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      Verkhovna Rada to consider appeal on Savchenko, information space protection bill
      Jan13

      Verkhovna Rada to consider appeal on Savchenko, information space protection bill

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is to consider the appeal to the PACE and the world leaders regarding the release of Nadiya Savchenko, as well as the bill on protection of television and radio information space at the plenary session on Tuesday, the parliament’s meeting agenda reads, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. MPs are to consider...

      Ukrainian forces under heavier shelling, 84 episodes in past 24 hours
      Jan13

      Ukrainian forces under heavier shelling, 84 episodes in past 24 hours

      Our Ukrainian forces positions were shelled 84 times in the last 24 hours as gunmen’s armed groups had been escalating the number and intensity of their attacks on our troops and the residential areas of Donbas. Eleven residential areas and Ukrainian military positions near those villages were hit by the terrorists, anti-terrorist operation press...

      Council of Europe amounts Berkut’s actions on Maidan to torture
      Jan13

      Council of Europe amounts Berkut’s actions on Maidan to torture

      The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) is going to amount the treatment of Maidan detained protesters to torture. The corresponding statement has been published in the CPT’s report, Kommersant reports. “There are registered instances of ill-treatment...

      Situation in Donbas gets worse – OSCE
      Jan13

      Situation in Donbas gets worse – OSCE

      The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) noted a marked increase in reported ceasefire violations in its report on Monday, the Radio Liberty reported. “According to the OSCE, on last Friday and Saturday there was increase in ceasefire violations reported, a total of 72 ceasefire violations on Friday and a total of 111...

      Ukraine ready to provide Donbas status of special economic zone – Poroshenko
      Jan13

      Ukraine ready to provide Donbas status of special economic zone – Poroshenko

      Ukraine is ready to provide Donbas with the status of a special economic zone with its own regime of relations with the EU and Russia. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said this in an interview with France 24 television channel. “Donbas should hold local elections in accordance with the Ukrainian law to achieve the special economic...

      Meeting in Astana postponed for several weeks
      Jan13

      Meeting in Astana postponed for several weeks

      Meeting in the Normandy format at the level of the presidents of France, Ukraine, Russia and the chancellor of Germany on the Ukrainian crisis settlement, which was earlier planned to be held on January 15 in Astana, has been postponed for “several weeks”. Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok...

      Donetsk residents report multiple Grad rockets launches within city last Monday
      Jan13

      Donetsk residents report multiple Grad rockets launches within city last Monday

      Multiple rockets launch systems Grad operated by the terrorists have been seen firing from different locations including downtown of the most populous city in Donbas last Monday. The news is reported by the witnesses in social media as well as in their comments on the developments in Donetsk.

      All parties stand for implementation of Minsk agreements – Klimkin
      Jan13

      All parties stand for implementation of Minsk agreements – Klimkin

      All foreign ministers and Russian representative stand for strict compliance with the Minsk agreements. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said this after a meeting of foreign ministers in Normandy format in Berlin, the Foreign Ministry has reported on its Facebook page. “All the ministers confirmed their adherence to the full and...

      Oil’s plunge weighs on emerging markets

      FALLING oil prices and a stronger dollar racked up the pressure on emerging equities and currencies yesterday, with Russia once again suffering most of the pain. ||| Karin Strohecker LondonFALLING oil prices and a stronger dollar racked up the pressure on emerging equities and currencies yesterday, with Russia once again suffering most of the...

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian border guards reinforce security regime at the delimitation line
      Jan12

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian border guards reinforce security regime at the delimitation line

      Kyiv, 12 January 2015 – The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone is escalating. Terrorists keep firing at the positions of Ukrainian military. Ukrainian border guards reinforce the security regime at the delimitation line. To remind, it is possible to get to the ATO zone only through the 7 defined transportation corridors. To...