Section: News & Summaries

      Gazprom abandons plan to develop offshore gas field in Israel – media
      May25

      Gazprom abandons plan to develop offshore gas field in Israel – media

      Russian energy giant Gazprom has abandoned plans to participate in the project on developing the Leviathan gas field located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported referring to the company`s spokesperson.The spokesperson also said that the Russian company had withdrawn from other development...

      Savchenko`s return: Poroshenko to make statement for media afternoon
      May25

      Savchenko`s return: Poroshenko to make statement for media afternoon

      At 15:15 on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will make a statement for the media, the president`s press service told an UaPosition correspondent.As UaPosition reported earlier, on March 22, Russia`s Donetsk city court in Rostov region sentenced Savchenko to 22 years in prison for the alleged murder of two Russian journalists.After...

      NBU declares SmartBank insolvent
      May25

      NBU declares SmartBank insolvent

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to declare SmartBank insolvent due to an opaque ownership structure, according to the website of the regulator, with reference to the decision of the NBU Board dated May 24.The National Bank notes that SmartBank became the third bank categorized as insolvent due to an opaque ownership structure,...

      Savchenko takes off from Rostov-on-Don airport – Reuters
      May25

      Savchenko takes off from Rostov-on-Don airport – Reuters

      Nadia Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot who has been wrongfully convicted in Russia, is now flying on the President Poroshenko`s plane from Rostov-on-Don to Kyiv, Reuters Russian service reported citing an informed source.Meanwhile, Savchenko`s lawyers did not comment on her client`s arrival from the penitentiary facility at the airport of...

      Eurogroup agrees to disburse EUR 10.3 bln to Greece
      May25

      Eurogroup agrees to disburse EUR 10.3 bln to Greece

      After eleven hours of negotiations, Euro zone finance ministers have approved new loans to Greece worth EUR 10.3 billion, the European Council`s press service reported.”The second tranche under the ESM [European Stability Mechanism] program amounting to EUR 10.3 billion will be disbursed to Greece in several disbursements, starting with a first...

      Two arrested in Rome on suspicion of spying for Russia
      May25

      Two arrested in Rome on suspicion of spying for Russia

      A Portuguese and a Russian were arrested in Rome over the weekend on suspicion of espionage, the European Union`s judicial cooperation unit Eurojust said on May 24, according to Radio Liberty.Portuguese media said the arrested Portuguese citizen worked for the national SIS intelligence service and was suspected of being a double agent who was...

      Savchenko can return to Ukraine within few hours – media
      May25

      Savchenko can return to Ukraine within few hours – media

      Ukrainian female pilot Nadia Savchenko who has been illegally convicted in Russia may return to Ukraine this afternoon, according to the source of Ukrainska Pravda online newspaper.According to the newspaper`s source, the plane carrying Nadia Savchenko will depart from the Russian Federation simultaneously with another aircraft, which will carry...

      Probe launched into cigarette smuggling by Ukraine embassy employees
      May25

      Probe launched into cigarette smuggling by Ukraine embassy employees

      Prosecutor`s office of Zakarpattia region has opened criminal proceedings to investigate the abuse of power and forgery by employees of the Ukrainian Embassy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, the press service of the prosecutor`s office of Zakarpattia region reports.”The investigative department of the prosecutor`s office of...

      Poroshenko pardons Russian GRU officers – Reuters
      May25

      Poroshenko pardons Russian GRU officers – Reuters

      Ukraine has pardoned the two jailed Russians to be swapped for imprisoned Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a source close to the prisoner exchange told Reuters.However, the administration of the Ukrainian president who, according to the Ukrainian law signs petitions for pardon, has not yet commented on the issue despite Reuters report.As...

      New round of repression in occupied Crimea: Mejlis member missing
      May25

      New round of repression in occupied Crimea: Mejlis member missing

      Crimean Tatar Ervin Ibragimov, the member of the regional Mejlis, has been reported missing in Crimea`s Bakhchisaray, a local journalist Nadj Femi wrote on Facebook.”The Crimean Tatar ex-deputy of the city council and member of the regional Mejlis Ervin Ibragimov has been reported missing in Bakhchisaray. His car was found abandoned in the middle...