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NYT: Computer systems used by Clinton campaign are said to be hacked, apparently by Russians
Computer systems used by Hillary Clinton`s presidential campaign were hacked in an attack that appears to have come from Russia`s intelligence services, a federal law enforcement official said on Friday, according to The New York Times.The apparent breach, coming after the disclosure last month that the Democratic National Committee`s computer...
Russian proxies attack Ukraine 52 times in last 24 hours, use banned artillery, mortars
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 52 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. The Donetsk sector was attacked 23 times, the Luhansk sector 16 times and the Mariupol sector 13 times, the ATO HQ wrote on Facebook on Saturday....
Ex-Regions Party faction head Yefremov detained – PGO
Former Regions Party faction head Oleksandr Yefremov has been detained, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on Facebook.”Former Regions Party faction head Oleksandr Yefremov has been detained on suspicion of infringement of the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine,” Lutsenko said.Larysa Sargan, Lutsenko`s press...
NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 24.80 to dollar
The National Bank of Ukraine on Friday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by one kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 24.80 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for August 1:$100 costs UAH 2,480.6544 (on July 29, it was UAH...
NATO’s Trump Card
As strange as it seems, both US President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seem to agree on one thing: European allies don’t spend enough on defense and they need to seriously step up. How they both frame this message is where Obama the statesman and Trump the salesman differ.Since Russia’s annexation of...
EU shows signs of disunity on issue of anti-Russian sanctions
EU diplomats say sanctions against Russia in one sector might be lifted next year, according to Reuters. ”The sanctions would probably not all be lifted at once, but there could be a decision to lift them in one sector next year,” Reuters reported quoting one of the diplomats from a country, which favors their continuation, as saying. A...
MFA Ukraine on visit of French MPs to occupied Crimea: deliberate support to Russia`s aggression
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the visit of the French MPs to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupied by the Russian Federation, according to a statement published on the ministry website.”In spite of numerous warnings of the Ukrainian Side, some French politicians have defiantly violated the Ukrainian legislation...
Serbia reaffirms support of Ukraine`s sovereignty, territorial integrity
Serbia supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, according to the Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, who met with Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister for European integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze on Friday during her Belgrade visit, according to the press service of the Ukrainian Government. ”Our position is clear. And...
Ukrainian farmers UAH 9 bln short to finish autumn field works
The Ukrainian farmers in 2016 will finance 90% of the costs of the autumn field works, which totals UAH 89.7 billion, from its own funds, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.The remaining 10% of the funds needed will be attracted by farmers through bank loans (UAH 4,9 billion) and commercial loans (almost UAH 4...
Ukraine`s central bank allows int`l organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals with e-money
The National Bank of Ukraine has enhanced its regulation of the use of e-money, according to the NBU website.The NBU has improved the regulation of the activities on the use of electronic money, extending the range of services of banks-issuers of electronic money to individuals, according to the NBU`s statement published on its website with...