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Poland may ratify association agreement with Ukraine in a week
Poland may ratify the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement at the next meeting of the lower house of parliament, the Sejm, which is scheduled for October 8-10. Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said this while answering questions from deputies in the Sejm, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Poland reported. “The Polish Council of Ministers...
Merkel wants Ukraine to begin reforms after elections
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she hopes that after the parliamentary elections in late October Ukraine will start implementing economic reforms more intensively. She said this in Berlin, speaking to German entrepreneurs, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Germany reported. “Ukraine is still in a difficult economic situation....
Ukraine to get next tranche from IMF in December
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will disburse the next tranche to Ukraine in December 2014. This issue was discussed at a meeting between Ukrainian Justice Ministry representatives and a delegation of the IMF. “This time IMF experts were interested in judicial reform before the next review of the tranche, which will be provided to...
Britain warns Putin against aggression towards NATO
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against Russian aggression towards NATO members. He said this in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference, according to PoliticsHome. “Let me remind Mr Putin that a threat to any NATO member will get a response from us all,” Hammond said. He...
Ukrainian economy to contract by 8% – World Bank
The Ukrainian economy will contract by 8% this year because of the war in Donbas, the World Bank said on Thursday, according to AFP. Thus, an earlier forecast is downgraded and further shrinkage in 2015 is forecast. “Disruption in economic activity in the east has resulted in a sharper GDP decline than we expected,” said Qimiao Fan,...
Terrorists kill nine civilians in Donetsk
Terrorists shelled residential areas in Donetsk with Grad rockets on October 1, thus killing nine civilians and injuring another 30. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday. “Shells hit a shuttle bus, school building No. 57 and a public...
One serviceman killed, 18 injured in Donbas over past day
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday. “At a checkpoint located near the western outskirts of the settlement of Mius, a military patrol...
Avakov releases data on those killed in ATO zone
A total of 134 soldiers of the National Guard and Interior Ministry battalions have been killed and 628 more have been injured during the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov reported this on Facebook, posting a respective document. According to the document, those killed include 68 Interior...
Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions.
Capture of Donetsk airport or Mariupol to trigger new sanctions – Bloomberg
The European Union may impose additional sanctions on Russia if pro-Russian fighters capture the Donetsk airport or the city of Mariupol, Bloomberg has reported, citing its own sources. “If the separatists took the Donetsk airport or the city of Mariupol in an effort to create a land corridor, the EU might impose additional sanctions…...