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Kiev: Russia has 7 500 troops in Ukraine
Russia has 7 500 troops in the east of Ukraine’, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops, defence minister said. ||| Kiev – Russia has 7 500 troops in the east of the country, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops for months, Ukraine’s defence minister said.“Unfortunately,...
Ukraine News Roundup | November 21
Ukraine Parties Form New Government, Set NATO as Priority via RFE-RLOn Maidan’s Anniversary, Ukrainians’ Despair Jars Poroshenko, Biden via Washington Post‘Donetsk Republic’ Official: Yes, of Course, Russia Is Funding Us via Reuters For a Half-Million Ukrainian Refugees, a Hard Winter Is Coming via The InterpreterFor Crimeans,...
Before Ukraine Can Be Reformed, It Must Be Defended
When Hitler Invaded Poland, No One Demanded Polish Reforms Before Offering Help. Why Is It the Reverse for Ukraine? “September 3, 1939 – British and French commentators and officials said today that it could no longer be denied that Hitler was invading Poland and that the Nazi forces represented the most serious threat to the existence of that...
Russia mulls oil production cut
Russia is considering cutting its oil production in a bid to revive prices, energy minister Alexander Novak said, as the ruble plunges in value. ||| Moscow – Russia is considering cutting its oil production in a bid to revive prices, energy minister Alexander Novak said Friday as the falling price of crude along with Western sanctions over...
Poroshenko, Biden say peace in Donbas should be achieved through Minsk agreements
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden have agreed that the only way to achieving peace in Donbas was compliance with the Minsk agreements. Poroshenko said this at a joint press conference with Biden in Kyiv on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We have reached a complete agreement that the most...
‘Cyborgs’ successfully repel all attacks
Militants have fired on the positions of the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation forces in the Donetsk direction with mortars, tanks and small arms three times over the past 24 hours and again tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian soldiers at the Donetsk airport. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical...
Government should be formed in ten days – Yatseniuk
The Ukrainian government should be formed in the next ten days. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this after the initialing of a coalition agreement on Friday. “The government should be formed in the next ten days, because we need to hold talks with the IMF and major international partners. We should immediately adopt the law on...
Savchenko to represent Ukraine at PACE
Nadia Savchenko will represent the Ukrainian parliament at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Batkivshchyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko said this during the initialing of a coalition agreement on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “I want to thank you for supporting a point on the release of all those who...
Klitschko refuses to serve as MP
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has refused a people’s deputy mandate. A respective application has already been submitted to the Central Election Commission, Klitschko’s press service reported. “I have repeatedly stated that I will remain mayor of the capital and that I won’t let down Kyiv’s residents who entrusted me...
Russia mulls oil output cut
Russia may cut oil production to shore up flagging prices, but its ability to change output is limited. ||| Moscow – Russia may cut oil production to shore up flagging prices, but its ability to change output is limited and no decision has been made yet, its energy minister said, underlining Moscow’s desire for a higher oil price....