Section: News & Summaries
Economic stability in Ukraine is gradually taking hold – IMF
IMF Statement on Discussions with Ukraine on First Review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement reports that an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Kyiv during May 12-29 to hold discussions on the first review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFF) in support of the authorities’ economic reform program. At the...
IMF sees signs of stability in Ukraine
IMF mission chief Nikolay Gueorguiev has delivered an upbeat assessment of Ukraine’s reform progress. ||| Kiev – The head of an International Monetary Fund team visiting Ukraine gave a positive assessment of progress by Kiev on reform on Sunday and said there would be further discussion on loans that the near-bankrupt country badly...
We don’t have a Ukraine problem, we have a Putin problem – the Atlantic Council report.VIDEO
Renewing the Atlantic community for global challenges AtlanticCouncil made a report “Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin’s War in Ukraine” about military aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine. .@IlyaYashin @Saleksashenko @sbg1 @JohnEdHerbst @DamonMacWilson discuss #PutinAtWar report: http://t.co/r40yiVABCH...
US Vice President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its implications for European security
The US Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Brookings on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. He addressed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, underlined its seriousness, described how Putin has pursued aggressive repression inside the Russian Federation, and how the Russian President showed “pure aggression” toward Ukraine. “Putin’s vision has very little to offer...
Fighting Putin’s Lies with the Truth
“I can tell you outright and unequivocally that there are no Russian troops in Ukraine,” Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on a live television show April 16. That claim was patently false. To put it bluntly: Mr. Putin was lying through his teeth. The conflict in Ukraine’s east is a Kremlin-manufactured war, begun by Russian...
Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite met with officials of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine
On May 29 Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite met with officials in the sixth Interparliamentary Assembly of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine and discussed how to increase interparliamentary cooperation between countries. Met with Parliament Speakers of #LT, #PL and #UA: our stronger cooperation means a more stable & secure region...
Russian-separatist forces are responsible for the violations of the ceasefire and Minsk agreements – Ambassador Baer to OSCE Permanent Council
Ambassador Daniel B. Baer states in the report to the Permanent Council on May 28, 2015, that Russian-separatist forces are responsible for the violations of the ceasefire and Minsk agreements. Russia’s ongoing violations in Ukraine | Ambassador Baer to OSCE Permanent Council: http://t.co/2uuqiM8e0S pic.twitter.com/dgs1sXXjvr — US Mission...
Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 5.28
Russian-terrorist forces continue blatantly violating the ceasefire imposed by the Minsk Agreements by firing at ATO forces’ positions along the entire line of contact. In the Donetsk sector, insurgents fired at ATO forces positions using heavy infantry weapons, including “banned” 120-mm caliber mortars. Insurgents employed snipers and infantry...
Ukraine is getting out of the crisis – Finance Minister Jaresko
Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko said during the annual international event ‘Kyiv Security Forum’, that Ukraine was getting out of the crisis, that was caused by the activity and corruption of the previous government, Russian invasion, the illegal annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation. N.Jaresko, Ukraine's Minister...
Mr. Putin’s Lies Hiding in Plain Sight
Reports by Atlantic Council and Boris Nemtsov’s allies reveal extent of Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin is violating a February 2015 ceasefire agreement by continuing to send troops and weapons into Ukraine in a blatant attempt to destabilize the country, according to an Atlantic Council report...