Section: Main news
Tombinski says data of DPR-accredited media should be ”no longer published”
Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, Ambassador Jan Tombinski has called on the Ukrainian authorities to help ensure that personal data of journalists accredited by the self-proclaimed republics in Donbas ”is no longer published.””I urge the Ukrainian authorities to help ensure that this content is no longer published,” he...
Russia`s FSB said to have set sights on paintings stolen from Italy, found in Ukraine
Russia`s FSB Federal Security Service has been developing its own operation to track down 17 precious paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy, and recently recovered in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian State Border Service.”During the investigation, the border guards have learnt that the search for the paintings was also in the sphere...
OSCE: Journalists` personal data leak in Ukraine endangers their safety
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic says that journalists` personal data leak in Ukraine endangers their safety.”This is a very alarming development which could further endanger the safety situation for journalists,” she said in a statement on Wednesday, May 11.This week a Kyiv-based website, ”Myrotvorets” (psb4ukr.org),...
EBRD could bid for Ukraine`s largest chemical plant in Odesa
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a key Ukrainian lender, could take part in the privatization of a large chemical plant in Odesa, the south of Ukraine, according to Reuters.”[EBRD`s Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Francis] Malige said the EBRD could take a 15-25% stake in the privatization of...
Normandy Four FMs agree ”int`l component” should be present in Donbas
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says that the Normandy Four foreign ministers agree that the presence of an ”international component” in Donbas is needed to ensure security, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”We`ve agreed that an international component is important to us. We`ve agreed that an OSCE mission could be this...
One Year Later, Ukraine’s Patrol Police Enjoy Massive Spike in Trust
If one were to merely follow national politics in Ukraine, it would be easy to become discouraged about the state of reforms. Headlines from top media suggest that Ukraine’s longstanding oligarchic power structures and institutionalized corruption have persisted in the wake of the Revolution of Dignity, frustrating citizens and the...
Ukroboronprom boasts own military products in impressive video
Ukraine`s major state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom has published an impressive video presenting the achievements of the Ukrainian defense industry.”Kyiv armored plant – the pride of Ukrainian defense industry. The powerful military equipment, which is produced by Ukroboronprom, is appreciated both by our armed forces and foreign...
Armenian representative to Eurovision-2016 waves Nagorno-Karabakh flag on air, sparks controversy
Iveta Mukuchyan from Armenia stirred up controversy during tonight`s semi final after she waved the Nagorno-Karabakh flag during the voting recap. When a Swedish journalist from national tabloid Aftonbladet asked her about it at the press conference, the Armenian representative explained that she ”just wants peace on the borders,” according to...
NBU streamlines internal audit procedure in Ukrainian banks
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved a new resolution streamlining the internal audit organization in Ukrainian banks, according to a posting on the regulator`s website.The resolution was developed in accordance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation and international standards and is implemented within the framework of the...
Ukraine starts flour exports by sea
PJSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine has carried out flour shipments worth 5,000 tonnes to Libya for the first time using a sea route, the Corporation`s press service reported referring to Director of Processing Department Viacheslav Tsehelnyk.”The State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine has successfully fulfilled a contract...