Section: Main news
“Parliament” of Crimea nationalized Krymenergo
So-called “Parliament” of Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow last March, decided to nationalize Krymenergo DTEK PAO that belongs to Ukrainian oligarch Renat Akhmetov at its meeting on Wednesday. This is reported as saying by “head” of Crimea Sergey Aksenov Kryminform news agency has reported . “After...
Militants withdraw five convoys with their killed soldiers
The convoys with the wounded militants continue to be delivered to the transshipment sanitary points of the Russian-terrorist forces in area of cities of Khartsyzk and Torez, Donetsk region. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has posted this information on his Facebook page. He affirms that at least five such convoys were noticed...
Russia not planning oil output cut
Russia may see a natural decline in oil output but has no plans to cut production in coordination with OPEC. ||| Davos – Russia may see a natural decline in oil output by around 1 million barrels per day (bpd) at most but has no plans to cut production in coordination with OPEC, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on Wednesday....
Mogherini: The EU aims to strengthen cooperation with Ukraine
The EU aims to intensify cooperation with Ukraine to support its European aspirations defended by the Ukrainian people in the conflict. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini was quoted as saying, the Ukrinform’s own Washington correspondent reports. “Undoubtedly immediate and the most...
OSCE Mission: Debaltseve fired by “DPR” militants
Town of Debaltseve (55km north-east of Donetsk) has been shelled by the “DPR” (Donetsk People’s Republic) militants, says the report of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. According to the Mission, its experts have recorded at least seven unexploded rockets. “A crater analysis performed by the SMM showed that the Grad...
Poroshenko returns from Switzerland to Ukraine on Wednesday because of escalation in violence in Eastern Ukraine
Poroshenko has cut short his visit to Switzerland and will come back to Ukraine on Wednesday because of escalation in violence in Eastern Ukraine. Press secretary of Ukraine’s president Svyatoslav Tseholko wrote the news on his Facebook page late on Tuesday. “Chief of General Staff and Minister of Defense have just reported on the...
Hollande, Obama to support Ukraine and maintain sanctions against Russia
President of France Francois Hollande and the US President Barack Obama during a telephone conversation among other things discussed the situation in Ukraine and confirmed the need to maintain sanctions against Russia and provide additional financial support to the Ukrainian government. The fact of holding conversation and its contents have been...
ATO forces stop terrorists on 29th and 31st roadblocks
Ukrainian military have stopped the attack of militants on the 29th and the 31st roadblocks, the ATO press center informs. “Ukrainian military have stopped the attack of the Russian-terrorist forces near the 29th and the 31st roadblocks,” reads the statement. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk informs that the fiercest...
Poroshenko believes sanctions force Russia to take talks seriously on Ukraine – Western Media
Ukrainian President Poroshenko believes sanctions against Russia not only add problems to its economy, but are also used as an instrument that forces Russians to negotiate seriously on a settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. He was quoted as saying in an interview with a limited number of journalists in Zurich, Switzerland, according to...
“Normandy Four” to meet in Berlin today
A new round of peace talks on the settlement of conflict in eastern Ukraine will take place tonight in Berlin with the participation of the foreign ministers of the so-called “Normandy Four “(Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France). According to the press secretary of the German Foreign Ministry, this time a meeting has been initiated by...