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      10 accords to be signed at EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19
      Dec19

      10 accords to be signed at EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19

      Representative of Ukraine to the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community Mykola Tochytskyi has announced the signing of about 10 agreements during the third meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19, according to Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty). An agreement on the reform of the public administration system is...

      Last survived defender of Donetsk airport freed after almost 2 years` captivity
      Dec19

      Last survived defender of Donetsk airport freed after almost 2 years` captivity

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced that Taras Kolodiy, the last survived from among the Ukrainian soldiers who defended Donetsk airport, also known as ”cyborgs,” has been freed after almost two years` captivity by Donbas militants. ”The SBU chief has just reported about the release of our `cyborg` – Taras Kolodiy. He is free after...

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: Ukraine`s biggest bank will be nationalized
      Dec19

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: Ukraine`s biggest bank will be nationalized

      Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers on Sunday, December 18, supported the proposal put forth by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the Council for Financial Stability to transfer Ukraine`s No. 1 bank, Dnipro-based PJSC PrivatBank to 100% state ownership. ”At a meeting on Sunday, the Cabinet of Ministers considered issues to ensure stability in the...

      Polish Demonstrations continue for third day – BBC
      Dec19

      Polish Demonstrations continue for third day – BBC

      Protests in the Polish capital Warsaw against government plans to restrict journalists` access to parliament have continued for a third day, according to the BBC. Protesters gathered outside parliament, where opposition MPs have been holding a sit-in since Friday, December 16, the BBC reported. Government supporters also held a demonstration in...

      In two-hour battle against Russian troops on Sunday 5 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 26 wounded
      Dec18

      In two-hour battle against Russian troops on Sunday 5 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 26 wounded

      5 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in action (KIA) and 26 were wounded in action (WIA) during an attack on Sunday, December 18, by combined Russian-separatist forces on Ukrainian positions along the so-called Svitlodarska Duha, a stretch between the militant-controlled town of Horlivka and the town of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk region, according to the...

      Buses attacked, burned on way to evacuate besieged Syrian villages
      Dec18

      Buses attacked, burned on way to evacuate besieged Syrian villages

      Several buses en route to evacuate ill and injured people from the besieged Syrian villages of al-Foua and Kefraya were attacked and burned on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syrian state television said, according to Reuters. Some buses, as well as Red Crescent vehicles, reached the entrance to the villages in Idlib province,...

      Ukraine reports 40 Russian attacks on its positions in Donbas in past day
      Dec18

      Ukraine reports 40 Russian attacks on its positions in Donbas in past day

      Russian troops and militants in Donbas attacked Ukrainian positions 40 times in the past day, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters reported on Sunday morning. View map in full size ”In the past 24 hours, the town of Krasnohorivka, and the villages of Pavlopil, Lebedynske and Shyrokyne in the Mariupol sector came...

      Price deregulation experiment justified, to be continued – Prime Minister of Ukraine
      Dec18

      Price deregulation experiment justified, to be continued – Prime Minister of Ukraine

      The experiment with the lifting of state regulation of prices, launched in October 1 for a three-month period, proved to be justified, as it did not lead to an acceleration of inflation, therefore the government intends to continue it, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said during a Friday meeting with experts and civil society...

      Pentagon says China to return drone; Trump says they can keep it – Bloomberg
      Dec18

      Pentagon says China to return drone; Trump says they can keep it – Bloomberg

      The Pentagon said China will return a U.S. Navy underwater drone after its military scooped up the submersible in the South China Sea late this week and sparked a row that drew in President-elect Donald Trump, who said on Twitter the Chinese stole it, so they can keep it, according to Bloomberg. ”Through direct engagement with Chinese...

      Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov: electronic warfare and surveillance aircraft
      Dec18

      Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov: electronic warfare and surveillance aircraft

      A cooperation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov will be translated on Tuesday with the launching of an electronic warfare and surveillance aircraft, which is based on the An-132 light multi-mission transport aircraft, according to Al Awsat media outlet. See also: Ukrainian aircraft company Antonov completes...