Section: News & Summaries

      Putin backs Russian central bank

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has allowed the central bank to administer strong medicine. ||| Moscow – With Russia’s economy battered by economic sanctions and plunging oil prices, President Vladimir Putin has allowed the central bank to administer strong medicine, sharply raising interest rates even as it freed the rouble to...

      German foreign minister sees no prospects for Ukraine’s accession to NATO
      Nov24

      German foreign minister sees no prospects for Ukraine’s accession to NATO

      German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that he sees no prospects for Ukraine’s joining NATO. He said this in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel. “I think that the partnership between Ukraine and NATO is possible, but not the membership,” Steinmeier said. He said that it was unrealistic to think that...

      Terrorists retreat from Donetsk and Avdiyivka due to losses
      Nov24

      Terrorists retreat from Donetsk and Avdiyivka due to losses

      Near Donetsk and Avdiyivka, after sustaining losses, the main forces of Russian-terrorist troops have retreated from the contact line with Ukrainian troops, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has said. “The artillery firing positions of the enemy were spotted in the area of Spartak, Putylivsky bridge, Yakovlivka, as well as...

      OSCE reports mortar attack on Stanytsia Luhanska
      Nov24

      OSCE reports mortar attack on Stanytsia Luhanska

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) to Ukraine has recorded a mortar attack near Stanytsia Luhanska on November 21. This is stated in a report of the mission for November 23. “Whilst stationary in the proximity of Mykhailivka (45km east of Luhansk) the SMM heard continuous mortar shelling, concentrated in an area in the direction...

      Russia pulls its soldiers to Debaltseve
      Nov24

      Russia pulls its soldiers to Debaltseve

      A further increase in the number of Russian-terrorist forces is being reported in the area of Debaltseve, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has said. “After unsuccessful attempts by the enemy to move to the outskirts of Debaltseve from the direction of Nikishyne and Chornukhyne three tactical groups of local militants...

      Militants shell Ukrainian positions 56 times in past 24 hours
      Nov24

      Militants shell Ukrainian positions 56 times in past 24 hours

      Militants have attacked the positions of the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation forces 56 times over the past 24 hours, using different types of weapons, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported. “The positions of our troops were shelled by militants with artillery and mortars 40 times, with small arms five times, one...

      MH17 wreckage cleared from crash site

      The wreckage will be transported to the Netherlands and reconstructed as part of the investigation into the cause of the disaster. ||| Amsterdam – A week long operation to clear the wreckage from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine has been completed, the Dutch government said on Sunday. A cargo train took pieces of...

      Planned rail link to boost ties with Chinese

      Russia is seeking to build a high-speed rail link to further bolster ties with China after agreeing on the biggest natural gas supply deal in history. ||| Ekaterina Shatalova MoscowRUSSIA is seeking to build a high-speed rail link to further bolster ties with China after agreeing on the biggest natural gas supply deal in history.Russian Railways...

      Kiev: Russia has 7 500 troops in Ukraine

      Russia has 7 500 troops in the east of Ukraine’, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops, defence minister said. ||| Kiev – Russia has 7 500 troops in the east of the country, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops for months, Ukraine’s defence minister said.“Unfortunately,...

      Ukraine News Roundup | November 21
      Nov21

      Ukraine News Roundup | November 21

      Ukraine Parties Form New Government, Set NATO as Priority via RFE-RLOn Maidan’s Anniversary, Ukrainians’ Despair Jars Poroshenko, Biden via Washington Post‘Donetsk Republic’ Official: Yes, of Course, Russia Is Funding Us via Reuters For a Half-Million Ukrainian Refugees, a Hard Winter Is Coming via The InterpreterFor Crimeans,...