Section: News & Summaries

      Russian troops and terrorists ignore truce – Tymchuk
      Sep06

      Russian troops and terrorists ignore truce – Tymchuk

      Only the Ukrainian army is complying with the terms of a ceasefire in Donbas. Russian troops and terrorist groups continue shelling and are trying to attack the positions of Ukrainian security forces. The coordinator of the Information Resistance group, Dmytro Tymchuk, reported this on his Facebook page. “Russian-terrorist troops are not...

      UN chief: Ukraine ceasefire requires credible verification
      Sep06

      UN chief: Ukraine ceasefire requires credible verification

      UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the news of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and called for its full implementation, while stressing the need for “credible verification” of this process. Such a statement was made public by his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Credible and...

      Poroshenko orders ceasefire from 18.00 on September 5
      Sep05

      Poroshenko orders ceasefire from 18.00 on September 5

      Ukrainian President and Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Petro Poroshenko has ordered the chief of the General Staff to cease fire from 18.00 on September 5, the presidential press service has reported. “Based on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call to the leaders of illegal armed formations in Donbas to cease fire...

      Yatseniuk: Peace should be established on basis of Poroshenko’s plan
      Sep05

      Yatseniuk: Peace should be established on basis of Poroshenko’s plan

      Peace between Ukraine and Russia should be established on the basis of a plan offered by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, not his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this while opening a government meeting on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Peace should be established on the...

      Netherlands to give Ukraine EUR 400,000 for army
      Sep05

      Netherlands to give Ukraine EUR 400,000 for army

      The Netherlands will allocate EUR 400,000 to strengthen the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said this as part of the NATO summit in Wales on Thursday, the press service of the Dutch government reported. “The Netherlands and Poland will be the lead nations for a trust fund to help strengthen the Ukrainian armed...

      Contact Group signs protocol on ceasefire – media
      Sep05

      Contact Group signs protocol on ceasefire – media

      The Contact Group involving representatives of Ukraine, DPR, LPR and the OSCE at a meeting on Friday signed a protocol on a ceasefire in Donbas starting from 18.00 on Friday. Ukrainian media reported this, citing sources close to the negotiations. In particular, according to available information, the protocol consists of 14 points, which include...

      Ukraine to get assistance from NATO even if truce is achieved – NSDC
      Sep05

      Ukraine to get assistance from NATO even if truce is achieved – NSDC

      NATO member states will supply armament to Ukraine even if a truce is achieved after today’s talks in Minsk. 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 establishment of a truce that would help assess...

      Kuchma says he arrived in Minsk for peace
      Sep05

      Kuchma says he arrived in Minsk for peace

      Ukraine’s representative at the negotiations of the Trilateral Contact Group, former President Leonid Kuchma, has said that he has come to Minsk for peace. He told this to journalists before a meeting of the contact group involving Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE, BelTA reported. “We have come to Minsk for peace. As far as Ukraine is...

      About 2,000 Russian servicemen killed in Ukraine – Security & Defense Council
      Sep05

      About 2,000 Russian servicemen killed in Ukraine – Security & Defense Council

      About 2,000 Russian troops have already been killed in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in Donbas. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “According to latest intelligence data, total losses...

      Russia bans imports of all confectionaries from Ukraine
      Sep05

      Russia bans imports of all confectionaries from Ukraine

      The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) suspended imports of all confectionaries from Ukraine from September 5, according to a statement posted on Rospotrebnadzor’s website. “The Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare reports...