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Russian ‘aid convoy’ near border with Ukraine
The so-called Russian “humanitarian aid convoy” has arrived in Rostov region, Deputy Head of the National Center for Crisis Situations Management of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry Oleg Voronov has said. “A column of a hundred vehicles has arrived in Rostov region without any incident,” he said. According to...
Russian bombers again seen over Europe
The number of Russian aircraft maneuvers over Europe has increased. In particular, on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 28, many Russian strategic bombers and other military aircraft were identified over the North and Baltic Seas. German and British fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept them. Such maneuvers were also conducted over the...
CEC counts 99.49% of ballots in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections
The Central Election Commission has processed 99.49% of electronic protocols from precinct election commissions as of 09.00 on Thursday, according to the commission’s website. The People’s Front, which won 22.16% of the vote (3,478,144 votes), holds the lead, whereas the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko is second, with 21.82% of the vote...
Ukraine-Russia gas talks lasted almost ten hours
Ukraine and Russia, through the mediation of the European Union, have not yet agreed on gas supply this winter. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak reported the interim results of trilateral gas negotiations between the EU, Ukraine and Russia, which lasted nearly ten hours and ended in Brussels early on Thursday, Ukrinform’s...
With 99% of votes counted, Svoboda does not enter parliament
The Ukrainian Central Election Commission (CEC) has processed 99% of electronic protocols from precinct election commissions as of 16.35, according to the commission’s website. The People’s Front remains in first place, with 22.17% of the vote. The Bloc of Petro Poroshenko goes second, with 21.81% of the vote. Samopomich is third,...
Oettinger hopes today’s trilateral meeting on gas issues will be final
European Commission Vice-President Gunther Oettinger has said he hopes that today’s tripartite consultations on gas issues between Ukraine, the EU and Russia will be final and that the sides will reach an interim agreement. He said this before bilateral meetings with Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan and...
No agreements with terrorists on buffer zone – NSDC
The Ukrainian side has not signed any agreements with terrorists on the arrangement of a buffer zone in the Donbas conflict zone. The spokesman for the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Andriy Lysenko, said this at a briefing on Wednesday, while commenting on rumors about the Ukrainian...
No servicemen killed in past 24 hours, one injured – NSDC
No servicemen have been killed in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas in the past 24 hours, but one soldier has been injured as a result of terrorist attacks. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “No Ukrainian servicemen...
State budget for 2015 should be adopted by December 30 – Poroshenko Bloc
A draft coalition agreement proposed by the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko establishes the schedule for the submission to parliament of a draft law on Ukraine’s state budget for 2015 and its adoption. The document has been published on the bloc’s website solydarnist.org. According to the document, the Cabinet of Ministers should submit the...
Yatseniuk names date for creation of coalition and government
People’s Front leader Arseniy Yatseniuk has said he hopes that a coalition in the new Verkhovna Rada and a new government will be formed within 20 days. He said this at a press conference on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Over the next 20 days we have to make a final decision. This, of course, depends on the results...