Section: News & Summaries

      National Bank of Ukraine to initiate sanctions against Sberbank subsidiary in Ukraine for servicing holders of separatist ”passports” of ”DPR-LPR”
      Mar08

      National Bank of Ukraine to initiate sanctions against Sberbank subsidiary in Ukraine for servicing holders of separatist ”passports” of ”DPR-LPR”

      The National Bank of Ukraine has told UNIAN that, if Sberbank of Russia accepts ”passports” of the unrecognized ”DPR” and ”LPR”, the issue of introducing sanctions against the bank`s subsidiary in Ukraine will be submitted to the National Security and Defense Council. ”If this information is confirmed, the NBU will initiate a request to the NSDC...

      WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files – The Independent
      Mar08

      WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files – The Independent

      Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims that the leaked documents are the most comprehensive CIA release ever and are far more extensive than the so-called Snowden files, according to The Independent. The files are the most comprehensive release of U.S. spying files ever made public, according to Julian Assange. There are a total of 8,761...

      Ukrainian Tax Service Head Roman Nasirov arrested for 60 days, UAH 100 mln bail set
      Mar08

      Ukrainian Tax Service Head Roman Nasirov arrested for 60 days, UAH 100 mln bail set

      Solomensky DItrict Court in Kyiv ruled court arrested Nasirov for 60 days with the possibility of making a deposit. The judge of Kyiv`s Solomensky District Court, Oleksandr Bobrovnik, ruled to take Ukraine`s chief taxman Roman Nasirov, charged with the abuse of power, into custody for 60 days as a measure of restraint. The court`s decision thus...

      Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice
      Mar08

      Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice

      Minister of Justice of Ukraine Pavlo Petrenko in his comment regarding Ukraine`s lawsuit lodged with the International Court of Justice notes that Ukraine will work to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin`s entourage is convicted. ”Back in 2014, on behalf of the government of [Arseniy] Yatsenyuk, the Ministry of Justice appealed to the...

      U.S., EU insist that Ukraine establish Specialized Anti-Corruption Court
      Mar08

      U.S., EU insist that Ukraine establish Specialized Anti-Corruption Court

      Ukraine needs to establish the Specialized Anti-Corruption Court, the United States Embassy and the EU Delegation to Ukraine wrote in a joint statement. ”Ukraine`s success in its anti-corruption efforts is critical to delivering results demanded by the people on the Maidan as well as to attracting the foreign direct investment that is needed to...

      Tillerson assures Klimkin U.S. not to fall for bargains over Ukraine
      Mar08

      Tillerson assures Klimkin U.S. not to fall for bargains over Ukraine

      Secretary of the U.S. State Department Rex Tillerson during his meeting with Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin reiterated Washington`s support for Ukraine in the fight against the aggression of the Russian Federation, according to the MFA of Ukraine`s press service. ”United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson emphasized that the U.S....

      Ukraine reports 122 Russian attacks, 1 killed, 4 wounded in Donbas in last day
      Mar08

      Ukraine reports 122 Russian attacks, 1 killed, 4 wounded in Donbas in last day

      Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 122 times in the past 24 hours with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and four as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size ”In the Mariupol sector, the...

      Russia threat to civilized world, new sanctions needed – diplomat
      Mar07

      Russia threat to civilized world, new sanctions needed – diplomat

      Russia consciously undermines the international order and threatens the entire civilized world, therefore the West should apply more economic sanctions against Moscow to make it respect international law, according to Volodymyr Vasylenko, the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine, judge of the International Court of Justice...

      Day 2 of Hague Ukraine vs. Russia hearings: Moscow denies Kyiv`s accusations
      Mar07

      Day 2 of Hague Ukraine vs. Russia hearings: Moscow denies Kyiv`s accusations

      During the second day of hearings on the Ukraine vs. Russia case, the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, considered Kyiv`s request to introduce provisional measures against Russia to protect Ukrainian citizens` rights to life. The case is being considered as an urgent matter. See also: Hague Court to begin hearing of...

      Ukraine interior minister claim Russia`s Sberbank servicing clients with Donetsk and Luhansk separatist passports
      Mar07

      Ukraine interior minister claim Russia`s Sberbank servicing clients with Donetsk and Luhansk separatist passports

      Minister of the Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov in a harsh statement published on Facebook wrote that Sberbank of Russia in Ukraine has greenlighted services for its clients, owners of non-recognized ”passports” issued by the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk ”people`s republics.” ”Sberbank of Russia must stop its operations in...