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      Hryvnia official exchange rate still 25.25 to dollar
      May20

      Hryvnia official exchange rate still 25.25 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Thursday evening set the official hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 25.25 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for May 20:$100 costs UAH 2,525.9572 (on May 19, it was UAH 2,525.7239);EUR 100 costs UAH 2,828.3143 (on May 19, it was UAH...

      The Times: Russia builds military base at Palmyra ruins
      May20

      The Times: Russia builds military base at Palmyra ruins

      Russian forces have built a military camp inside the Unesco World Heritage site of Palmyra, provoking protests from archaeologists, according to The Times.The American Schools of Oriental Research published satellite images showing the construction of a military base at the edge of the ancient site. It appeared to include a helicopter pad, two...

      ”Terrifying report” by Huff Post shows how pro-Russian separatists tortured 4,000 people
      May19

      ”Terrifying report” by Huff Post shows how pro-Russian separatists tortured 4,000 people

      Oleksandr Hryshchenko`s only worry was feeding his ornamental fish at his office, but what happened to him, has changed his life in a terrible way, writes Samantha Meier in her article titled ”Terrifying report shows how pro-Russian separatists tortured 4,000 people.””In June 2014, the vet was on his way to work in Luhansk, when the city was in...

      SBU busts Kyiv city officials on bribe
      May19

      SBU busts Kyiv city officials on bribe

      The Security Service of Ukraine with the assistance of top leaders of the Kyiv City State Administration exposed criminal activity of officials of the administration`s urban development department and the State Service for Emergency Situations, according to the SBU press service.The officials demanded money from the directors of gas-filling...

      NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting in Warsaw to become platform for support – Stoltenberg
      May19

      NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting in Warsaw to become platform for support – Stoltenberg

      The upcoming meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in the framework of a NATO summit in Warsaw will be an ”important platform” to express political support and discuss practical cooperation, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, an UaPosition correspondent reported from Brussels.”We have decided to convene a meeting of the...

      EgyptAir confirms discovery of MS804 fragments
      May19

      EgyptAir confirms discovery of MS804 fragments

      EgyptAir airline has confirmed on Twitter the discovery of the floating fragments of the missing A320 aircraft flight MS804.According to the press release, Egypt`s Foreign Ministry handed a letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the country, officially declaring the discovery of the A320 airliner wreckage near the Greek island of...

      Ukraine`s banking system posts UAH 7.7 bln loss in 1Q
      May19

      Ukraine`s banking system posts UAH 7.7 bln loss in 1Q

      The banking system of Ukraine including the insolvent financial institutions has recorded a UAH 7,740 billion loss in the first quarter of 2016, the bank records say that are published by the National Bank of Ukraine for the first quarter according to International Financial Reporting Standards.According to the data published, solvent banks`...

      NATO official says Donbas conflict already ”frozen”
      May19

      NATO official says Donbas conflict already ”frozen”

      Head of the NATO Military Committee Petr Pavel gave a forecast of further developments in Donbas, branding the current situation in eastern Ukraine a ”frozen conflict” in an exclusive interview with the Ukrainian media outlet Apostrophe.The NATO official said that the situation in eastern Ukraine was close to the establishment of a frozen...

      U.S. Congress endorses allocation of $150 mln for Ukraine security
      May19

      U.S. Congress endorses allocation of $150 mln for Ukraine security

      The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $610.5 billion defense policy bill with a 277-147 vote, providing for a $150 million security assistance for Ukraine, according to Bloomberg.The U.S. House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress) supported the allocation for a Ukraine $ 150 million on security in 2017.The approved draft provides...

      Reconciliation Will Be Ukraine’s Next Serious Battle with Russia
      May19

      Reconciliation Will Be Ukraine’s Next Serious Battle with Russia

      Until very recently, Ukrainians predominantly spoke a language of identities, differentiating between people from western Ukraine and people from the eastern part of the country, Ukrainian speaking versus Russian speaking, Greek Catholics versus Orthodox. But what was powerfully witnessed during the Euromaidan was the emergence of a new modality...