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      McCain pays tribute to Ukrainian “cyborgs” and calls on Obama to act decisively on Ukraine
      Jan23

      McCain pays tribute to Ukrainian “cyborgs” and calls on Obama to act decisively on Ukraine

      US Senator John McCain who now chairs the Senate Committee on Armed Services made the statement in support of Ukraine because of escalation in violence and aggression in the Donbas conflict zone and the Russian buildup of military forces in the Donbas region. The text was published on his personal web page, the Ukrinform own correspondent in...

      Ukraine to ask EU to increase gas imports
      Jan23

      Ukraine to ask EU to increase gas imports

      Ukraine is going to solve the problem of gas supply in 2015 by increasing the share of gas supplied from Europe up to 60 %, that is why the state asks Europe to increase gas imports. This was stated by CEO of the state gas company NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev. According to Kobolev, Ukraine plans to purchase from Russia no more than 40% of...

      Ukraine surrenders airport to rebels

      Ukrainian forces on Thursday ceded a long-disputed airport to Russian-backed rebels as an upsurge in clashes killed nearly 50 people. …read more Source:...

      Fighting intensifies in Horlivka, people leave town
      Jan23

      Fighting intensifies in Horlivka, people leave town

      Dynamics of fighting increased near Horlivka, Donetsk region, for the past 24 hours, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk posted on Facebook. “The enemy launched artillery attacks against Ukrainian forces, acting from village Korolenko. People massively leave the town and neighborhood,” Tymchuk wrote. According to the...

      National Security and Defense Council:Donetsk airport is completely destroyed and is not suitable for defense
      Jan22

      National Security and Defense Council:Donetsk airport is completely destroyed and is not suitable for defense

      Kyiv, 22 January 2015 – By means of shelling and direct attacks at the positions of Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) forces along the delimitation line, terrorists are trying to redraw it to their own benefit to expand the territory they control and take up positions favourable for further military operations. The Russian Federation continues...

      OSCE to monitor Ukraine’s border only under appropriate security situation
      Jan22

      OSCE to monitor Ukraine’s border only under appropriate security situation

      Monitoring of the Russian-Ukrainian border is possible only under appropriate security situation, OSCE SMM deputy chief Alexander Hug said in commentary to an Ukrinform correspondent. “The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has a mandate to monitor the border, which is possible only if the security situation allows us to go to the...

      Ukraine to open $2.4 billion swap line with China
      Jan22

      Ukraine to open $2.4 billion swap line with China

      Ukraine and the People’s Republic of China have agreed to strengthen trade relations at the highest level, including realization of previously signed agreements on a swap line between two countries’ currencies totaling 15 billion Chinese renminbi (about USD 2.44 billion ). Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeriya Gontareva...

      Merkel sees no reason for lifting sanctions against Russia
      Jan22

      Merkel sees no reason for lifting sanctions against Russia

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel currently sees no reason to cancel the economic sanctions imposed by the West against Russia. She has announced this on Thursday, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Economic sanctions are inevitable, but they are not an end in itself. Sanctions can...

      Russia uses corruption in Europe to advance its interests – Ukrainian expert
      Jan22

      Russia uses corruption in Europe to advance its interests – Ukrainian expert

      Russia uses corruption to defend and promote its interests in Europe, including financing for certain political forces. President of global research center “Strategy XXI” Mykhailo Honchar said this during presentation of analytical report to the Institute of World Politics regarding reaction of France, Italy and Spain on the...

      NATO confirms Russian troops shift to Ukraine
      Jan22

      NATO confirms Russian troops shift to Ukraine

      NATO cannot yet confirm the exact number of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine, but it sees their movement across the border under cover of anti-aircraft systems and electronic warfare. This has been announced on Thursday by Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Phillip Breedlove, an Ukrinform correspondent reports from Brussels....