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      China extends a hand to Russia

      Two Chinese ministers offered support for Russia as President Vladimir Putin seeks to shore up the rouble without depleting foreign exchange reserves. ||| Bloomberg Hong KongTWO Chinese ministers offered support for Russia as President Vladimir Putin seeks to shore up the rouble without depleting foreign exchange reserves.China would provide help...

      National Security and Defense Council: Last night terrorists fired 6 times at the positions of Ukrainian military
      Dec22

      National Security and Defense Council: Last night terrorists fired 6 times at the positions of Ukrainian military

      Kyiv, 22 December 2014 – Within the last day the situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine was not subject to considerable changes. Starting from 18.00 yesterday till 06.00 this morning terrorists opened fire at the positions of Ukrainian military 6 times using small arms and mortars. Ukrainian servicemen comply with...

      NSDC denies joint Ukrainian-Russian patrols in occupied territories
      Dec22

      NSDC denies joint Ukrainian-Russian patrols in occupied territories

      Patrols on Ukrainian territory could be carried out only by Ukrainian citizens who are Armed Forces servicemen or Interior Ministry employees. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said this to journalists in Kyiv on Monday, the council’s press service reported. “Some media spread...

      Finance minister to submit budget for 2015 tomorrow
      Dec22

      Finance minister to submit budget for 2015 tomorrow

      Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko will submit Ukraine’s draft state budget for the next year to the parliament on Tuesday. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this while opening a government meeting on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Tomorrow the finance minister will present the law on the state...

      Yatseniuk not to raise retirement age and cut scholarships
      Dec22

      Yatseniuk not to raise retirement age and cut scholarships

      The Ukrainian government is currently not planning to raise the retirement age. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this during a government meeting on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “At this stage the government does not propose raising the retirement age. As for the special categories of pensioners, at this stage...

      Official hryvnia exchange rate weakens again
      Dec22

      Official hryvnia exchange rate weakens again

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on Monday, December 22, lowered the official exchange rate of the hryvnia against the U.S. dollar by eight kopecks compared to December 19, to UAH 15.8544 per U.S. dollar, according to the official website of the central bank. The official exchange rate of the hryvnia against the euro is UAH 19.4676/EUR 1 (UAH...

      Defense Ministry to be reformed under volunteers’ concept – president’s advisor
      Dec22

      Defense Ministry to be reformed under volunteers’ concept – president’s advisor

      A presidential advisor, assistant to the defense minister and coordinator of the Wings of the Phoenix volunteer project, Yuriy Biriukov, reported on Monday, December 22, that a Defense Ministry reform concept proposed by a group of volunteers has been approved. He wrote this on his Facebook page. “Our reform concept has been adopted as a...

      Ukraine to help Kazakhstan strengthen its defense capability
      Dec22

      Ukraine to help Kazakhstan strengthen its defense capability

      Ukraine and Kazakhstan are fully restoring military-technical cooperation. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this after a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “I am pleased to say that we are fully restoring military-technical cooperation. The experience and potential of the...

      Nazarbayev describes events in Donbas as ‘organized civil war’
      Dec22

      Nazarbayev describes events in Donbas as ‘organized civil war’

      Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is currently on an official visit to Kyiv, has said that the situation in eastern Ukraine is an “organized civil war.” He said this at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Ukraine is our close friend...

      Poroshenko agrees on cheap coal supplies from Kazakhstan
      Dec22

      Poroshenko agrees on cheap coal supplies from Kazakhstan

      Ukraine and Kazakhstan have agreed on supplies of cheap coal from the Ekibastuz coal deposit. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said this at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We have agreed on supplies of coal from the Ekibastuz deposit, the...