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      Poroshenko: No more step further until Russia honors Donbas commitments
      Sep17

      Poroshenko: No more step further until Russia honors Donbas commitments

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said Ukraine will not make any further steps in the settlement of the situation in Donbas without Russia`s honoring its commitments to ensure security there. ”I am often blamed. They say that the Ukrainian side continues `to resist` and does not move forward on the political track of the Minsk process. I...

      IMF`s third $1 bln tranche arrives in Ukraine
      Sep16

      IMF`s third $1 bln tranche arrives in Ukraine

      The National Bank of Ukraine has announced that International Monetary Fund (IMF) funds worth $1 billion in the equivalent have arrived in Ukraine. This was the third disbursement authorized by the positive review by the IMF`s Executive Boards of the Extended Fund Facility program on September 14, the NBU said. Ukraine`s Finance Ministry said...

      Poroshenko to discuss further U.S. support at meetings with Obama, Clinton, Trump
      Sep16

      Poroshenko to discuss further U.S. support at meetings with Obama, Clinton, Trump

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hopes for further U.S. support to Ukraine after the presidential elections. ”I believe in the American people. A democratic country cannot ignore the opinion of its people. I will have a meeting with President Obama, and I asked for a meeting with both U.S. presidential candidates – one of the candidates has...

      Large-scale privatization to kick off next month – Poroshenko
      Sep16

      Large-scale privatization to kick off next month – Poroshenko

      The launch of a large-scale privatization in Ukraine is set for as early as next month, aiming to attract potential investors, according to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. ”The large-scale privatization in Ukraine will begin next month: energy facilities, the Odesa Port-Side Chemical Plant and other SOEs,” Poroshenko said while delivering a...

      Ukraine mulls banning Russia from financing media in Ukraine
      Sep16

      Ukraine mulls banning Russia from financing media in Ukraine

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian parliament) is drafting a bill that will ban Russia from financing media operating in Ukraine, Ukrainian news service TSN reported citing head of the parliamentary committee on freedom of speech and information policy Victoria Syumar. ”With regard to what has been done, the Committee and Ukrainian MPs have...

      Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine readies to press charges in case of Party of Regions` ”black accounts”
      Sep16

      Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine readies to press charges in case of Party of Regions` ”black accounts”

      The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) in the framework of investigation of the case of ”black accounts” of the Party of Regions intends to announce a series of suspicions, NABU Chief Artem Sytnik told journalists, a UaPosition correspondent reported. ”Now we are preparing to press charges in this case, as the signatures and...

      Ukraine to allocate UAH 14 bln in excise tax revenues for road construction next year
      Sep16

      Ukraine to allocate UAH 14 bln in excise tax revenues for road construction next year

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine next year plans to use proceeds from excise tax payments and allocate UAH 14.2 billion from tax collections for repairs and construction of roads, according to Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. The government also plans to additionally attract $1 billion in the context of cooperation with international...

      Kyiv expects to receive $1 bln in U.S. loan guarantees by end of September
      Sep16

      Kyiv expects to receive $1 bln in U.S. loan guarantees by end of September

      Ukraine expects to receive $1 billion of loan guarantees from the U.S. Government by the end of September and to issue Eurobonds, a source in the government told UNIAN. ”We think, [it will happen in] the end of the month,” the source said. The receipt of funds has become possible following the positive decision of the International Monetary Fund...

      Poroshenko: Sanctions only mechanism to keep Putin at negotiating table
      Sep16

      Poroshenko: Sanctions only mechanism to keep Putin at negotiating table

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has urged the international community to impose new sectoral sanctions against Russia for its occupation of Crimea and Donbas, a UaPosition correspondent reported. ”Perhaps it is time to respond to Russia`s actions in the occupied territories, including in relation to Crimean Tatars. This means that it is...

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 30 times in last day, use 120mm and 82mm mortars
      Sep16

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 30 times in last day, use 120mm and 82mm mortars

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 30 times in the past 24 hours, including 16 times in the Mariupol sector, 12 times in the Donetsk sector and twice in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. View map in full size In the Donetsk...