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      Ukraine, U.S. Navy approve plan of Sea Breeze-2017 drills
      Dec04

      Ukraine, U.S. Navy approve plan of Sea Breeze-2017 drills

      A conference was held in Odesa aimed at planning the Ukrainian-American military exercises Sea Breeze 2017, the theme of which is a multinational security operation in a crisis region, the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported. Besides Ukrainian and U.S. military, the event was also attended by representatives from Georgia,...

      Putin says Trump clever, will understand new responsibilities – media
      Dec04

      Putin says Trump clever, will understand new responsibilities – media

      U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a clever man and will quickly understand his new responsibilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with NTV TV, according to Reuters. Putin has spoken previously of his hope that Trump will help restore U.S.-Russia relations, and analysts said he was unlikely to want to dial up...

      Five policemen killed in shooting reportedly by mistake between police and state guard service
      Dec04

      Five policemen killed in shooting reportedly by mistake between police and state guard service

      Five members from different state law enforcement agencies were shot dead in a shooting incident reportedly by mistake in the village of Kniazhychi in Brovary district, Kyiv region, in the early hours of December 4. ”A criminal investigation team from Kyiv was working on an operation to detain a dangerous gang of robbers who have regularly looted...

      Reuters Exclusive: Syrian rebels tell U.S. they won`t leave Aleppo
      Dec04

      Reuters Exclusive: Syrian rebels tell U.S. they won`t leave Aleppo

      Syrian rebel groups have told the United States they will not leave Aleppo after Moscow called for talks with Washington over a full withdrawal of rebel fighters from the city`s besieged eastern districts, a rebel official said on Sunday, according to Reuters. Speaking to Reuters from Turkey, senior rebel official Zakaria Malahifji said the...

      Finance Ministry changes rules of registration, filing complaints by taxpayers
      Dec04

      Finance Ministry changes rules of registration, filing complaints by taxpayers

      The Ministry of Finance has improved with an order enforced Nov 25 the process of drafting and filing complaints by taxpayers and their review by the authorities of the State Fiscal Service, according to a report on the ministry website. In particular, the taxpayers can now file petitions for the public consideration of the complaint, with media...

      Russian central bank loses $31 million in cyber attack
      Dec04

      Russian central bank loses $31 million in cyber attack

      Hackers stole more than RUB 2 billion ($31 million) from correspondent accounts at the Russian central bank, the bank said on Friday, the latest example of an escalation of cyber attacks on financial institutions around the globe. Central bank official Artyom Sychyov discussed the losses at a briefing, saying that the hackers had attempted to...

      Prosecutor General`s Office gets evidence of Russia using Ukraine`s drilling platforms in Black Sea
      Dec04

      Prosecutor General`s Office gets evidence of Russia using Ukraine`s drilling platforms in Black Sea

      Violations against Ukrainian drilling platforms in the Black Sea, seized by the Russian Federation, may strengthen Ukraine`s position in lawsuits against Russia, according to a statement published on the website of the Prosecutor General`s Office of Ukraine. Military prosecutors recorded the fact of changing the navigation data of drilling...

      RFE/RL Crimea journalists win Burke Award
      Dec04

      RFE/RL Crimea journalists win Burke Award

      The Broadcasting Board of Governors has recognized the professionalism and courage of the RFE/RL Ukrainian Service`s Crimea desk by presenting it with the 2016 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award. RFE/RL President Thomas Kent accepted the prize on behalf of the journalists in a ceremony today presided over by BBG Chief Executive Officer...

      Forum in Tel-Aviv to kick off Israeli-Ukrainian business Alliance
      Dec04

      Forum in Tel-Aviv to kick off Israeli-Ukrainian business Alliance

      An Israeli-Ukrainian Entrepreneurship Forum will take place in in Tel Aviv on 14-15 December 2016. The Forum offers a new focus for research on the challenges of meeting Israeli-Ukrainian business demands for the sustainable development, according to EuromaidanPress. The purpose of the Forum is to create conditions for a potential partnership in...

      Moscow responds to U.S. curbing military ties with Russia
      Dec04

      Moscow responds to U.S. curbing military ties with Russia

      Moscow sees nothing new in U.S. Congress banning cooperation between Russian and U.S. military, according to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, TASS reports. ”Nothing new here, the Congress adopted a similar law last year, too,” he said Saturday, according to TASS. ”In Pentagon`s last year budget was a ban on contacts between military...