisional measures against Russia to protect Ukrainian citizens` rights to life. The case is being considered as an urgent matter. See also: Hague Court to begin hearing of...
Ukraine interior minister claim Russia`s Sberbank servicing clients with Donetsk and Luhansk separatist passports
Minister of the Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov in a harsh statement published on Facebook wrote that Sberbank of Russia in Ukraine has greenlighted services for its clients, owners of non-recognized ”passports” issued by the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk ”people`s republics.” ”Sberbank of Russia must stop its operations in...
Trump once again addresses Crimea annexation, calls Obama ”weak”
U.S. President Donald Trump has rained criticism down on his predecessor, Barack Obama, over the fact that Russia managed to seize Crimea during his tenure. ”For eight years Russia `ran over` President Obama, got stronger and stronger, picked-off Crimea and added missiles. Weak!,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. Earlier, February 15, acting spokesman for...
Russian banks don`t accept ”LPR”/”DPR” passports, despite Putin`s decree
Russian banks do not work with clients holding ”passports” of the self-proclaimed Donbas republics – the so-called Donetsk People`s Republic (”DPR”) and Luhansk People`s Republic (”LPR”), despite a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize such ”documents,” according to the Russian media outlet RBC. None of the top 30 banks...
Ukraine`s nuclear energy generating company Energoatom to launch power exports to Poland, Hungary in 2019
President of Ukraine`s national nuclear energy generating company Energoatom Yuriy Nedashkovsky has announced Energoatom`s plans to launch electricity exports to Poland and Hungary in 2019; the electricity will be generated by the second Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) unit, which is now under construction. ”I believe we`ll manage this...
$1.1 bln in monetary investment injected in Ukraine in 2016 – National Bank of Ukraine
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) estimates inflows of foreign investment into Ukraine in 2016 at US$3.4 billion, including $1.1 billion in monetary investment, according to NBU Deputy Governor Dmytro Solohub. ”The lion`s share of $3.4 billion in last year`s foreign investment, i.e. $2.3 billion, is actually related to accounting transactions by...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (EEST)
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