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No agreements with terrorists on buffer zone – NSDC
The Ukrainian side has not signed any agreements with terrorists on the arrangement of a buffer zone in the Donbas conflict zone. The spokesman for the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Andriy Lysenko, said this at a briefing on Wednesday, while commenting on rumors about the Ukrainian...
No servicemen killed in past 24 hours, one injured – NSDC
No servicemen have been killed in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas in the past 24 hours, but one soldier has been injured as a result of terrorist attacks. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “No Ukrainian servicemen...
State budget for 2015 should be adopted by December 30 – Poroshenko Bloc
A draft coalition agreement proposed by the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko establishes the schedule for the submission to parliament of a draft law on Ukraine’s state budget for 2015 and its adoption. The document has been published on the bloc’s website solydarnist.org. According to the document, the Cabinet of Ministers should submit the...
Yatseniuk names date for creation of coalition and government
People’s Front leader Arseniy Yatseniuk has said he hopes that a coalition in the new Verkhovna Rada and a new government will be formed within 20 days. He said this at a press conference on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Over the next 20 days we have to make a final decision. This, of course, depends on the results...
EU gives Ukraine over EUR 60 mln for displaced persons and Donbas
The EU and individual member states have collected EUR 63 million to provide financial and humanitarian aid to Ukrainian citizens temporarily displaced from the occupied territories and the area of the anti-terrorist operation, as well as to rebuild infrastructure in Donbas, Ukraine’s Mission to the EU has told a Ukrinform correspondent....
Poroshenko Bloc proposes creating coalition council
The Bloc of Petro Poroshenko offers a draft coalition agreement to other democratic forces that entered parliament. The text of the agreement has been posted on the website of the bloc. The document, which includes 48 pages, was proposed to other democratic forces for discussion. The draft agreement specifies the obligations of coalition members...
Yatseniuk invites Poroshenko Bloc, Batkivshchyna, Samopomich, Radical Party to coalition
Ukrainian Prime Minister and People’s Front leader Arseniy Yatseniuk has presented to journalists his draft agreement on the creation of a coalition in the future parliament. He sees the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko as a major strategic partner and also invites Batkivshchyna, Samopomich and Oleh Liashko’s Radical Party to negotiations. He...
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.
Poroshenko dismisses three ambassadors
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has dismissed Ukraine’s ambassadors to Latvia, Moldova and Canada. The relevant decrees have been posted on the website of the head of state. In particular, the head of state dismissed Anatoliy Oliynyk as Ukraine’s ambassador to Latvia, Serhiy Pyrozhkov as Ukraine’s ambassador to Moldova, and...
Barroso expects reforms from new Ukrainian parliament
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held a telephone conversation with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, during which the latter expressed hope for the implementation of reforms and inclusive political dialogue in Ukraine, the presidential press service has reported. “President Poroshenko thanked for a very important...