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      US planes intercept six Russian fighter jets near Alaska – media
      Sep20

      US planes intercept six Russian fighter jets near Alaska – media

      U.S. planes on Thursday intercepted six Russian fighter jets that were flying near Alaska, the Ukrainska Pravda online newspaper has reported, citing foreign media. “According to CNN correspondent Jim Sciutto, U.S. officials link this to the visit of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to the United States,” reads the statement. As...

      Russian ‘aid convoy’ arrives in Donetsk
      Sep20

      Russian ‘aid convoy’ arrives in Donetsk

      A column of about 200 trucks with Russian “humanitarian aid” arrived in Donetsk on Saturday, ITAR-TASS reported. According to the Russian news agency, the Russian vehicles allegedly delivered “food, power generators, medicines, warm clothes, and bottled drinking water” for residents of southeastern Ukraine. The total...

      Memorandum on ceasefire in Donbas signed in Minsk
      Sep20

      Memorandum on ceasefire in Donbas signed in Minsk

      The Ukrainian side and militants have agreed to cease offensive operations in eastern Ukraine by signing in Minsk a memorandum on implementing the program for the settlement of the situation in the conflict zone, RIA Novosti has reported, citing a memorandum signed by members of the trilateral contact group after talks in Minsk. “The...

      Putin wants to hold talks with Ukraine in Vienna – media
      Sep19

      Putin wants to hold talks with Ukraine in Vienna – media

      Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a telephone conversation with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann on Thursday, proposed holding peace talks on the settlement of the situation in east Ukraine in Vienna. German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported this on Friday, citing Austrian media. “Putin sees Vienna as a good place for...

      After wounding nearly 30% of military returns to ATO area
      Sep19

      After wounding nearly 30% of military returns to ATO area

      Almost 30 percent of military of the Armed Forces after the injury has returned to the ATO area. Director of the Military Medical Department of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine, colonel of the medical service Vitaliy Andronati told a press conference at Ukrinform, an agency correspondent reports. “Since the beginning of the ATO, the number...

      Poroshenko says why US refused to grant special ally status to Ukraine
      Sep19

      Poroshenko says why US refused to grant special ally status to Ukraine

      The level of bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and the United States in the field of security and defense has already exceeded the level of cooperation of countries that have the status of a major non-NATO ally (MNNA) of the United States. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this in an interview with CNN in Washington, Ukrinform’s...

      Parasiuk goes to polls
      Sep19

      Parasiuk goes to polls

      EuroMaidan sotnyk (leader of a hundred, or a unit – Ed.) and participant in the antiterrorist operation Volodymyr Parasiuk decided to run for the parliament. He said on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ParaVozzik “I took a decision to run for the parliament. Yesterday, prepared all the documents. Now, on the road to Kyiv, going to...

      NBU: Inflation will speed up to 19% by end of this year
      Sep19

      NBU: Inflation will speed up to 19% by end of this year

      The consumer price index is expected to grow by 19% by the end of 2014, InterBusinessConsulting has reported, with reference to the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). “The National Bank of Ukraine estimates the devaluation of the hryvnia to the U.S. dollar on the interbank market in January-August at 66.9% and therefore...

      Rosselkhoznadzor leaves Crimea without beef
      Sep19

      Rosselkhoznadzor leaves Crimea without beef

      Rosselkhoznadzor banned import of five large batches of beef to annexed Crimea from mainland Ukraine. The Rosselkhoznadzor press service informs, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports. Rosselkhoznadzor says that all meat batches were attempted at being imported without mandatory markings on the meat blocks, which would testify to the...

      Poland ready to give Ukraine weapons, but along with EU – Kopacz
      Sep19

      Poland ready to give Ukraine weapons, but along with EU – Kopacz

      Poland may provide Ukraine with weapons, but along with other European countries. New Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said this on Friday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “As soon as a big European family decides that it wants to help Ukraine [with weapons], then, of course, we will have to provide this assistance, but along with...