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      IMF to visit Kiev for bailout talks

      An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Kiev from December 9 to 18 regarding a $17 billion (R193 billion) bailout. ||| Kiev – An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Kiev from December 9 to 18 for talks with the new government regarding a $17 billion (R193 billion) bailout programme, the IMF’s Ukraine...

      Hollande meets Putin on Ukraine crisis

      French President Francois Hollande met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine crisis. ||| Moscow – French President Francois Hollande met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine crisis during a brief stopover at a Moscow airport on Saturday. Putin looked nervous as he greeted Hollande, who was on his way...

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian military control both the old and the new terminals of the Donetsk airport
      Dec06

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian military control both the old and the new terminals of the Donetsk airport

      Kyiv, 5 December 2014 – Within the past day the situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone remained stably complicated. Russian mercenaries made three powerful attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense lines. The enemy’s two attacks in the North of the ATO zone – in the area of Sokilnyky population center were repelled. The enemy...

      Ukraine to transfer money for Russian gas by end of Friday – Demchyshyn
      Dec05

      Ukraine to transfer money for Russian gas by end of Friday – Demchyshyn

      Ukraine will pay Russia by the end of Friday for the gas that will be supplied to the country in December 2014. Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said this at a briefing on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The money will be paid by the end of the day,” he said. He said that the issue...

      Rada Committee gathers law enforcers for reporting
      Dec05

      Rada Committee gathers law enforcers for reporting

      The Committee on legislative support of law enforcement activities requires a report of law enforcers on investigation into crimes against participants in the Revolution of Dignity. A relevant decision was approved at the first meeting, head of the Committee, Batkivshchyna faction MP Andriy Kozhemiakin said, the party’s press service...

      Ukraine preparing to launch association with EU next year
      Dec05

      Ukraine preparing to launch association with EU next year

      All EU countries may complete the ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU by the end of next year, which would mean the entry into force of the document in full. Deputy Head of Ukraine’s Presidential Administration Valeriy Chaly said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported....

      Bankova Street wants meeting of trilateral contact group
      Dec05

      Bankova Street wants meeting of trilateral contact group

      Ukrainian authorities are preparing for a new trilateral meeting of the Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE) on implementation of a peaceful plan for the country’s east, as there are specific questions for discussion. Deputy Head of Presidential Administration on Foreign Relations Valeriy Chaly told a briefing in Kyiv, a Ukrinform...

      Ukraine loses a quarter of international reserves in November
      Dec05

      Ukraine loses a quarter of international reserves in November

      Ukraine’s foreign exchange reserves as of December 1, 2014 amounted to $9.966 billion compared to $12.587 billion a month earlier, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has reported. “According to preliminary data as of December 1, 2014, Ukraine’s international reserves amounted to 9.966 billion U.S. dollars in equivalent,”...

      Justice Ministry prepares new complaints to Russia
      Dec05

      Justice Ministry prepares new complaints to Russia

      The Justice Ministry prepares a range of new complaints to international courts against the Russian Federation. Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko said Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Now we are preparing to submit a number of complaints to the International Court of Justice,” Petrenko said. He specified that legal representation...

      PABSEC General Assembly to meet in Athens on December 8-9
      Dec05

      PABSEC General Assembly to meet in Athens on December 8-9

      Athens will host a meeting of the 44th General Assembly of the PABSEC (Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation) on December 8-9, 2014. The main intrigue of the meeting will be the election of the secretary general of the organization and his deputy, and Ukraine has its candidates for these posts. The duties of the PABSEC...