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Russian militants attack Ukraine 37 times in last day
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 37 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 Mariupol sector, the militants fired 152mm artillery systems on the village of Shyrokyne, as well as mortars,...
Normandy Four foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine in Minsk Nov 29
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine will meet in Belarus next week to discuss the implementation of a cease-fire agreement in eastern Ukraine, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandre Giorgini made the announcement on November 25, saying the meeting on November 29 would...
Public-private cooperation to make Ukraine`s information policy proactive
Key speakers at the panel discussion on the new communication strategies revealed to Ukraine Today how Ukraine should informationally respond to the Russian hybrid war. For the past 3 years, Russia`s been actively exploiting the means of a hybrid warfare to gain the lead not only at the front but also in the information field. Fake news,...
Reuters: Putin presents Russian passport to Hollywood actor Seagal
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a Russian passport to U.S. actor Steven Seagal on Friday and said he hoped it would serve as a symbol of how the fractious ties between Moscow and Washington are starting to improve, according to Reuters. At a Kremlin ceremony where Seagal signed his new passport in front of Putin, the Russian leader...
Spain puts Firtash on int`l wanted list – media
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor`s Office of Spain has put Ukrainian gas tycoon Dmytro Firtash on the international wanted list, suspecting him of laundering large sums of money. Firtash is wanted along with his two accomplices – citizens of Ukraine, Deutsche Welle reports with reference to its source in the prosecutor`s office in Spain. It is...
Yanukovych admits he asked Putin to send troops to Ukraine
Fugitive ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who fled Ukraine to Russia in February 2014, has confirmed he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to send Russian troops to Ukraine, saying his request was under the influence of emotions, according to an UaPosition correspondent. ”This document [a letter addressing Putin] indeed existed....
Poroshenko`s office names three points Ukraine opposed at Ukraine-EU summit
The EU has supported a principled approach of the Ukrainian side concerning the acceleration of the ratification of the Association Agreement, Deputy head of the Ukrainian president`s administration Kostiantyn Yeliseyev said at a briefing in Kyiv, 5.ua reports. ”We have agreed that the EU will continue to support and provide solidarity to Ukraine...
EBRD, Ukraine agree to cooperate in transformation of Oschadbank
Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have agreed on measures to support and reform PJSC State Savings Bank of Ukraine Oschadbank and signed a memorandum of understanding. The memorandum was signed off by Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk, Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus for the...
S&P upgrades Kyiv to `B-` on domestic bond repayment, outlook stable
On November 24, 2016, S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term issuer credit rating on the Ukrainian capital City of Kyiv to `B-` from `CC`. The outlook is stable. ”Contrary to our previous base-case expectations, the city of Kyiv has redeemed ahead of schedule Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) 1.9 billion of G series domestic bonds maturing on...
Japan PM comments on Russian missile deployment on disputed isles
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday Russia`s deployment of missile systems on islands in the western Pacific isles that are also claimed by Tokyo was ”regrettable”, according to Reuters. His comments came less than a month before Russian President Vladimir Putin is to visit Japan for talks aimed at progress on the decades-old...