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      Russian proxies violate ceasefire 23 times in last day
      Apr20

      Russian proxies violate ceasefire 23 times in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 23 times in the past 24 hours, using banned weapons 11 times, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). ”The illegal armed groups were active in the Donetsk and Mariupol sectors. The invaders fired 120mm mortars on our fortified...

      Bloomberg: Trump, Clinton win New York primaries to control their races
      Apr20

      Bloomberg: Trump, Clinton win New York primaries to control their races

      Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won their New York presidential primaries Tuesday, ending losing streaks for both campaigns and allowing the two front-runners to reassert control over their party nominating fights, according to Bloomberg.Clinton`s victory makes her march to the nomination all but unstoppable, Bloomberg wrote.Sanders, a Vermont...

      Panama Papers: U.S. launches criminal inquiry into tax avoidance claims
      Apr20

      Panama Papers: U.S. launches criminal inquiry into tax avoidance claims

      The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the widespread international tax avoidance schemes exposed by the Panama Papers leak, published by the Guardian and other journalistic partners.Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for Manhattan, said he had ”opened a criminal investigation regarding matters to which the Panama...

      OSCE SMM says Russian militants threaten to open fire at monitors if close to Ukraine Army
      Apr20

      OSCE SMM says Russian militants threaten to open fire at monitors if close to Ukraine Army

      OSCE SMM reports of threats coming from militants to open fire if the monitors put their vehicles near the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, that`s according to the mission`s report of April 18, published on Tuesday. ”The SMM received threats from armed men. While in ”DPR”-controlled Donetsk city, a ”DPR” member approached an SMM patrol,...

      Malaysia interested in Ukraine-made weaponry
      Apr20

      Malaysia interested in Ukraine-made weaponry

      Malaysian Defense Ministry got interested in weapons and military equipment produced by Ukroboronprom, Ukraine`s state-owned arms manufacturer, presented at the International Defense Exhibition Conference DSA-2016 in Kuala Lumpur. According to the press service of Ukroboronprom, which represents Ukrainian defense industry at the exhibition held...

      Ukraine estimates losses from Russia`s discriminatory trade restrictions
      Apr19

      Ukraine estimates losses from Russia`s discriminatory trade restrictions

      Ukraine has lost $98 billion worth of trade volume due to the discriminatory and unlawful restrictions on the part of the Russian Federation, according to the report on the revision of the country`s trade policy in the World Trade Organization published on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.”The volume of...

      Presidential Administrations names conditions for $2.8 bln intl aid
      Apr19

      Presidential Administrations names conditions for $2.8 bln intl aid

      Ukraine should pass 24 bills before the end of May to secure a $1.7 billion tranche from the International Monetary Fund, $1 billion worth of loan guarantees from the U.S. and a EUR 105 million assistance from the European Union, according to Deputy Head of Presidential Administration Dmytro Shymkiv who spoke at a briefing after the meeting of...

      Pseudo-elections in so-called ”DPR” postponed
      Apr19

      Pseudo-elections in so-called ”DPR” postponed

      The self-styled leader of the ”DPR,” or ”Donetsk People`s Republic,” Alexander Zakharchenko has postponed ”local elections” until July 24. Zakharchenko`s decision is sealed with the corresponding decree, published on the pro-militant websites. ”Local elections in the DPR are postponed until July 24. Head of the Donetsk People`s Republic Alexander...

      Ukraine reports top volume of freight traffic to China
      Apr19

      Ukraine reports top volume of freight traffic to China

      China currently ranks first in terms of export cargo transportation from Ukraine, while in 2015, the volume of cargo traffic between the two countries increased by 11% – to 25.5 million tonnes, according to the report on the revision of the country`s trade policy in the World Trade Organization, published on the website of the Ministry of...

      Dutch opponents of Ukraine-EU Association Agreement fail to revoke its ratification in parliament vote
      Apr19

      Dutch opponents of Ukraine-EU Association Agreement fail to revoke its ratification in parliament vote

      Two coalition parties and two independent MPs of the Dutch parliament voted against revoking the law on ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement – the government initiative put forward to a vote in Parliament by the Socialist Party of the Netherlands, according to Europeiska Pravda citing NOS.nl. It is noted that the socialists...