Section: News & Summaries

      EU ambassadors may approve visa suspension mechanism next week – media
      Dec01

      EU ambassadors may approve visa suspension mechanism next week – media

      EU ambassadors may approve the suspension mechanism of EU visa waivers, which also concerns Ukraine and Georgia, at a meeting next week, according to RFE/RL correspondent in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak. ”I think there can be a deal on susp mech nxt week. EU ambs will meet on 7 Dec & new trialogue can follow the same day,” Jozwiak wrote on...

      Russia preparing paratroopers rotation in Crimea`s north – border guards
      Dec01

      Russia preparing paratroopers rotation in Crimea`s north – border guards

      Ukrainian Border Guard Service spokesman Oleh Slobodian says the Russian Federation plans to replace paratroopers from Stavropol, who have been serving in the north of occupied Crimea near the administrative border with mainland Ukraine from August, by paratroopers from Tula. ”Preparations for the immediate rotation of airborne units of the...

      U.S. to restrict movement for Russian diplomats
      Dec01

      U.S. to restrict movement for Russian diplomats

      The U.S. House of Representatives has agreed to restrict movement of Russian diplomatic officers and envoys within territory of the United States, according to Ukraine Today. The lower chamber of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, November 30, approved a draft bill providing a ban on travel for over 25 miles away from mission buildings for Russian...

      Ukraine`s state debt shrinks by 0.4% in Oct, to $68.35 bln
      Dec01

      Ukraine`s state debt shrinks by 0.4% in Oct, to $68.35 bln

      The total amount of Ukraine`s state and state-guaranteed debt at the end of October 2016 was US$68.35 billion, which was 0.4% less than at the beginning of the month, according to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry`s website. The total sum of the Ukraine`s state and state-guaranteed debt in the hryvnia equivalent at the end of October amounted to UAH...

      Ukraine offers latest weapons and equipment at NATO headquarters for first time
      Dec01

      Ukraine offers latest weapons and equipment at NATO headquarters for first time

      For the first time in history, Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC) is showcasing its latest weapons and equipment at NATO Headquarters, offering its partners the possibility of complete refusal from the products of the Russian military-industrial complex. According to an UaPosition correspondent, the presentation is held in Brussels today...

      Security & Defense Council chief: new threats require innovative approaches
      Dec01

      Security & Defense Council chief: new threats require innovative approaches

      Secretary of Ukraine`s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov says that new external threats and challenges require innovative approaches. ”Complex modern realities, new external challenges and threats set highly sensitive tasks to the intelligence service, require innovative approaches to the protection of national...

      Poroshenko explains why Ukraine conducts missile tests near occupied Crimea
      Dec01

      Poroshenko explains why Ukraine conducts missile tests near occupied Crimea

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko explains that the only reason why Ukraine is now conducting missile tests in the country`s south near the Russia-occupied Crimean peninsula is the need to get prepared for a full-scale Russian incursion. ”Let me emphasize once again: the only reason that makes us conduct these exercises [by Ukraine`s Air...

      Rada leadership accuses EU of ”shameless” delay of visa liberalization
      Dec01

      Rada leadership accuses EU of ”shameless” delay of visa liberalization

      First Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Gerashchenko has said that the European Union was ”shamelessly” delaying the process of granting Ukraine a visa-free regime and full ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. ”Three years ago, the European Union, being aware of the risks of Ukraine`s complete withdrawal under...

      Ukraine publishes Russia`s letter against missile tests near Crimea
      Dec01

      Ukraine publishes Russia`s letter against missile tests near Crimea

      A letter handed over by the Russian side to Ukraine`s military envoy in protest at missile tests near Crimea has been shared with the public. The letter addressing the military attach? under Ukraine`s Embassy in Russia was published by the Ukrayinska Pravda news outlet. ”The Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation warns that if launched...

      Yatsenyuk at the European Parliament: It’s Time for Europe to Do Its Part
      Dec01

      Yatsenyuk at the European Parliament: It’s Time for Europe to Do Its Part

      With respect to Ukraine and Russia’s aggression in the eastern part of the country, Europe needs to step up its game.That was the consensus at “The War in Ukraine’s East: The Military Conflict, Diplomacy, and the Humanitarian Crisis,” a discussion co-hosted by the Atlantic Council and Members of the European Parliament Anna Maria...