Section: Main news
Russian militants declare ”nationalization” of Ukrainian enterprises located in occupied areas
The self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk ”people`s republics” from March 1 are introducing the so-called external control at all Ukrainian enterprises operating in the temporarily occupied areas of Donbas as a response to the trading blockade of the militant-held territory, according to TASS. ”We are forced to declare that if the blockade is not...
Information Space in the Feudal Mode
Posted by eOne Films, October 26, 2012. Synopsis of a Different Kind of Script Putin’s mission: sustain feudalism in service to political absolutism and reap the benefits of sustained conflicts and, eventually, subjugated and taxed populations. KGB method: Reflexive Control via the indirect channeling of terrorism to promote the...
Real wages in Ukraine fall by 8.3% in Jan
Real wages in Ukraine in January 2017 were 8.3% lower than in December 2016, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported. At the same time, compared with January 2016, real wages in January 2017 grew by 21.4%. The average monthly nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine in January 2017 decreased by 7.2% compared with December 2016,...
French Republican candidate Francois Fillon pulls campaign event amid reports probe deepening
French Republican candidate Francois Fillon postponed a major campaign event and called an emergency press conference amid reports judges may be advancing a probe into his family`s finances, according to Bloomberg. A chaotic morning saw Fillon`s campaign team left waiting at the agricultural show when the 62-year-old former prime minister failed...
Johnson says Britain fully support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has wrote on Twitter that Britain and Poland fully support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. ”In Kyiv on joint visit with Polish FM #Waszczykowski to show Ukraine we are 100% behind them against Russian aggression,” he tweeted. On March 1, Foreign Ministers of Britain and Poland Boris Johnson...
Ukraine has not signed IMF memo yet – source
Ukraine is in the final stage of negotiations with the country`s key creditor, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but a memorandum of cooperation, which stipulates a list of further reforms to get the next tranche of the Fund, has not been signed yet, a source close to the negotiations told UNIAN. ”The memorandum has not been signed yet,” the...
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approves rules for goods transportation in ATO zone
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the framework of resolving the situation with the blockade of coal supplies from the occupied areas of Donbas set up in January by several political forces has adopted the rules of goods transportation across the demarcation line, submitted by the SBU Security Service of Ukraine. The list of goods allowed to...
Russian militants return seized UAV to OSCE, delete surveillance data
Russian militants of the so-called ”DPR” (self-proclaimed Donetsk People`s Republic) have returned to the OSCE observers a drone they had earlier seized, according to LIGA.net. All surveillance data have been deleted, LIGA.net reports citing the OSCE SMM press service. The terrorists told the OSCE that they would supposedly conduct an...
Militants charge Donetsk woman with ”espionage” for Ukraine
The militants of the so-called ”Donetsk People`s Republic” terrorist organization have abducted a local woman Valentyna Buchok, accusing her of ”collaboration with the SBU Security Service of Ukraine.” She has been detained according to a `who-knows-what-kind-of` a code,” the adviser to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Yuriy Tandit...
Ukrainian government raised electricity price by 30% from March 1, 2017, Russia-occupied Donbas continues to receive electricity for free
This is the fifth planned increase in electricity tariffs for the households. Compared with April 2015, the electricity tariffs increased by 3.5 times. Earlier, in February 2015, The National Energy and Utilities Regulation Commission (NEURC) approved a two-year schedule of raising electricity tariffs for the households.According to the plan,...