Section: International
U.S. begins S. Korea missile defense rollout
The U.S. says it has begun deploying the first parts of a controversial missile defense system in South Korea, according to the BBC. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (Thaad) is designed to protect against threats from North Korea, the BBC reported. The move to begin installing the system comes a day after the North launched four...
Russia outraged by extension of Canada`s military mission in Ukraine
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada has condemned the extension of Canada`s military mission in Ukraine and called it ”counterproductive.” ”The Canadian government`s decision to extend the military mission in Ukraine is counterproductive and does not facilitate intra-Ukrainian political process, including direct dialogue between Kyiv...
North Korea says missile launch targeted U.S. bases in Japan
One day after North Korea fired four ballistic missiles, its state-run news agency said Tuesday the country has conducted a missile launch exercise targeting U.S. military bases in Japan, according to South Korea`s Yonhap news agency. The drill was conducted by Hwasong artillery units of its Strategic Force, ”tasked to strike the bases of the...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister to meet Tillerson in Washington D.C. March 7
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin will pay a working visit to Washington, D.C. March 6-7, where he is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson, as well as representatives of the U.S. Administration and Congress, according to the MFA Ukraine press service. Klimkin`s visit is aimed to provide an additional impetus to the...
EU lifts sanctions against Yanukovych ally Yuriy Ivanyushchenko
The European Union has extended for one more year personal restrictive measures imposed against 15 former Ukrainian officials. Yury Ivanyushchenko, an ally of ousted former Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych was removed from this sanction list. The decision should be endorsed by the Council of the EU and published in the Official Journal of...
Capital investment in Ukraine`s agro-industrial sector in 2016 hits $2.25 bln
Capital investment in the Ukrainian agro-industrial sector totaled UAH 61.1 billion, or US$2.25 billion, last year, accounting for 18.7% of total capital investment injected in the country`s economy, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service, which cited State Statistics Service data. ”According to the State...
Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader claims Crimea issue ”settled”
The so-called ”president” of the self-proclaimed Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Milorad Dodik, has said that the Russian annexation of Crimea is ”settled,” according to the Russian newspaper Izvestia. Speaking about the results of the so-called referendum in Crimea, he said that the ”will of the people must be respected,” Izvestia...
International Committee of the Red Cross head arrives in Ukraine
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer has arrived in Ukraine. ”[I`ve] arrived in Ukraine for a visit. For nearly three years, people in the east have lived in the shadow of war, and hostilities again on the rise,” he wrote on Twitter on March 6. Earlier, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged Maurer...
Hague Court to begin hearing of Ukraine case against Russia on March 6
The Hague-based International Court of Justice will start hearings on Monday, March 6, on the Ukraine case concerning Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine vs. Russian Federation). The...
IMF reaches staff-level agreement in Ukraine in third review under EFF
The International Monetary Fund has announced it reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine on the third review of the arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). ”The IMF staff has reached agreement with the Ukrainian authorities on an updated Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies. This paves the way for consideration of the...
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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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