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      EBRD allocates additional $80 million for trade facilitation program in Ukraine
      Dec22

      EBRD allocates additional $80 million for trade facilitation program in Ukraine

      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is directing an additional $80 million to support Ukrainian exporters and importers, the EBRD’s press service has reported. “The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up its support to Ukrainian exporters and importers by increasing financing...

      Savchenko left under arrest, pilot goes on indefinite hunger strike
      Dec22

      Savchenko left under arrest, pilot goes on indefinite hunger strike

      The Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to extend the arrest of Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko and left her behind bars until February 13, 2015. Such a decision was taken at a court meeting on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. Savchenko was not taken to the courtroom, so she had to use a video conference and interpreter. She...

      Yatseniuk: Ukraine’s foreign debt has not increased this year
      Dec22

      Yatseniuk: Ukraine’s foreign debt has not increased this year

      The Ukrainian government has managed to keep foreign debt at a sustainable level of $72 billion. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this during the ceremony of signing credit agreements with the European Investment Bank in Kyiv on Monday. “The government has managed to retain the amount of Ukraine’s external debt to foreign...

      Verkhovna Rada to consider budget and non-aligned status tomorrow
      Dec22

      Verkhovna Rada to consider budget and non-aligned status tomorrow

      The Verkhovna Rada will consider on Tuesday, December 23, bills on the cancellation of Ukraine’s non-bloc status, the draft law on the state budget for 2015 and amendments to the law on the National Security and Defense Council. This is stated in the agenda released before a meeting of the parliament’s conciliatory council on Monday,...

      Yatseniuk explains why Ukraine needs military aid
      Dec22

      Yatseniuk explains why Ukraine needs military aid

      Ukraine needs more financial aid from the West, and “arms supplies have central value for Kyiv.” Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel. When asked by a journalist to comment on the statement that NATO clearly said that there will be no military solution to the conflict in...

      Kyrylenko: Ukraine to have draft state budget for 2015 on Monday
      Dec22

      Kyrylenko: Ukraine to have draft state budget for 2015 on Monday

      The Cabinet of Ministers will fully complete the review of figures of the state budget for next year and table it in parliament by the end of Monday, December 22. Deputy Prime Minister Viacheslav Kyrylenko said this at a meeting of the parliament’s conciliatory council on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Today the...

      Deshchytsia confirms Ukraine’s readiness to buy weapons from Poland
      Dec22

      Deshchytsia confirms Ukraine’s readiness to buy weapons from Poland

      Ukraine is ready, if necessary, to buy weapons from Poland. Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland, former Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia said this in an interview to the tvn24.pl television channel. “No, we currently do not buy weapons from Poland, not yet. If such a need arises, we will do this,” he said. As reported, Polish...

      Militants fire at Donetsk airport from monastery
      Dec22

      Militants fire at Donetsk airport from monastery

      Over the past 24 hours militants have fired twice at the new terminal of the Donetsk airport from the side of a monastery. Anti-terrorist operation spokesman Leonid Matiukhin reported this in his review of events early on December 22. “Terrorists fired twice at the new terminal of the Donetsk airport with small arms. It should be mentioned...

      Poroshenko, Biden discuss assistance to Ukraine
      Dec22

      Poroshenko, Biden discuss assistance to Ukraine

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the presidential press service has reported. “Poroshenko stressed the importance of the signing by U.S. President Barack Obama of the Congress-approved Ukraine Freedom Support Act and welcomed the U.S. position on solidarity with...

      McCain: Russian problems not created by Obama
      Dec22

      McCain: Russian problems not created by Obama

      The negative impact on the Russian economy has been caused by a drop in oil prices, not the U.S. sanctions. U.S. Senator John McCain expressed this opinion in an interview with CNN. “We should be thanking the Saudis who have allowed the value of a barrel of oil to go to the point where it’s affecting dramatically Vladimir...