Section: News & Summaries

      “DPR” confirms participation in Minsk negotiations December 24
      Dec24

      “DPR” confirms participation in Minsk negotiations December 24

      A meeting of the contact group in Minsk on settlement of the situation in Donbas is planned for 15:00 Moscow time (14:00 Kyiv time) December 24. “Deputy Head of the People’s Council” of the self-proclaimed “DPR” Denis Pushilin said, RIA Novosti informs. “A meeting is confirmed, at least, for now. The beginning is planned for 15:00,” the...

      100 Russian contract soldiers arrive in Donetsk
      Dec24

      100 Russian contract soldiers arrive in Donetsk

      During the last day, a “replenishment” of Russian-terrorist forces arrived in in Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Head of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook. “Over a recent day, the “replenishment” of Russian-terrorist troops – about 100 Russian contract soldiers (mainly the...

      Russia, Ukraine set for peace talks

      Fragile peace talks aimed at ending the separatist war between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels are due to resume Wednesday. …read more Source:...

      Klimkin says about basis of Minsk negotiations
      Dec23

      Klimkin says about basis of Minsk negotiations

      Delivery of the humanitarian aid to the ATO area and the release of hostages should be the basis in the agenda of negotiations of the tripartite contact group in Minsk. Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told reporters, Ukrinform’s correspondent reports. “We should ensure that the Ukrainian humanitarian aid was delivered to those who suffer and...

      Almost third of budget revenues to be spent on defense and debt payments – Jaresko
      Dec23

      Almost third of budget revenues to be spent on defense and debt payments – Jaresko

      Ukraine’s draft state budget for 2015 envisages UAH 82.9 billion for defense. Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said this while presenting a respective bill to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. “Expenditures on defense and security, which are the number one priority, taking into account aggression in eastern Ukraine, have been...

      Lavrov unhappy with cancellation of Ukraine’s non-bloc status
      Dec23

      Lavrov unhappy with cancellation of Ukraine’s non-bloc status

      Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the cancellation of Ukraine’s non-bloc status is counterproductive. He said this to journalists on Tuesday in Moscow, which hosts a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), an Ukrinform correspondent in Russia reported. “It is a counterproductive [move]. It only...

      Deputies decide to work seven days a week
      Dec23

      Deputies decide to work seven days a week

      People’s deputies supported a proposal of the deputy head of the procedural committee to amend the schedule of the first parliamentary session. In particular, the deputies will work in committees December 24, December 25 and a plenary session will be held December 26; they will work in committees December 27, Saturday, and a plenary session...

      Polish defense minister: Ukraine to be in NATO and EU
      Dec23

      Polish defense minister: Ukraine to be in NATO and EU

      Ukraine will be a member of NATO and the European Union if the country meets alliance standards and if Ukrainian citizens wish so. Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said this in an interview with Polish radio station Radio Zet. “The declaration by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on canceling [Ukraine’s] non-aligned status...

      Ukraine may receive budget 24 hours before New Year
      Dec23

      Ukraine may receive budget 24 hours before New Year

      People’s deputies approved the draft resolution “On peculiarities of the procedure for consideration and adoption of the draft law of Ukraine on the state budget of Ukraine for 2015,” which envisages peculiarities of consideration and adoption of the draft state budget for 2015 and all draft laws, submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers. 253...

      Yatseniuk announces hryvnia rate in budget
      Dec23

      Yatseniuk announces hryvnia rate in budget

      The draft state budget 2015 is based on the average hryvnia rate of 17 UAH/USD. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk told in the parliament Tuesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The average rate in calculation of the state budget is 17 UAH/USD,” Yatseniuk said.