Section: News & Summaries
Yatseniuk hopes South Stream will not bypass Ukraine
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said he hopes that a pro-European majority will be formed in Moldova, just as in Ukraine. He said this at a press conference on Monday after the signing of a loan agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ukraine, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “I congratulate our Moldovan...
Militants attack Ukrainian positions over 40 times
Terrorists have attacked the positions of the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation forces 41 times over the past 24 hours, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported. “Terrorists have tried to attack the positions of the anti-terrorist operation forces 41 times over the past 24 hours, using cannon artillery, mortars and...
Sadovy offered post of first deputy prime minister
The parliamentary factions of the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko and the People’s Front have called for Andriy Sadovy’s appointment as Ukrainian first deputy prime minister. This is stipulated in a statement published on the official website of the People’s Front. “We believe that all effective managers in the country today have...
Donetsk airport stormed by Russian special forces
Russian special forces have tried to attack the Donetsk airport, but retreated with significant losses, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported. “Bandits continue to attack the Donetsk airport. Fighters of the Russian special purpose squad were used for the assault. Our guys again repulsed the enemy’s attack....
Ukraine to apply for EU membership in 2020 – president
Ukraine plans to apply for EU membership in 2020. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this in an interview with German television channel ARD, the press service of the head of state reported. “We need to reform the country, improve the investment climate and implement the Association Agreement with the European Union. Seventy-five...
The Cheapening of Oil and What It Means for US Policies
Atlantic Council’s Manning: US May Benefit, But Must Review Its Strategy, in a New World of ‘Peak Demand’ World oil prices have slipped again after the global cartel, OPEC, declined November 27 to cut the amount of crude petroleum its members pump from the earth. Instead, OPEC followed pressure from Saudi Arabia to keep its production...
Last plane with remains of Boeing crash victims flies out to Netherlands
Six coffins containing the remains of victims of the crash of the Malaysian Boeing passenger aircraft that was shot down over Donetsk region on July 17 have been sent to the Netherlands from the Kharkiv International Airport, a Ukrinform correspondent has reported. Dutch Security and Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten at a briefing at the airport...
Russia rotating its soldiers and equipment in Ukraine
More military equipment is coming to Donbas from Russia, whereas Russian Armed Forces servicemen are being rotated in Ukraine. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The situation in the anti-terrorist...
Peter Pomerantsev: If not Ukraine, then I don’t know who will stop Putin (interview)
UKRAINE-PETER-POMERANTS UKRAINE-PETER-POMERANTSEV Peter Pomerantsev: If not Ukraine, then I don’t know who will stop Putin (interview)
EU to transfer EUR 500 mln to Ukraine this year
The EU will transfer EUR 500 million as macro-financial assistance to Ukraine next month. EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said this at a meeting with the business community in Kyiv on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. It is expected that the European Union will give Ukraine 500...