Section: News & Summaries

      Poroshenko creates national investment council
      Dec25

      Poroshenko creates national investment council

      President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on creation of the National Investment Council. The presidential press service informed. “The Council was created to intensify work on development of Ukraine’s investment potential, increase of foreign investments, improvement of the investment climate in the country and ensuring...

      Kharkiv launches Israeli projects on medical aid to anti-terrorist operation victims
      Dec25

      Kharkiv launches Israeli projects on medical aid to anti-terrorist operation victims

      The implementation of Israeli projects on medical and psychological assistance to those injured in the anti-terrorist operation area has been launched in Kharkiv. Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Ihor Baluta discussed this issue with Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Eliav Belotserkovsky, an Ukrinform correspondent reported....

      Zakharchenko says about agreement to exchange captives according to formula “150×225”
      Dec25

      Zakharchenko says about agreement to exchange captives according to formula “150×225”

      Participants in negotiations of the trilateral contact group on Donbas in Minsk reached an agreement about the exchange of captives according to a formula “150 x 225.” Head of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” Oleksandr Zakharchenko told a press conference, TASS informs. “Minsk negotiations still continue and it is early to...

      Donetsk militants ‘mobilize’ teenagers
      Dec25

      Donetsk militants ‘mobilize’ teenagers

      Militants of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) are recruiting local 16-year-olds in their armed gangs. Anti-terrorist operation spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday. “According to the latest reports, armed gangs of the so-called DPR are trying to replenish their ranks through the mobilization of...

      NSDC introduces strict regime of control on border with occupied territories
      Dec25

      NSDC introduces strict regime of control on border with occupied territories

      Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), after an attempt on the lives of MPs in Kyiv, is planning to significantly strengthen controls at crossing points on the border with occupied territories. NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov said this on Thursday. In his opinion, it is currently necessary “to block any possibility...

      Zguladze vows to double salaries of police officers
      Dec25

      Zguladze vows to double salaries of police officers

      The salaries of police officers will grow significantly after the introduction of European standards. First Deputy Interior Minister Eka Zguladze said this at a briefing on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We will increase wages, and we will increase them significantly, by at least two times,” Zguladze said. She said...

      Fireworks banned in Kyiv until end of anti-terrorist operation
      Dec25

      Fireworks banned in Kyiv until end of anti-terrorist operation

      Kyiv City Council deputies at a meeting on Thursday decided to ban the use of fireworks in Kyiv until the end of the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. A total of 87 Kyiv City Council deputies voted for this decision, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. The explanatory note to this decision states that the extension of the ban on the...

      Pashynsky is “afraid” there will enough votes for Hontareva’s resignation
      Dec25

      Pashynsky is “afraid” there will enough votes for Hontareva’s resignation

      If an issue about resignation of National Bank governor Valeria Hontareva is considered Friday, there can be enough votes among the deputies for taking this decision. MP from the People’s Front Serhiy Pashynsky expressed this opinion in a conversation with an Ukrinform correspondent. “I am afraid that there will be enough votes for this...

      Chornovol wants to ask Hontareva about her participation in financial transactions of Yanukovych
      Dec25

      Chornovol wants to ask Hontareva about her participation in financial transactions of Yanukovych

      An issue about possible resignation of National Bank governor Valeria Hontareva was not discussed during recent meetings of the People’s Front faction. Faction representative MP Tetiana Chornovol said in a conversation with an Ukrinform correspondent. “We did not discuss an issue about possible resignation of Hontareva at recent faction...

      Defense Ministry wants almost UAH 45 bln in budget funds
      Dec25

      Defense Ministry wants almost UAH 45 bln in budget funds

      The budget request of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry for 2015 is UAH 44.7 billion, of which UAH 28.7 billion is required to maintain the Armed Forces. Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokeswoman Viktoria Kushnir said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The Defense Ministry’s budget request for next...