Section: Main news

      Klimkin: Events in Donbas a crash test for OSCE and EU
      Nov17

      Klimkin: Events in Donbas a crash test for OSCE and EU

      The settlement of the situation in the east of Ukraine is a test of the suitability and effectiveness of such organizations as the OSCE and the EU. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in his speech at the European Security Forum 2014, which takes place in Brussels on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “In my opinion, what...

      Ukrainian ‘cyborgs’ kill over 20 terrorists over past 24 hours
      Nov17

      Ukrainian ‘cyborgs’ kill over 20 terrorists over past 24 hours

      Over 20 terrorists have been killed over the past 24 hours due to the precise actions of artillery of the anti-terrorist operation forces near the Donetsk airport. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported....

      EU notes Ukraine’s significant progress in implementation of action plan on visa liberalization
      Nov17

      EU notes Ukraine’s significant progress in implementation of action plan on visa liberalization

      New EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, at a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Brussels, has noted significant progress made by Ukraine in the implementation of the second phase of the action plan on visa liberalization, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry...

      Ukraine repays UAH 122 bln in public debt this year
      Nov17

      Ukraine repays UAH 122 bln in public debt this year

      Ukraine has repaid UAH 38.6 billion as expenditures on servicing public debt and UAH 83.4 billion as expenditures on repaying public debt as of November 17, 2014, the State Treasury Service has reported. “Expenditures on servicing public debt amounted to UAH 38,586,800,000 (UAH 26,575,700,000 on domestic public debt and UAH 12,011,100,000...

      NSDC: 74 Trucks of Humanitarian Aid from Russia Entered Ukraine
      Nov17

      NSDC: 74 Trucks of Humanitarian Aid from Russia Entered Ukraine

      74 trucks, transporting the so-called «humanitarian aid» entered Ukraine through «Donetsk-Izvaryne» and «Mateev Kurgan – Uspenka» checkpoints. Ukrainian military are not aware of the convoy content as well as its purpose. The humanitarian aid convoy crossed Ukrainian border between 6 and 7 am. The representatives of the International Committee of...

      NSDC sees no need for new meeting in Minsk
      Nov17

      NSDC sees no need for new meeting in Minsk

      There is no point in holding new meetings until all sides begin to fulfill the Minsk agreements. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The protocol that was signed in Minsk on September 5 and...

      Ukrainian humanitarian aid to be delivered to Severodonetsk
      Nov17

      Ukrainian humanitarian aid to be delivered to Severodonetsk

      Ukrainian rescuers repeatedly gathered humanitarian aid for residents of Luhansk region. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A truck went from Chernivtsi to Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, with humanitarian aid that includes products. Workers of the State Emergency...

      Nikkei sees worst slump in months

      European shares dropped on Monday, hit by concern over the pace of global growth after new of Japan’s recession. ||| Edinburgh – European shares dropped on Monday, hit by concern over the pace of global growth after data showed Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, unexpectedly slipped into recession. The FTSEurofirst 300...

      Constitutional Court to check lustration law
      Nov17

      Constitutional Court to check lustration law

      Ukraine’s Supreme Court will appeal to the Constitutional Court to verify certain provisions of the law on the cleansing of power. Such a decision was backed by 27 out of the 43 judges at a court plenum on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. The argument of a constitutional motion was the fact that the Supreme Court began to receive...

      Almost all Ukrainian investments go to offshores
      Nov17

      Almost all Ukrainian investments go to offshores

      Ukraine withdraws 91% of investments to the offshores. As of October 1, 2014, investments to Cyprus made up 90.6% (USD 5.819 billion) of total number, to Virgin Islands – 0.4% (USD 25.8 million). These data are in the State Statistics report. At the same time, investments to Cyprus since the beginning of the year grew by 2.4% (as of January...