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CVU does not rule out bribery at elections to Verkhovna Rada
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) believes that during the early parliamentary elections, candidates for deputies will continue to bribe the voters. CVU Deputy Director General Natalia Lynnyk told a press conference on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to her, direct and indirect forms of bribery will be used. “A...
Ukrainians may buy currency only at UAH 3,000 per day
The National Bank of Ukraine limited the sale of the foreign currency to one person by the amount of UAH 3,000 per day. This is said in a resolution of September 22, 2014, No. 591, the NBU page informs on Facebook. “Taking into consideration strengthening of tension on the cash segment of the currency market, the resolution envisages reduction of...
Truce freezes conflict in Donbas – Der Spiegel
The European Union has incorrectly allowed itself a very soft stance against Russia during the war in eastern Ukraine and thus allowed Russian President Vladimir Putin to use violence as a political tool again, Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine has reported. The article notes that after six months of warfare it seems as if all parties got what...
Bankers call dollar rate at 13.5 UAH/USD as reasonable
The National Bank of Ukraine and bankers made public an objective hryvnia rate at the level of 13.5 UAH/USD, despite an agreement at the beginning of September to keep it within 12.4-12.9 UAH/USD. Head of the state-owned Ukrgasbank Serhiy Mamedov told reporters, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “It was said that the rate (of the hryvnia –...
Kurchenko appoints Olena Bondarenko head of Ukrainian Media Holding
UKRAINE-KURCHENKO-BONDA UKRAINE-KURCHENKO-BONDARENKO-APPOINTMENT Kurchenko appoints Olena Bondarenko head of Ukrainian Media Holding KYIV, September 22 /UKrinform/. Party of Regions member Olena Bondarenko was appointed head of the Supervision Council of the Ukrainian Media Holding (UMH), owned by Serhiy Kurchenko. The UMH official website...
West is wrong that Russia does not reach NATO’s borders – expert
The Western policy on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is short-sighted, because it is based on a false hope that the Russian aggression will not get to NATO’s borders. Director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Valentyn Badrak told a press conference, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The West hopes that all...
Russia does not shell Ukraine over past day – NSDC
Over the past day, Russia did not conduct the aerial reconnaissance of Ukraine and did not make attacks from its territory. Spokesman of the NSDC Information- Analytical Center Colonel Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, Ukrinform reports. “Violations of the state border and airspace of Ukraine in the areas, controlled by Ukrainian border...
About 1,200 people released from terrorist captivity
The implementation of a peace plan of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has helped release nearly 1,200 people who were captured by terrorists. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “About 1,200...
Terrorists bombard settlement near Yenakiyevo with mortars
Terrorists in Yenakiyevo made another attempt to discredit the ATO forces. On a night to Monday, they shelled from mortars the settlement of Novoorlivka, trying to imitate violation of the truce on the part of Ukrainian security forces. A Ukrainian officer, witness of the event, told Ukrinform about this. “Our intelligence registered shelling of...
Poland ready to export weapons to Ukraine
Poland is ready to sell weapons to Ukraine if necessary. Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said this in an interview with the Zet radio station. “I confirm that the Polish arms industry has an interest in this area,” Siemoniak said. He said that Poland manufacturers a “range of products” that may be of interest to...