Section: Main news
Polish expert on foreigners in government: ‘There is an easier solution’
The possible appearance of foreigners in the Ukrainian government could be “exotics” uncommon for developed Western countries. Polish expert and lecturer at Warsaw University Andrzej Szeptycki told this to Ukrinform’s correspondent in Poland. “I think that at the level of constitutional government officials, such as...
Candidates for ministers will speak in Verkhovna Rada
Candidates for the posts of ministers will speak in the Verkhovna Rada at 16:00. Yatseniuk’s Press Secretary Olha Lappo told reporters, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “I announce that candidates to positions of ministers will speak in the parliament’s session hall at 16:00,” she said.
Two more soldiers killed in anti-terrorist operation zone
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four more have been wounded in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Tuesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported....
Yatseniuk promises to form government by end of day
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk promises that the government membership will be formed by the end of Tuesday, December 2. He told a briefing in the Verkhovna Rada, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “I have just received a presentation of the coalition of deputies’ factions for appointment of the Cabinet members. According to Article 83 of...
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 2 has been released by the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council.
Coalition does not agree on committees
An issue has not been decided yet on distribution of committees in the Verkhovna Rada. MP from the Samopomich Yehor Sobolev told journalists on the Verkhovna Rada sidelines. “We are now stuck on the important debate – the President’s and the Prime Minister’s forces insist that Khomutynnyk, Yeremeyev and the Opposition Bloc...
South Stream project closed – Miller
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller has said that there will be no return to the South Stream gas pipeline project, according to RIA Novosti. “The project is closed. This is it,” Miller said, when asked whether any final decision on South Stream will be made. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that under current conditions Russia...
Hryvnia on interbank no higher than 15 UAH/USD
The average weighted hryvnia rate on the interbank currency market at 11:00 a.m. was 14.9693 UAH/USD on Tuesday, December 2. These data are published on the National Bank of Ukraine website. According to information of the system reflecting the interbank market, trading in the hryvnia on Tuesday opened with quotations at 15.05/15.42 UAH/USD. The...
New truce for Ukraine?
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels “agreed in principle” on a ceasefire in one separatist province and were working to conclude a broader truce. …read more Source:...
Public debt reduces by USD 1.3 billion over month
Total public (direct) and publicly guaranteed debt of Ukraine as of October 31 was USD 72.994 billion – USD 1.3 billion less than a month earlier. The press service of the Finance Ministry informs. In particular, the public debt of Ukraine as of October 31 was USD 62.523 billion. Of this amount, domestic public debt was USD 30.905 billion,...