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      Russian troops attack Ukraine 31 times in last day
      Dec10

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 31 times in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 31 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Luhansk sector, the enemy used 120mm and 82mm mortars on the villages of Troyitske and Novozvanivka. The occupiers...

      OSCE to replace drones shot down over east Ukraine
      Dec10

      OSCE to replace drones shot down over east Ukraine

      The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday launched a tender for long-range drones after losing eight such aircraft over eastern Ukraine since it began a monitoring mission there, according to Reuters. ”Many of our drones were electronically destroyed or shot down,” OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier told...

      Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House – media
      Dec10

      Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House – media

      The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter, The Washington Post reported. Intelligence agencies have identified individuals with connections to...

      Trilateral gas talks proved once again useful – Vice-President of the European Commission
      Dec10

      Trilateral gas talks proved once again useful – Vice-President of the European Commission

      Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the Energy Union Maros Sefcovic is positive about the outcome of a recent round of trilateral gas talks between the European Commission, Russia and Ukraine, claiming the trilateral format has again proved to be useful. ”The trilateral format has again proven its usefulness today. Facilitated...

      Half of Ukrainian Parliament members` e-declarations analyzed, 53 sent to anti-graft agency
      Dec10

      Half of Ukrainian Parliament members` e-declarations analyzed, 53 sent to anti-graft agency

      The Prosecutor General`s Office (PGO) of Ukraine has analyzed half of the electronic income declarations submitted by Verkhovna Rada deputies, following which 53 of the documents have been sent to the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC), according to an UaPosition correspondent. ”Half of MPs` electronic declarations have been...

      UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding end to attacks in Syria
      Dec10

      UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding end to attacks in Syria

      The 193-member UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution demanding an immediate end to attacks on civilians and all besieged areas in war-torn Syria, according to The New York Times. The non-binding resolution passed on Friday, December 9, by a vote of 122 to 13, with 36 abstentions, The New York Times wrote. The G.A. also expressed grave...

      National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption asks police not to put pressure on it
      Dec10

      National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption asks police not to put pressure on it

      The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) is ready to provide access to e-declarations exclusively within the legal framework. Thus, the demand for full access to the electronic declarations of high-ranking officials is satisfied based on the decision of the investigating judge or the court, according to a statement on the...

      Ukraine urged to conduct validation of officials` e-declarations
      Dec10

      Ukraine urged to conduct validation of officials` e-declarations

      The United States, the European Union, and Canada have urged Ukraine to conduct an independent and credible verification of electronic declarations of officials, according a joint statement by the embassies of Canada, the United States, and the EU Delegation on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day. As UaPosition reported earlier,...

      S&P ratings on Ukraine affirmed at `B-/B` with stable outlook
      Dec10

      S&P ratings on Ukraine affirmed at `B-/B` with stable outlook

      S&P Global Ratings on December 9, 2016, affirmed its `B-/B` long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Ukraine. The outlooks on the long-term foreign and local currency ratings are stable. ”At the same time, we affirmed the `uaBBB-` Ukraine national scale rating,” S&P said in a statement on Friday....

      Human rights activists: 2,200 Ukraine prisoners moved from occupied Crimea to Russia
      Dec10

      Human rights activists: 2,200 Ukraine prisoners moved from occupied Crimea to Russia

      Crimean human rights activists claim at least 2,200 prisoners with Ukrainian citizenship have been relocated from occupied Crimea to Russia since the beginning of the occupation. ”According to expert of the Regional Centre for Human Rights, lawyer Roman Martynovskiy, only for the period of the occupation of Crimea at least 2,200 detained citizens...