Section: News & Summaries
Hungary stands for peace and tranquility in Ukraine – Viktor Orban
Hungary stands for peace and tranquility in the Ukraine. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban said, who is on an official visit to Zakarpattia. The press service of the Zakarpattia Regional Council told a Ukrinform correspondent. “Hungary supports the idea that the situation in Ukraine was stable. We need a strong neighbor. We are...
Rasmussen: Russia sees NATO as adversary, alliance needs strong force
Russia considers the North Atlantic Alliance not as a partner but as an adversary, and NATO needs a strong force given the challenges posed by Russia. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said this in an interview with USA Today. “It’s quite clear that, today, Russia doesn’t consider us a partner, but an adversary. And,...
Brussels sees association with Ukraine unchanged
The European Union has said that it is not going to amend the Association Agreement with Ukraine. European Commission spokesperson Pia Hansen said this at a briefing on Friday, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Brussels reported. “As far as the European Union is concerned, we are not seeking any changes to the agreement. As for Ukraine,...
Hroisman sees no possibility to raise gas tariffs
Gas prices for population will not be raised, at least, in the near future. Vice Prime Minister – Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services Minister Volodymyr Hroisman said, answering questions of journalists in Kyiv, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “I do not see such possibility to do it today,” he said about...
Three military wounded over day, no casualties
Over the previous day, there were no casualties among Ukrainian military, although terrorists fired four times on positions of Ukrainian military in the area of Nykyshyne and Maloorlivka, Shakhtarsk district. Three military were wounded. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko informs. “Terrorists shelled with...
If necessary, I’ll lie down and die”
Ukrainian aviatrix Nadia Savchenko communicated with special correspondent of Moskovsky Komsomolets Yeva Merkacheva. Merkacheva herself wrote on Facebook. “I spoke today with Ukrainian military aviatrix Nadezhda Savchenko. She is stiff, strong, with anger in her eyes. She is like a lone wolf for me. Incidentally, Nadezhda has neither...
EU may review association with Ukraine, but there are conditions
The EU is not planning to amend the Association Agreement with Ukraine, but does not rule out that it can be done if Kyiv requests such changes, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has told The Wall Street Journal. “In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, outgoing European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said...
Gas talks begin in Berlin
The next round of gas talks between the EU, Ukraine and Russia began in Berlin on Friday with meetings held in a bilateral format, Press Officer of the European Commission in Germany Katrin Abele has told Ukrinform. “At 10.00 [11.00 Kyiv time], a meeting began between [EU Energy Commissioner Gunther] Oettinger and [Russian Energy Minister...
Poroshenko celebrates his 49th birthday today
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko marks his 49th birthday today. As Ukrinform reports, starting with 1998, Poroshenko was people’s deputy of Ukraine of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th convocations. In 2005, he was the NSDC Secretary in the government of Yulia Tymoshenko. In 2007-2012, he was Chairman of the National Bank Council, in 2009-2010...
Ukraine ups European gas imports by third
Ukraine increased import of gas reverse from the European Union in January-September 2014 by 600 million cu m or by 30% against the same period of 2013 to 2 billion cu m. The Ukrtransgas press service informed. “Since the beginning of the current month, 798 million cu m of natural gas was imported from Europe to Ukraine, and since the beginning...