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      Mass actions planned near Cabinet building today
      Dec27

      Mass actions planned near Cabinet building today

      In accordance with the submitted bids, on December 27, events with a massive participation of citizens will be held in the center of Kyiv. In this connection, the capital’s police will operate in enhanced mode. The press service of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine in Kyiv informs about this. “In order to maintain proper order in the...

      Verkhovna Rada will not meet today
      Dec27

      Verkhovna Rada will not meet today

      The Verkhovna Rada plenary session, scheduled for Saturday, will not be held today. The Verkhovna Rada press service informed. “The announcement about the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on December 27 at 16:00 is cancelled,” a statement reads. The next plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada, as the official website...

      Poroshenko meets Ukrainian military released from captivity
      Dec27

      Poroshenko meets Ukrainian military released from captivity

      President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met tonight at the Vasylkiv military airfield the air force aircraft with 145 Ukrainian soldiers, who were released from captivity of terrorists. The presidential press service reported. The President congratulated the released soldiers on the Ukrainian soil, and expressed his respect for them and their...

      National Security and Defense Council: “Ukroboronprom” is modernizing T-64B1 tanks
      Dec27

      National Security and Defense Council: “Ukroboronprom” is modernizing T-64B1 tanks

      Kyiv, 26 December 2014 – The Armour capacities of the Ukrainian troops are being continuously reinforced. State enterprise “Kharkiv Armor Repair Plant”, part of “Ukroboronprom” state group of companies continues repairing T-64B1 tanks for Ukrainian army. Hulls and turrets of the armoured vehicles have been equipped with “KONTAKT” type add-on...

      Chaly: It’s time to apply for NATO
      Dec27

      Chaly: It’s time to apply for NATO

      The next step, which is logical for Ukraine after abolition of the non-alignment status, should be introduction of a state of emergency in Donbas and an application for NATO. Ambassador Extraordinary of Ukraine Oleksandr Chaly said on air of the Shuster Live program Friday, December 26. “If we have abandoned the non-aligned status, it would...

      Situation in ATO area: Militants shooting, Ukrainians destroying saboteurs
      Dec27

      Situation in ATO area: Militants shooting, Ukrainians destroying saboteurs

      Over the previous night, the situation has not substantially changed in the ATO area: militants continue single armed provocations by shelling Ukrainian military from small arms, grenade launchers and mortars. The ATO press center informs. Mercenaries opened fire on positions of our soldiers ten times. At night, the terrorists conducted fire on...

      Ukraine, Russia engage in prisoner swap

      Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swapped hundreds of prisoners as part of a new push for peace in one of Europe’s bloodiest conflicts in decades. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine may reduce imports by $4 billion
      Dec26

      Ukraine may reduce imports by $4 billion

      The introduction of an additional import duty will contribute to a reduction in imports in 2015 by nearly $4 billion. Prime Minister’s Advisor on Import Valeriy Piatnytsky said this at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We have forecasted that by introducing these measures we can...

      Moscow court extends Sentsov’s arrest until April 11, 2015
      Dec26

      Moscow court extends Sentsov’s arrest until April 11, 2015

      The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow has extended the arrest of Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov until April 11, 2015. The court made such a decision on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent in Russia reported. “The court has decided to extend the detention of Oleh Sentsov for three months until April 11, 2015,” Judge Margarita...

      Import duty not to apply to essential goods – Jaresko
      Dec26

      Import duty not to apply to essential goods – Jaresko

      The import duty on essential commodities will not be introduced. Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said this at a briefing on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We need to stabilize the balance of payments in the budget for 2015, so the answer to this problem is the introduction of a temporary import duty… It is very...