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      Reuters: Turkey tourist arrivals see biggest drop in 17 years
      May27

      Reuters: Turkey tourist arrivals see biggest drop in 17 years

      The number of foreign visitors to Turkey fell by 28% in April, official data showed on Friday, the biggest drop in 17 years amid tensions with Russia and security concerns after a wave of bombings, according to Reuters.The decline signals more pain for Turkey`s economy, which is smarting from slowing exports and weak private investment. Some...

      Ukraine marks 5 mths without Russian gas
      May27

      Ukraine marks 5 mths without Russian gas

      First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yuliya Kovaliv says Ukraine has not purchased natural gas from Russia`s gas monopoly Gazprom for more than five months, as it is more profitable to have gas supplied from the European market.”Currently, everything Naftogaz does is being determined from a commercial standpoint: it buys gas...

      Russian Rep. to OSCE: Deployment of police mission in Donbas not coordinated yet
      May27

      Russian Rep. to OSCE: Deployment of police mission in Donbas not coordinated yet

      The issue of arming observers of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) or deploying a police mission in Donbas has not been coordinated yet, Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday, according to TASS.”The issue of arming SMM observers or deploying a police mission in Donbas has not been coordinated...

      ”We have stuff to discuss”: Savchenko ready to meet Russian GRU officer Yerofeyev
      May27

      ”We have stuff to discuss”: Savchenko ready to meet Russian GRU officer Yerofeyev

      Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadia Savchenko is ready to talk with the Russian GRU officer Yevgeny Yerofeyev about him ”killing the Ukrainians in a foreign land,” according to an UaPosition correspondent.”They [GRU officers Yerofeyev and Alexandrov] would like to talk with me as much as I would like to talk to them,” Savchenko said at a press...

      Ukraine Gov`t approves priority action plan for 2016
      May27

      Ukraine Gov`t approves priority action plan for 2016

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Friday has approved a plan of priority actions for 2016 which aims to ensure the recovery of Ukraine`s economy and enhance its growth.”Now our task is to proceed with the implementation of the plan as soon as possible,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.At the same time, First Vice Prime Minister...

      Groysman seeking to pass tax reform, impose moratorium on any changes for 3-5 yrs
      May27

      Groysman seeking to pass tax reform, impose moratorium on any changes for 3-5 yrs

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, according to the priority action plan for 2016 intends to implement tax reform that simplifies the administration of taxes for businesses. It also plans to introduce a moratorium on any amendments to the upgraded Tax Code after it is adopted, for the period of three to five years, that`s according to Ukrainian...

      Savchenko enjoys fountains on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square in Kyiv, talks with locals (photos)
      May27

      Savchenko enjoys fountains on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square in Kyiv, talks with locals (photos)

      Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who finally returned home Wednesday morning after nearly two years in Russian captivity, has appeared on Kyiv`s main square Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) where she was talking to compatriots and enjoying the Ukrainian capital`s fountains.”Nadia is talking to compatriots, enjoying the fountains; she...

      About 7,000 Ukrainians in Russian jails – Ukraine MFA
      May27

      About 7,000 Ukrainians in Russian jails – Ukraine MFA

      About 7,000 Ukrainian citizens remain prisoners in Russian jails, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko told journalists at a Kharkiv briefing after the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Austria, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”To understand the scale, you should be aware that nearly 7,000 Ukrainians are now...

      New confinement arch to cover Chornobyl NPP`s 4th power unit in 168 days – Ecology Minister
      May27

      New confinement arch to cover Chornobyl NPP`s 4th power unit in 168 days – Ecology Minister

      Work on the construction and movement of the arch of a new safe confinement over the fourth power unit of Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) is carried out according to the schedule and will be completed in 168 days, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ostap Semerak wrote on Facebook. ”All works on the completion of construction and...

      Savchenko names two ways to return Crimea
      May27

      Savchenko names two ways to return Crimea

      Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadia Savchenko has said that Crimea will return to Ukraine either by war or diplomacy, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”How to return Crimea? I felt that a World War III might start. If there is war, we will return Crimea to Ukraine. If there is no war, Crimea will probably be returned with the help of...