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      Foreign Ministry has no data on truce since December 5
      Dec02

      Foreign Ministry has no data on truce since December 5

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has no information on the course of negotiations on the truce that allegedly should come into force in the East since December 5. MFA Spokesperson Yevhen Perebyinis told a briefing on Tuesday in Kyiv, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Unfortunately, we have no details on these negotiations,” Perebyinis...

      National Security and Defense Council: 2 Ukrainian servicemen were killed within the last day
      Dec02

      National Security and Defense Council: 2 Ukrainian servicemen were killed within the last day

      Kyiv, 2 December 2014 – Within the last day illegal armed groups fired at the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces 52 times, resulting from that 2 Ukrainian servicemen were killed, 4 got wounded. View map in full size At 7 am at the Donetsk direction Ukrainian servicemen repelled another storm of the airport. The enemy suffered losses resulting...

      Obama, Tusk to demand that Russia leave Ukraine
      Dec02

      Obama, Tusk to demand that Russia leave Ukraine

      European Council President Donald Tusk and U.S. President Barack Obama have discussed joint efforts on settling the crisis in eastern Ukraine. This issue was discussed during a telephone conversation between the two leaders, according to Ukrinform’s correspondent in Brussels. “We shared our concerns over the crisis in Ukraine and...

      NATO, Ukraine concerned about build-up of Russia’s military presence in Black Sea
      Dec02

      NATO, Ukraine concerned about build-up of Russia’s military presence in Black Sea

      NATO and Ukraine have said that Russia’s increasing military presence on the Black Sea will have negative consequences for stability in the region. This is stated in a joint statement adopted after a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission on Tuesday, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Brussels reported. “Russia’s actions...

      National Council of Reforms will meet before year end
      Dec02

      National Council of Reforms will meet before year end

      The National Council of Reforms, whose work was currently suspended, will resume its meetings after approval of the Cabinet membership. Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Dmytro Shymkiv told a briefing in Kyiv, a special correspondent of Ukrinform reports. “Following a new government is appointed, it is planned to resume work of the...

      Jaresko, Kvitashvili, Abromavicius become Ukrainian citizens
      Dec02

      Jaresko, Kvitashvili, Abromavicius become Ukrainian citizens

      Natalie Jaresko, Alexander Kvitashvili and Aivaras Abromavicius have become Ukrainian citizens as persons the granting of Ukrainian citizenship to whom is of state interest. Ukrainian presidential press secretary Sviatoslav Tseholko reported this on his Facebook page. “Three foreigners have agreed to become Ukrainian citizens have agreed to...

      Terrorists shell inhabited areas in Luhansk region again
      Dec02

      Terrorists shell inhabited areas in Luhansk region again

      Inhabited areas in Luhansk region, controlled by the Ukrainian power, again got under concentrated fire from heavy artillery of pro-Russian terrorists. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The following settlements got under fire of terrorists from heavy artillery,...

      Ukraine tries to agree with militants on humanitarian aid for population
      Dec02

      Ukraine tries to agree with militants on humanitarian aid for population

      Working groups of the Joint Center for settlement of the situation along the boundary line within the frames of consultations are leading negotiations for delivery of Ukrainian humanitarian aid to the territory, seized by terrorists. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent...

      Neither oil, nor sanctions, nor entourage will stop Putin – Illarionov
      Dec02

      Neither oil, nor sanctions, nor entourage will stop Putin – Illarionov

      Neither sanctions from the West, nor a drop in oil prices and the weakening of the ruble, nor the closest entourage of Russian President Vladimir Putin will stop the leader of the aggressor country. President of the Institute of Economic Analysis and former Russian presidential advisor Andrei Illarionov said this at a press conference in Kyiv....

      Ukraine will pay to Gazprom for 1 billion cu m by weekend
      Dec02

      Ukraine will pay to Gazprom for 1 billion cu m by weekend

      NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine will make a prepayment to Russian Gazprom by the end of this week for gas to the amount of 1 billion cu m. Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan said, Apostrophe informs. “I think that by the end of the week we will make a prepayment,” he said. Prodan also noted that proceeding from the gas price, the prepayment...