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      Biden welcomes Ukraine`s decision to release 15 Russian militants
      Dec16

      Biden welcomes Ukraine`s decision to release 15 Russian militants

      U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he hopes that the Ukrainian authorities` decision to unilaterally release 15 individuals taken prisoner during the Donbas conflict will give momentum to the prisoner exchange process. ”The Vice President voiced strong support for the Ukrainian Government`s decision today [December 15] to unilaterally release 15...

      Ukrainian farmers export over 20 mln tonnes of grain since July 2016
      Dec16

      Ukrainian farmers export over 20 mln tonnes of grain since July 2016

      Ukrainian farmers have exported 20.1 million tonnes of grain since the beginning of the 2016/2017 marketing year (July 2016 through June 2017), according to the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service. In particular, they exported 10.6 million tonnes of wheat, about 4.1 million tonnes of barley, and 5.3 million tonnes of maize. What is...

      France calls for urgent United Nations Security Council talks on Aleppo
      Dec16

      France calls for urgent United Nations Security Council talks on Aleppo

      France on Thursday requested urgent closed-door consultations at the UN Security Council on the evacuation of civilians from the Syrian city of Aleppo and plans for deliveries of aid, diplomats said, according to The Local France. Hundreds of civilians and rebels boarded buses earlier in the day to leave Aleppo as Syrian forces moved to assert...

      ”It needs to be disguised and taken away”: General Prosecutor Office releases records of intercepted calls between two suspects in MH17 case
      Dec16

      ”It needs to be disguised and taken away”: General Prosecutor Office releases records of intercepted calls between two suspects in MH17 case

      First Deputy General Prosecutor Dmytro Storozhuk has told a Kyiv briefing that the Joint Investigation Team is ready to ensure protection of all witnesses who can provide information on those involved in the destruction of the Malaysian Airlines passenger aircraft. Also, the PGO released audio recordings of conversations between the persons...

      Russia, Japan sign 68 agreements during Putin`s visit – Reuters
      Dec16

      Russia, Japan sign 68 agreements during Putin`s visit – Reuters

      A total of 68 agreements were signed during President Vladimir Putin`s visit to Japan, including in energy, according to Russian officials on Friday, according to Reuters. Among business-to-business deals reached, gas giant Gazprom signed agreements on strategic cooperation with trading houses Mitsui & Co  and Mitsubishi Corp, Reuters wrote....

      Ukraine imports of goods exceed exports by 2 bln USD
      Dec16

      Ukraine imports of goods exceed exports by 2 bln USD

      Exports of goods from Ukraine in January-October 2016 compared to January-October 2015 decreased by 7.9%, to $29.113 billion, and imports – by 0.1%, to $31.202 billion, according to the State Statistics Service. The deficit of foreign trade in Ukraine in January-October 2016 amounted to $2.089 billion against a $397.1 million surplus in the same...

      Suspect in alleged Montenegro coup plot pictured with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
      Dec16

      Suspect in alleged Montenegro coup plot pictured with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

      A suspect in an alleged plot to assassinate pro-Western Montenegrin politician Milo Djukanovic has posted a photograph of himself standing near Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this week in Belgrade, RFE/RL reports. Nemanja Ristic, who is wanted in Montenegro for conspiracy to kill Djukanovic in an alleged foreign-organized coup attempt in...

      Naftogaz plans to pay in taxes of 60 billion USD in 2016
      Dec16

      Naftogaz plans to pay in taxes of 60 billion USD in 2016

      The National energy holding Naftogaz of Ukraine plans in 2016 to transfer to the state budget some UAH 60 billion in taxes, that`s according to the company CEO Andriy Kobolev who gave a briefing in Kyiv earlier today, December 15. ”We are planning to pay to the budget UAH 60 billion in taxes,” he said, adding that this amount is about 10% of...

      European Parliament hopefully to complete talks with EU Council on Ukraine visa liberalisation in January 2017
      Dec16

      European Parliament hopefully to complete talks with EU Council on Ukraine visa liberalisation in January 2017

      The European Parliament can reach an agreement with the Council of the European Union on granting Ukraine visa-free regime in January next year, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz told a press conference in Brussels in the framework of the EU Summit December 15, an UaPosition correspondent reported. Schultz has informed the heads...

      Ukraine not to buy Russian gas this winter
      Dec16

      Ukraine not to buy Russian gas this winter

      Ukraine`s national energy holding Naftogaz of Ukraine until March 2017 does not intend to buy natural gas from Russia, company CEO Andriy Kobolev told a briefing Thursday. ”Most likely, until the end of winter, we will not buy gas from Russia,” he said. Kobolev noted that in case of signing an additional agreement with the supplier of Russian...