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      OSCE observes movement of terrorists’ military vehicles
      Jan30

      OSCE observes movement of terrorists’ military vehicles

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission continues to observe the movement of military vehicles in the areas under control of separatists. This is stated in the SMM report of January 28. “The SMM observed movement of seven unmarked trucks heading south from Donetsk city centre.” On the outskirts of the “DPR”-controlled...

      Deloitte will audit Naftogas’s accounts
      Jan30

      Deloitte will audit Naftogas’s accounts

      International audit company Deloitte would review consolidated statements of NJSC Naftogas of Ukraine based on international financial reporting standards and would audit its accounting and taxation reports. This information was shared by Naftogas’s press service. According to Naftogas: “Financial statements of NJSC Naftogas of...

      EU extends sanctions against Russia
      Jan30

      EU extends sanctions against Russia

      The EU extends the targeted sanctions for the violation of the sovereignty of Ukraine until September and will start preparing the next steps that will be used against Russia, if the Minsk agreements are not performed. This is referred to in the conclusions of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, an extraordinary meeting of which was held in Brussels...

      Russian mom faces treason over Ukraine

      A Russian mother of seven has been accused of treason for calling the Ukrainian embassy over Russian troop movements. …read more Source:...

      ‘Ukraine rebels using drones, jamming’

      Ukraine troops are struggling as rebels use electronic jamming and flying drones, a top US general said. …read more Source:...

      Steinmeier expects tough debates during EU Council meeting
      Jan29

      Steinmeier expects tough debates during EU Council meeting

      The European Union will be forced to tighten sanctions against Russia if the militants in eastern Ukraine launch a threatened offensive. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said this to reporters in Brussels on Thursday, before an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “If the...

      Contact Group on Ukraine to hold truce talks in Minsk on Friday – Foreign Ministry of Belarus
      Jan29

      Contact Group on Ukraine to hold truce talks in Minsk on Friday – Foreign Ministry of Belarus

      The trilateral talks of the contact group on Ukraine will be held on Friday, January 30, in Minsk, Belarus. The Foreign Ministry of Belarus reported the news on Thursday, BiLta news agency reported. The Contact Group on Ukraine informed the Belarusian side that it intends to hold talks in Minsk, Belarus on January 30, 2015,” the statement...

      Poroshenko calls on members of contact group to meet as soon as possible
      Jan29

      Poroshenko calls on members of contact group to meet as soon as possible

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on the members of the Trilateral Contact Group to urgently hold consultations with the signatories to the Minsk agreements. He said this during a meeting with members of the Trilateral Contact Group – OSCE Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini,...

      Savchenko to be transferred to prison clinic and face new criminal case
      Jan29

      Savchenko to be transferred to prison clinic and face new criminal case

      Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko will be transferred to a prison clinic because of rapid weight loss. In addition, the Federal Security Service of Russia started a new criminal case on her. Savchenko’s lawyer Ilya Novikov reported the news on his Twitter on Thursday. “A bad news. Nadiya Savchenko is to be transferred to Matrosskaya Tishina...

      Ukraine’s export of high-tech products to Russia collapsed by one third in 2014, expert says
      Jan29

      Ukraine’s export of high-tech products to Russia collapsed by one third in 2014, expert says

      Ukrainian exports of high-tech products to Russia in 2014 fell by a third. The expert in the field of internal and external economic and socio-political processes Vsevolod Stepaniuk reported the news on Thursday during a press conference on shutdown of Yuzhmash in the city of Dnipropetrovsk, manufacturing, Ukrinform reports. “More than 60%...