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      Poroshenko calls on IMF to increase financial aid
      Dec20

      Poroshenko calls on IMF to increase financial aid

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held a telephone conversation with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde, the press service of the head of state has reported. They discussed the economic situation in Ukraine and the fulfillment by the sides of the obligations under the IMF’s stand-by program....

      Obama imposes sanctions on Crimea
      Dec20

      Obama imposes sanctions on Crimea

      U.S. President Barack Obama has approved an executive order “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine.” The U.S. leader made a respective statement late on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Today, I issued an Executive Order taking further...

      National Security and Defense Council:  Militants are redeploying manpower and equipment
      Dec20

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants are redeploying manpower and equipment

      Kyiv, 19 December 2014 – Militants continue active redeployment of manpower and equipment, reinforce their firing points. Arrival of new equipment and of the enemy’s forces from Russia was noticed. View map in full size The decision to extend the OSCE monitoring mission mandate at the 2 Russian border crossing points “Gukovo” and “Donetsk” until...

      Canada supports Ukraine’s fight against Putin regime – PM
      Dec20

      Canada supports Ukraine’s fight against Putin regime – PM

      Canada is introducing additional economic sanctions against Russia, does not recognize the occupation of Crimea and will provide steadfast support for the Ukrainian people, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said. In particular, he announced additional economic sanctions and travel bans against 20 Russian and Ukrainian individuals, and new export...

      Ukrainian troops shelled with Grads and grenade launchers last night – press center
      Dec20

      Ukrainian troops shelled with Grads and grenade launchers last night – press center

      Terrorists continued armed provocations in the anti-terrorist operation area in eastern Ukraine from 21.10 on Friday to 06.00 on Saturday, using small arms, grenade launchers and artillery, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported. In particular, last night, in the area of Olkhovatka in Donetsk region, illegal armed groups...

      IMF mission to return to Ukraine in January
      Dec20

      IMF mission to return to Ukraine in January

      An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will return to Ukraine for further work in January 2015, according to a statement released by IMF Mission Chief for Ukraine Nikolay Gueorguiev following the mission’s work in December, Ukrinform reports. “Discussions will continue over the coming weeks, following the mission’s...

      Poroshenko, Steinmeier hope contact group will meet on Sunday
      Dec20

      Poroshenko, Steinmeier hope contact group will meet on Sunday

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he hopes that a meeting of the contact group on the settlement of the situation in Donbas will take place on Sunday, December 21. He said this at a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the presidential press service reported. Poroshenko said that he had high hopes for a real...

      US slaps news sanctions on Russia

      The United States imposed sanctions Friday on Russian-controlled Crimea as Ukraine announced the loss of five soldiers ahead of peace talks meant to end a war against Russian-backed insurgents. …read more Source:...

      Putin Leaves All Options Open on Economic Crisis and Ukraine War
      Dec19

      Putin Leaves All Options Open on Economic Crisis and Ukraine War

      Pascual: With Russia’s Economic Downturn, West Should Probe Chances of a Merkel-Brokered Deal In his annual press conference this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered no clear suggestion for how he proposes to dig Russia out of its deepening economic hole. And he signaled no new direction in government’s sponsorship of the...

      Measuring Ukraine’s War on Corruption: Key Signs to Watch in Early 2015
      Dec19

      Measuring Ukraine’s War on Corruption: Key Signs to Watch in Early 2015

      As Ukraine’s new government has taken office and vows to clean up endemic corruption—publicly perceived as Europe’s worst, according to Transparency International—here are some leading indicators of its progress, as suggested by the Atlantic Council’s Kyiv-based senior fellow, Brian Mefford. You can find his full essay on this...