Section: News & Summaries

      Yatseniuk announces government resignation
      Nov27

      Yatseniuk announces government resignation

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has announced the termination of powers of the Cabinet of Ministers. He said this from the parliament’s rostrum during the first session of the new parliament. “The mission has been accomplished. Please appoint a new government,” he said.

      Turchynov no longer parliament speaker, Hroisman takes up his post
      Nov27

      Turchynov no longer parliament speaker, Hroisman takes up his post

      Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov has resigned as parliament speaker. He said this from the parliament’s rostrum on Thursday. “According to the Constitution of Ukraine, I am terminating the powers of the Verkhovna Rada chairman and announcing the termination of powers of MPs of the seventh convocation,” Turchynov said....

      Ukraine 26th in FIFA ranking
      Nov27

      Ukraine 26th in FIFA ranking

      Ukraine has left the list of the top 20 states in the ranking of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA). In the November ranking released on Thursday, the Blue-Yellows dropped seven spots, from 19th to 26th, Ukrinform reports. Ukraine is now behind England, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Tunisia, Austria and Ivory...

      Poroshenko talked to Putin, but there were no threats – Presidential Administration
      Nov27

      Poroshenko talked to Putin, but there were no threats – Presidential Administration

      Ukraine’s Presidential Administration has denied reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin made any threats during his conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Head of the Information Department at the Presidential Administration Iryna Friz wrote this on her Facebook page. “Officially. Yesterday, Russian Ambassador...

      Ukraine’s lawmakers read oath in unison

      Kiev’s MPs face the mammoth task of dragging Ukraine back from the brink of collapse. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s Parliament on Thursday held its first sitting since pro-Western parties won a crushing poll victory, with lawmakers facing a mammoth task to drag the war-wracked nation back from the brink of collapse.Deputies in the...

      MPs planning to form government next month
      Nov27

      MPs planning to form government next month

      Ukrainian MPs are planning to vote for the appointment of the prime minister and the parliament speaker at today’s meeting of the Verkhovna Rada and complete talks on the government composition by next Tuesday, December 2. The head of the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction in parliament, Yuriy Lutsenko, said this in the Verkhovna Rada on...

      New parliament opens first meeting, MPs sworn-in
      Nov27

      New parliament opens first meeting, MPs sworn-in

      The inaugural first meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of the eighth convocation has opened. The meeting is attended by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, as well as former Presidents Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yushchenko. The newly elected MPs simultaneously took the oath of office.

      OSCE monitors come under fire in Donbas, U.S. points to militants
      Nov27

      OSCE monitors come under fire in Donbas, U.S. points to militants

      Washington has condemned an attack by pro-Russian separatists on members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas. A respective statement was released by the U.S. Department of State on Wednesday evening, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The United States condemns the...

      Situation in Donbas conflict zone tense – 50 attacks over past 24 hours
      Nov27

      Situation in Donbas conflict zone tense – 50 attacks over past 24 hours

      Terrorists have violated the terms of the ceasefire in the Donbas conflict zone 50 times over the past 24 hours, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported. “Over the past 24 hours the situation in the area of the anti-terrorist operation has remained tense. Militants and Russian mercenaries do not leave attempts to...

      Poroshenko had a hard talk with Putin – media
      Nov27

      Poroshenko had a hard talk with Putin – media

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 26. At 22:00, journalists who were waiting for the completion of a meeting of the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction saw Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov leaving the building of the Presidential Administration, the...