Section: News & Summaries

      Before Ukraine Can Be Reformed, It Must Be Defended
      Nov21

      Before Ukraine Can Be Reformed, It Must Be Defended

      When Hitler Invaded Poland, No One Demanded Polish Reforms Before Offering Help. Why Is It the Reverse for Ukraine? “September 3, 1939 – British and French commentators and officials said today that it could no longer be denied that Hitler was invading Poland and that the Nazi forces represented the most serious threat to the existence of that...

      Russia mulls oil production cut

      Russia is considering cutting its oil production in a bid to revive prices, energy minister Alexander Novak said, as the ruble plunges in value. ||| Moscow – Russia is considering cutting its oil production in a bid to revive prices, energy minister Alexander Novak said Friday as the falling price of crude along with Western sanctions over...

      Poroshenko, Biden say peace in Donbas should be achieved through Minsk agreements
      Nov21

      Poroshenko, Biden say peace in Donbas should be achieved through Minsk agreements

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden have agreed that the only way to achieving peace in Donbas was compliance with the Minsk agreements. Poroshenko said this at a joint press conference with Biden in Kyiv on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We have reached a complete agreement that the most...

      ‘Cyborgs’ successfully repel all attacks
      Nov21

      ‘Cyborgs’ successfully repel all attacks

      Militants have fired on the positions of the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation forces in the Donetsk direction with mortars, tanks and small arms three times over the past 24 hours and again tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian soldiers at the Donetsk airport. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical...

      Government should be formed in ten days – Yatseniuk
      Nov21

      Government should be formed in ten days – Yatseniuk

      The Ukrainian government should be formed in the next ten days. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this after the initialing of a coalition agreement on Friday. “The government should be formed in the next ten days, because we need to hold talks with the IMF and major international partners. We should immediately adopt the law on...

      Savchenko to represent Ukraine at PACE
      Nov21

      Savchenko to represent Ukraine at PACE

      Nadia Savchenko will represent the Ukrainian parliament at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Batkivshchyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko said this during the initialing of a coalition agreement on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “I want to thank you for supporting a point on the release of all those who...

      Klitschko refuses to serve as MP
      Nov21

      Klitschko refuses to serve as MP

      Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has refused a people’s deputy mandate. A respective application has already been submitted to the Central Election Commission, Klitschko’s press service reported. “I have repeatedly stated that I will remain mayor of the capital and that I won’t let down Kyiv’s residents who entrusted me...

      Russia mulls oil output cut

      Russia may cut oil production to shore up flagging prices, but its ability to change output is limited. ||| Moscow – Russia may cut oil production to shore up flagging prices, but its ability to change output is limited and no decision has been made yet, its energy minister said, underlining Moscow’s desire for a higher oil price....

      Donbas again shelled from Russia
      Nov21

      Donbas again shelled from Russia

      Ukraine’s State Border Service has recorded the shelling of Ukrainian territory from the side of Russia for the first time since the signing of the Minsk agreements. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Friday. “Artillery fire from...

      Coalition agreement signed in parliament
      Nov21

      Coalition agreement signed in parliament

      Members of a future coalition in the newly elected Verkhovna Rada have publicly signed a coalition formation agreement. The agreement was signed by representatives of the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, People’s Front, Samopomich, Radical Party and Batkivshchyna. “The signing of the agreement on the Maidan anniversary is a landmark event....