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Russia vetoes MH17 tribunal at UN
Russia vetoed a UN resolution that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17. ||| New York – Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine.Eleven of the 15...
Putin says opposes MH17 tribunal
President Vladimir Putin said he opposed the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute those who shot down flight MH17. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he opposed the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute those who shot down a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine, hours before a UN...
Russia Threatens Ukrainian Pilot Nadiya Savchenko with 25-Year Jail Term
Nadiya Savchenko, Ukraine’s most famous female military officer, has languished in a Moscow prison for more than a year since Moscow-backed separatists captured her in eastern Ukraine last June and smuggled across the border to Russia shackled, her head covered by a sack. Now her captors have moved her again—and again under the cover of...
Russian terrorists shelled at Ukrainian troops’ positions more than 80 times – ATO press center
PHOTO: A rescue worker tries to locate the body of a woman trapped under the rubble of her house in the village of Golmovsky near Gorlivka in the Donetsk region after shelling between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists on July 28, 2015. Source On July 29 2015 the ATO Press Center informs that over the past day, July 28, 2015, Russian...
Creating a demilitarized zone in the Mariupol sector does not imply the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Mariupol – ATO spokesperson
Kyiv, July 28, 2015. ATO Staff reports that the creation of a demilitarized zone in the Mariupol sector does not imply the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Mariupol. “Heavy artillery is being withdrawn to the agreed distance. Should the enemy attack, we can promptly return it to the front line,” said ATO Staff spokesperson Lt. Col. Dmytro...
There are no specific time limits of introduction of visa-free regime between Ukraine and EU – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin states in his interview that Ukraine has not been promised any specific time limits of introduction of visa-free regime with the EU. “Nobody has promised specific deadlines. We were told that we’ll get a visa-free regime as soon as we perform the second phase of the Action Plan to...
Ukrainian Ministry of Finance intends to float Eurobonds worth $1 billion
The Ministry of Finance intends to float Eurobonds worth $1 billion against guarantees of the US government in November 2015. The Minister of Finance Natalie Jaresko told this at a ministry board meeting. In May 2015, the Government of Ukraine signed an agreement with the US government on loan guarantees for Ukraine for $1 billion under the $2...
Here’s How the EU Can Get Putin’s Attention
How would the West react to a major escalation of the war in eastern Ukraine? What would Brussels and Washington do if Russia continues to send troops there?Even though analysts often suggest arming Ukraine with defensive weapons, what people sometimes forget is that the West is still, by far, Russia’s largest trade and investment partner....
The Future of Ukraine’s Default
On July 24, 2015, Ukraine paid a $120 million coupon to service its sovereign debt. In many ways, this event is a moment of truth: it signals that there is a prospect of reaching an agreement with Ukraine’s creditors.Earlier this year, Ukraine signed a major deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF agreed to loan $17.5...
Ukraine’s IDP Crisis Worsens as Local Attitudes Harden
Ukraine officially has 1,381,953 internally displaced persons (IDPs), the country’s Ministry of Social Policy (MoSP) reported July 10. Overall, more than 2.3 million Ukrainians—including IDPs and those seeking refuge abroad—have been uprooted by conflict since March 2014.Yet the actual number of IDPs remains unknown and is likely to be...