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Ukraine can pay for 1 billion cu m of Russian gas even today
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine plans to make an advance payment for the future supply of 1 billion cu m of gas from Russia over Wednesday-Thursday. Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told a briefing at the Cabinet, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “An advance payment is planned for 1 billion cu m, which we intended to use this...
NSDC reports significant losses among militants near Donetsk airport
Militants have sustained significant losses near the Donetsk airport when they tried to attack it and eventually retreated. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Wednesday. “Despite active efforts by terrorists and Russian forces to seize...
New government to present program of its activity this week
The program of activity of the new Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine should be prepared by the end of the week for further representation in parliament. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this at the first meeting of the newly appointed government on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We agreed that the government action...
Slovakia preparing to increase reverse supply by another quarter
The volume of reverse gas supply via Slovakia may increase from 31 million cu m to 40 million cu m a day from December 15. The company Ukrtransgas told Apostrophe. The increase of supply volumes will be possible in case of successful completion of works on mounting of the connecting pipeline between gas mains Vojany-Uzhhorod and Soyuz, the...
Yatseniuk hopes for real cooperation with parliament
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said he hopes for real cooperation between the new government and Verkhovna Rada deputies. He said this at the first meeting of the new Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “I hope for real cooperation with the new Ukrainian parliament,” Yatseniuk...
Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions. The map that reflects the situation in Donbas as of 12.00 on December 3 has been released by the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council.
Natalie Jaresko: Government is a team of professionals and technocrats
Newly appointed Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko believes that the new Cabinet of Ministers is a team of professionals and technocrats. She said this at a briefing in the Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday after the formation of a new government. “The team is to change the country, improve transparency and eliminate corruption. The team is...
Hontareva says she sees no formal charges
NBU governor Valeria Hontareva has not received formal accusations against her, and considers the charges baseless, voiced in the press, on the sale of foreign currency at a “floating” rate. The regulator’s governor told reporters on Wednesday, Ukrinform reports. “We have not seen charges in the National Bank at all. We...
UN Security Council may meet to discuss situation in Ukraine by weekend – Serheyev
The next meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the issue of Ukraine may take place at the end of this week, tentatively on Friday. Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, Ambassador Yuriy Serheyev noted in a comment to a special correspondent of Ukrinform in Washington. “A meeting of the UN Security Council is planned on...
Ukraine remains most corrupt country in Europe – Transparency International
A year after the events on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine remains the most corrupt country in Europe. International non-governmental organization Transparency International made such a conclusion on the basis of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2014. “The new Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2014 by Transparency International...