Section: News & Summaries

      Dutch court rules Scythian gold treasures from Crimea must be returned to Kyiv
      Dec14

      Dutch court rules Scythian gold treasures from Crimea must be returned to Kyiv

      A priceless collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that were on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia seized the peninsula must be returned to Ukraine and not Crimea, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a judgment likely to anger Moscow, according to Reuters. There was no immediate reaction from Russian officials, but the ruling was likely to...

      Ukrainian gas giant Naftogaz forecasts $805 mln in profit in 2016
      Dec14

      Ukrainian gas giant Naftogaz forecasts $805 mln in profit in 2016

      Ukraine`s oil and gas giant NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine expects to earn UAH 21 billion, or about US$805 million, in profit in 2016, according to the company`s CEO. ”It`s about UAH 21 billion,” Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev said on TV. As UaPosition reported earlier, Naftogaz in 2015 posted UAH 25 billion in net loss, whereas in 2014 its net loss was...

      Shelling briefly resumes in Syria`s east Aleppo, rebels and witnesses say
      Dec14

      Shelling briefly resumes in Syria`s east Aleppo, rebels and witnesses say

      Syrian government forces resumed attacks on rebel-held eastern districts of Aleppo for about half an hour on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of a ceasefire, rebel officials and witnesses said, according to Reuters. Artillery, tank-fire, and mortars shells hit the districts during the morning, a Turkey-based official in the Jabha Shamiya...

      Red Cross brings over 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid to occupied Donbas
      Dec14

      Red Cross brings over 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid to occupied Donbas

      The mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has delivered more than 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid to residents of the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region. According to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, 16 trucks of the ICRC Mission drove through the Novotroyitske entry and exit checkpoint toward the...

      Russian opposition leader Navalny announces he will seek Russian presidency
      Dec14

      Russian opposition leader Navalny announces he will seek Russian presidency

      Prominent Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny has announced that he will run for president in an election due to be held in March 2018, according to Radio Liberty. ”I will participate in the fight for the post of president of Russia,” Navalny said in a videotaped statement posted on a new campaign website on December 13, RFE/RL wrote. The...

      Naftogaz CEO assesses Ukraine`s gas transport system at 30 bln USD
      Dec14

      Naftogaz CEO assesses Ukraine`s gas transport system at 30 bln USD

      Andriy Kobolev, CEO of Ukraine`s oil and gas giant JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, assesses the value of Ukraine`s gas transport system at US$30 billion. ”We assess it at a figure close to $30 billion,” he said on TV. Kobolev earlier said that the construction of such gas pipelines as the Turkish Stream and Nord Stream 2 – the latter is actively lobbied...

      Dutch foreign minister says no deal yet on Ukraine-EU agreement
      Dec14

      Dutch foreign minister says no deal yet on Ukraine-EU agreement

      The cabinet has not yet reached agreement with other EU states on a separate declaration to take away Dutch objections to the EU treaty with Ukraine, foreign minister Bert Koenders told parliament on Tuesday, according to Dutch News. On Monday, opposition MPs asked Koenders and Rutte to publish the concept agreement so that MPs can discuss it...

      Putin complains to Merkel of Ukraine`s ”reluctance” to agree on gas purchases
      Dec14

      Putin complains to Merkel of Ukraine`s ”reluctance” to agree on gas purchases

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has complained to German Chancellor Angela Merkel of Ukraine`s ”reluctance” to coordinate an agreement on Russian gas purchases, according to the Kremlin. ”The two leaders continued to discuss the situation around Russian gas deliveries to European consumers via Ukrainian territory. Vladimir Putin again expressed...

      Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumes office of President of Uzbekistan
      Dec14

      Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumes office of President of Uzbekistan

      President-elect of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took an oath and assumed the office of the President of Uzbekistan on December 14, 2016, according to UzDaily. Ceremony of inauguration of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was held in Tashkent within a joint session of the Legislative Chamber and Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan,...

      Evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo may be delayed until Thursday
      Dec14

      Evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo may be delayed until Thursday

      The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo due to start at dawn has been delayed, perhaps until Thursday, with an opposition official blaming Iran and its Shi`ite militias allied to President Bashar al-Assad for the hold-up, according to Reuters. A ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia, Assad`s most powerful ally, and Turkey ended years of...