Section: News & Summaries

      EU hopes to abolish visas for Ukrainians in 2016
      Jan26

      EU hopes to abolish visas for Ukrainians in 2016

      The European Union hopes for the introduction of a visa-free regime with Ukraine in 2016. Latvian Ambassador to Ukraine Argita Daudze said this on Monday during a press conference in Kiev, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We consider the summit in Riga as a working event. We would like to achieve progress in the issue of the boundary...

      State of emergency declared in Donbas
      Jan26

      State of emergency declared in Donbas

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has declared state of emergency in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This has been announced by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk at the government’s offsite meeting on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In accordance with the Code of Civil Defense of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine...

      Leader of Ukrainian communists lobbies Kremlin in Strasbourg
      Jan26

      Leader of Ukrainian communists lobbies Kremlin in Strasbourg

      Leader of Ukrainian Communists Petro Symonenko currently stays in Strasbourg and conduct talks with representatives of the European left-wing political parties, members of the European United Left (GUE) and socialists, to persuade them to vote for the return of voting powers to the Russian delegation to PACE, which it was deprived of due to...

      Tombinski: Ukraine must be first state to recognize “DPR”, “LPR” as terrorists
      Jan26

      Tombinski: Ukraine must be first state to recognize “DPR”, “LPR” as terrorists

      Ukraine should be the first state, which takes steps toward recognizing the “DPR” (Donetsk People’s Republic) and the “LPR” (Luhansk People’s Republic) as terrorist organizations. Head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski has announced this on Monday during press conference in Kyiv, an...

      Ukraine shelling traps 500 miners

      Nearly 500 coal miners in Ukraine’s war-torn east were trapped on Monday after their pit lost power when a shell hit an electricity substation. …read more Source:...

      NATO Secretary General to make statement concerning Ukraine
      Jan26

      NATO Secretary General to make statement concerning Ukraine

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will announce the position of the military-political bloc [NATO] on the shelling of Mariupol by Russian-backed terrorists at the conclusion of an urgent meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission on Monday. Head of Ukraine’s Mission to NATO, Ukrainian Ambassador Ihor Dolgov will hold a media briefing...

      Ukrainian troops start offensive defense
      Jan26

      Ukrainian troops start offensive defense

      Ukrainian troops take on offensive defense, as they can change their positions, spokesman of the Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Volodymyr Poliovyi told at the briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Ukrainian troops take on offensive defense in the areas of main strikes of terrorist and Russian troops,” he said. Such...

      SBU has evidences of Russia’s shelling in Mariupol
      Jan26

      SBU has evidences of Russia’s shelling in Mariupol

      Shelling of residential areas in Mariupol from the Russian artillery was conducted at the order of the Russian army officers. After firing, artillery was brought back to Russia. Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Valentyn Nalyvaychenko has announced this on Monday at a press conference, citing evidence of aerial photographs,...

      Canada to allocate $54 million to Ukraine
      Jan26

      Canada to allocate $54 million to Ukraine

      Canada will provide financial assistance worth $54 million to Ukrainian business. Canadian International Trade Minister Ed Fast said this at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Aivaras Abromavicius, the Yevropeiska Pravda online newspaper reported. “Today, during a meeting with the Ukrainian minister, we have announced the opening of a...

      Agrarians lose billions of hryvnias due to cancellation of VAT refund
      Jan26

      Agrarians lose billions of hryvnias due to cancellation of VAT refund

      Cancellation of VAT refund to exporters of grain and industrial crops, which took effect on January 1, 2015, has not led to lower prices for these crops. Deputy minister for agrarian policy and food of Ukraine Volodymyr Lapa has told this in commentary to an Ukrinform correspondent. He noted that there would certainly be a decline in volume of...