Section: News & Summaries
Russia: Ban on Ukraine imports of salt
Russia’s consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor had imposed a temporary ban on salt produced by Artyomsol which is based in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. ||| RUSSIA’S consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor had imposed a temporary ban on salt produced by Artyomsol which is based in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine,...
Ukraine attack ‘targeted civilians’
A rocket attack that killed 30 people in eastern Ukraine deliberately targeted civilians, the UN said. …read more Source:...
Fear for Ukraine pilot held in Russia
A Ukrainian female army pilot may die in detention in Russia where she is on hunger-strike, her lawyer said. ||| Moscow – A Ukrainian female army pilot may die in detention in Russia where she is on hunger-strike, her lawyer said on Monday, calling on President Vladimir Putin to release her. Nadezhda Savchenko was captured by pro-Russian...
Steinmeier not excluding new sanctions against Russia
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, does not exclude the introduction of new sanctions against Russia by the EU after the attack on Mariupol. He said this to the media in Berlin on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “It is clear that the attack against Mariupol or a broad offensive would have meant a qualitative...
Enerhoatom, Holtec signs agreement on spent nuclear fuel storage
National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine (NNEGC Enerhoatom) and the U.S. corporation Holtec International have signed the additional agreement to the contract on construction in Ukraine of a centralized storage for spent nuclear fuel from three nuclear power plants in Ukraine. The document has been signed in Brussels on Monday by...
Russia blames Kiev for Ukraine violence
Russia warned the West that any attempt to increase economic pressure on Moscow would be “absolutely destructive” blackmail. ||| Moscow – Russia blamed Kiev on Monday for a surge in fighting in Ukraine and warned the West that any attempt to increase economic pressure on Moscow would be “absolutely destructive” blackmail. Pro-Moscow...
Yatseniuk instructs to provide Donbas with fuel
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has instructed the Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry to provide the departments of the State Emergency Services in Donetsk and Luhansk regions with fuel and lubricants. He said this during a government meeting on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The Ministry of...
OSCE condemns raid on ATR TV channel in Crimea
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic has condemned the raid by masked forces in Crimea on ATR television station in the city of Simferopol, the OSCE web site says. “I have repeatedly reminded of the need to safeguard the work of journalists and media outlets. This practice of intrusion of free and independent media cannot...
Cabinet establishes Commission for Emergency Situations
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to establish a State Commission for Emergency Situations. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this during a meeting of the Cabinet, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The Cabinet of Ministers decided on the establishment of the State Commission for Emergency Situations. The prime minister...
High alert regime introduced in Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ministers has taken a decision to introduce the high alert regime in the entire Ukraine’s territory. “The government of Ukraine has taken the decision to introduce … the regime of high alert in the territory of the state,” Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said. According to the PM, decisions...