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      State energy companies stop activity in anti-terrorist operation zone
      Nov28

      State energy companies stop activity in anti-terrorist operation zone

      The Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry on November 28 stops the financial and business activity of its state enterprises located in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. A respective decision is stipulated in ministry order No. 841. According to the order, from November 28, 2014, the ministry stops the production...

      Poland ratifies Association Agreement between Ukraine and EU
      Nov28

      Poland ratifies Association Agreement between Ukraine and EU

      The Sejm of Poland on Friday ratified Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the EU, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Poland has reported. “As many as 427 deputies voted for the adoption of the document, one voted against it, and no one abstained,” Marshal of the Sejm Radoslaw Sikorski said. After ratification by parliament the...

      Medvedev phones Yatseniuk
      Nov28

      Medvedev phones Yatseniuk

      Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has held a telephone conversation with newly appointed Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk. The press service of the Russian government reported this on Thursday, according to TASS. “Medvedev and Yatseniuk discussed financial and economic cooperation between the two countries,” the report...

      Russian ruble extends record slide

      The ruble lost another 1.5 percent of its value as it extended a record slide after the OPEC oil cartel’s decision to leave its output ceiling unchanged. ||| Moscow – The ruble lost another 1.5 percent of its value on Friday morning as it extended a record slide after the OPEC oil cartel’s decision to leave its output ceiling...

      Forbes: The only way to stop Putin is to create strong Ukraine
      Nov28

      Forbes: The only way to stop Putin is to create strong Ukraine

      The United States and the European Union, especially Germany, should make a decision on Ukraine, different from the current one, which Russian President Vladimir Putin sees as weakness and continues to commit aggression. This is stated in an article published in U.S. newspaper Forbes, Ukrinform reported. “There can be no diplomatic solution...

      Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners shoot down Russian drone in Donbas conflict zone
      Nov28

      Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners shoot down Russian drone in Donbas conflict zone

      Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners have shot down a Russian-made drone that attempted to fly over the positions of the anti-terrorist operation forces, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported. “Accurate shooting was demonstrated by the anti-aircraft gunners of the anti-terrorist operation forces. In one sector of...

      National Security and Defense Council: Terrorists fired at a patrol unit of OSCE mission monitors
      Nov27

      National Security and Defense Council: Terrorists fired at a patrol unit of OSCE mission monitors

      Kyiv, 27 November 2014 – Situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone remains tense and has not considerably changed. Facts testifying for the arrival of new units of the Russian troops are being confirmed. Build-up of the enemy’s forces at the Donetsk direction continues – terrorists and Russian troops are possibly preparing another...

      EU includes 13 separatists and 5 companies in sanctions list
      Nov27

      EU includes 13 separatists and 5 companies in sanctions list

      The EU’s sanctions list has been expanded with 13 separatists operating in eastern Ukraine and five companies. A senior European diplomat told this to a Ukrinform correspondent in Brussels on Thursday after a meeting of ambassadors of the EU member states. EU ambassadors approved additional sanctions against separatists operating in eastern...

      Quarter of Russians believes Russian troops fighting in Donbas – poll
      Nov27

      Quarter of Russians believes Russian troops fighting in Donbas – poll

      Twenty-five percent of Russian citizens are confident that Russian troops are fighting in Donbas. This is stated in a survey conducted by Russia’s non-governmental Levada Center, a Ukrinform correspondent in Russia reported. When asked whether Russians think that Russian troops are now in Ukraine in the context of the armed conflict in...

      Ukrposhta suspends delivery of letters and parcels to occupied Donbas
      Nov27

      Ukrposhta suspends delivery of letters and parcels to occupied Donbas

      Ukrposhta has suspended from November 27 the reception and delivery of letters and parcels on the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions that are not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, the company’s press service has reported. If it is necessary to send mail to clients residing in the territories controlled by terrorists, mail can...