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The Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Then and Now
Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk still believes deeply in the power of international norms to maintain peace.“Today’s world is based on great principles: sovereignty, territorial integrity, and untouchable borders. And as far as I understand the situation, the United States is the guardian of these principles,” said Kravchuk at an...
Large-scale privatization: Groysman invites Croatia to invest in Ukraine
Ukraine starts large-scale privatization and invites Croatia to invest in the Ukrainian economy, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during the Ukrainian-Croatian Business Forum. The business forum was held under the chairmanship of the heads of governments of Ukraine and Croatia Volodymyr Groysman and Andrej Plenkovic, gathering...
Poroshenko believes EU radicals obstacle to Ukraine`s pro-European strategy
The fact that the far-left and far-right radical movements across Europe are gaining momentum across the European Union is undermining the Europe`s unity, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said, speaking at a ceremony marking the Day of Dignity and Freedom, an UaPosition correspondent reported. According to the president, Ukraine`s...
Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 25.80 to dollar on interbank market
Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Monday strengthened to UAH 25.77/25.80 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UaPosition correspondent. Thus, the national currency has strengthened by five kopiykas against the U.S. dollar as compared to the opening of trade....
Ukrainian Foreign Minister calls ”alternatives” to Minsk pact
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says that the alternative to the Minsk agreements could be Russia`s destabilization of Ukraine and freezing of the Donbas conflict. ”We all know that the Minsk agreements are commitments, in particular, political commitments on the part of Russia… The alternative to Minsk is [conflict] freezing and...
Finance Ministry names laws needed to get IMF`s next tranche
Ukraine should adopt four key bills in order to get the next tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the end of the year, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk told Ukrainian newspaper Ekonomichna Pravda. ”Firstly, the pension reform, which aims at balancing the system not only as of today, but also in the medium and long...
Ukraine Def. Ministry says FSB directing counterintel soap opera in Crimea
Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues Andriy Lysenko has dubbed yet another detention of Ukrainian citizens in Crimea whom the Russia labeled ”saboteurs” continuation of the FSB`s soap opera of fakes. ”Now we are witnessing a continuation of the Russian FSB`s soap opera of fakes titled `Wherever you look – they...
Fillon, Juppe kick off race for support for French presidential ticket
Francois Fillon heads into a runoff campaign for France`s conservative presidential ticket on Monday as favorite after winning the endorsement of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy whom he ousted from the race after a stunning late surge in polls, according to Reuters. Fillon is up against another former prime minister, Alain Juppe, who has a week to...
German-Ukrainian Fund to invest EUR 18 mln in development of SMBs
The German-Ukrainian Fund, where the members are the National Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, and German development bank KfW, is ready to invest a total of EUR 18 million in the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine, as reported on the NBU website with reference to the statement by Director of NBU Financial...
NATO General: Too early to make conclusions about Trump`s actions as president
NATO General Petr Pavel has said that ”it is too early” to draw conclusions about the political actions of the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, based only on his campaign statements. ”I believe that we have to clearly distinguish what has been said during the election campaign and what will follow after it,” he said in...