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      Poroshenko to sign law on lustration by October 10 – Kniazevych
      Oct08

      Poroshenko to sign law on lustration by October 10 – Kniazevych

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will sign the law on the cleansing of power by October 10. The president’s representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Kniazevych, said this live on the Ukraina television channel, Interfax-Ukraine reported. “As he [Poroshenko] promised, he will do it in the terms defined by the constitution...

      Poland wants to be mediator in talks on Donbas
      Oct08

      Poland wants to be mediator in talks on Donbas

      A new stage of Ukrainian-Russian negotiations should take place with the participation of Poland, because the “Normandy format” has exhausted itself. This was stated by Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna, Gazeta Wyborcza reported. “Ukrainian-Russian negotiations ended. Now you need a new stage. I think these discussions...

      Gazprom purchases largest gas storage of Western Europe
      Oct08

      Gazprom purchases largest gas storage of Western Europe

      The largest underground gas storage (UGS) in Western Europe, located in Reden, Germany, a small town in Lower Saxony, will become, as planned, the ownership of Gazprom. This information, published by Focus Online, was confirmed to the dpa agency in the company Wintershall – BASF “daughter.” An agreement with Gazprom, which envisages handing...

      Fitch downgrades Kyiv’s ratings to pre-default level
      Oct08

      Fitch downgrades Kyiv’s ratings to pre-default level

      Fitch Ratings has downgraded Kyiv’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘CC’ from ‘CCC,’ Espreso.TV has reported. The downgrade follows the city’s missed payment on October 6, 2014 of a scheduled repayment of UAH 1.125 billion. If Kyiv does not cure the overdue payment on...

      Poroshenko: There can be no discussion on changing Ukraine’s state border
      Oct08

      Poroshenko: There can be no discussion on changing Ukraine’s state border

      Ukraine will not change its state border, and all information in this regard is untrue. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this at a mobile border detachment in Bortnychi on Tuesday when checking the readiness of border units to take measures as part of the implementation of his peace plan for eastern Ukraine. “The state border...

      Head of EP Delegation for Ukraine: As a Croat, I have a lot of sympathy for Ukrainians
      Oct07

      Head of EP Delegation for Ukraine: As a Croat, I have a lot of sympathy for Ukrainians

      UKRAINE-PLENKOVIC-INTER UKRAINE-PLENKOVIC-INTERVIEW Head of EP Delegation for Ukraine: As a Croat, I have a lot of sympathy for Ukrainians

      IMF forecasts reduction of Ukraine’s GDP to minus 6.5%
      Oct07

      IMF forecasts reduction of Ukraine’s GDP to minus 6.5%

      The International Monetary Fund forecasts reduction of Ukraine’s GDP to minus 6.5% in 2014. This is said in the IMF World Economic Outlook, made public by the Fund on Tuesday, a special correspondent of Ukrinform reports. According to forecasts for 2015, it is expected that Ukraine’s GDP will demonstrate a positive dynamics at the...

      Washington Post: Putin may achieve major objectives in Ukraine
      Oct07

      Washington Post: Putin may achieve major objectives in Ukraine

      U.S. newspaper Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Russia should ensure the complete withdrawal of Russian troops and military equipment from Ukraine. According to Deutsche Welle, the report says that only the withdrawal of troops could be a prerequisite for any weakening of European and U.S. sanctions against Russia. Washington Post also...

      Map of Russian invasion – 07.10.2014
      Oct07

      Map of Russian invasion – 07.10.2014

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      80% of industry not working in Luhansk and Donetsk region – Economy Ministry
      Oct07

      80% of industry not working in Luhansk and Donetsk region – Economy Ministry

      Only 20% of industry works in Luhansk and Donetsk regions, which destabilizes the economic situation in Ukraine. Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Roman Kachur told this. “From 50% to 80% of industrial enterprises are not operating in Ukraine’s east. The economic situation in the state is destabilized due to the Russian...