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      Liquidation of bank belonging to Yanukovych`s son extended until 2020
      Nov28

      Liquidation of bank belonging to Yanukovych`s son extended until 2020

      Ukraine`s Deposit Guarantee Fund has extended the period of the liquidation of National Bank for Development (VBR) belonging to Oleksandr Yanukovych, the son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, until 2020, according to a posting on the Fund`s website. The Fund also prolonged the authority of the bank`s liquidator, Serhiy Mykhno. As...

      Ukrainian officers detain militants` accomplices near Mariupol
      Nov28

      Ukrainian officers detain militants` accomplices near Mariupol

      On November 26, officers of the southern territorial district of the National Guard of Ukraine, operating together with the national police and the Security Service, detained 22 people in two settlements near Mariupol, according to the press service of the Southern Territorial Administration. The press service said that the detainees were guilty...

      Fillon wins France presidential primary
      Nov28

      Fillon wins France presidential primary

      Francois Fillon is to be the conservative candidate in next year`s French presidential election after his rival Alain Juppe admitted defeat, according to the BBC. With virtually all the results counted, Mr. Fillon won Sunday`s run-off with nearly 67% of the vote, the BBC wrote. He is likely to face a Socialist candidate and the far-right`s Marine...

      Two killed in helicopter crash in Crimea – media
      Nov28

      Two killed in helicopter crash in Crimea – media

      Two persons were killed in a crash of a private Robinson-type helicopter in Crimea on Monday, according to Russian news agency TASS. The private helicopter crashed in a mountainous area near Vinogradnoye, about seven kilometers to the south of the city of Alushta. The flight was authorized by Russia`s air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, the local...

      Oil prices fall over doubts of planned crude output cut
      Nov28

      Oil prices fall over doubts of planned crude output cut

      Oil prices fell on Monday, adding to Friday`s steep losses as doubts re-emerged over the ability of major producers to agree output cuts at a planned meeting on Wednesday aimed at reining in global oversupply, according to Reuters. Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 2 percent at one point, but regained ground to trade down 35 cents, or 0.74 percent,...

      Swedish Foreign Minister arrives in Kyiv on official visit
      Nov28

      Swedish Foreign Minister arrives in Kyiv on official visit

      Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom has arrived in Kyiv on an official visit to discuss Ukrainian reforms and Russian aggression. ”Just landed in Kyiv, my 3rd visit. Russian aggression, Ukrainian reforms on agenda. Solid support for Ukraine`s European future continues,” she wrote on Twitter. Earlier, Wallstrom said that she did not...

      Reuters: Czech aid group evicted from Donetsk by separatists
      Nov28

      Reuters: Czech aid group evicted from Donetsk by separatists

      Czech humanitarian organization Clovek v Tisni (People in Need, PIN) has been banned from the Donetsk area in eastern Ukraine by separatist authorities, the aid group said in a statement, according to Reuters. It said it was one of two international aid groups in the Donetsk area, and was helping residents with water and food supplies as well as...

      Putin reportedly asks Dzhemilev, a leader of the Crimean Tatar people, for loyalty to get his son released in 2014
      Nov28

      Putin reportedly asks Dzhemilev, a leader of the Crimean Tatar people, for loyalty to get his son released in 2014

      Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to release Hayser Dzhemilev, a son of the Crimean Tatars leader Mustafa Dzhemilev, from prison back in 2014 in exchange for Mustafa`s loyalty, First Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko wrote on Facebook. ”Few people know it, but back in 2014 Putin offered to release Dzhemilev`s son...

      Trump, Obama have been `talking regularly` – Trump`s aide
      Nov28

      Trump, Obama have been `talking regularly` – Trump`s aide

      President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama have been in regular communication, a top Trump aide said Sunday, according to CNN. Asked on NBC`s ”Meet the Press” about who Trump was consulting on Cuba policy, senior adviser Kellyanne Conway replied: ”He`s even been talking to President Obama. You know, beyond the sit-down they had 30...

      Reuters: High turnout as French conservatives choose candidate to battle far-right for presidency
      Nov28

      Reuters: High turnout as French conservatives choose candidate to battle far-right for presidency

      Two former prime ministers went head-to-head on Sunday in a runoff vote for France`s center-right presidential nomination, with the victor expected to face a showdown against a resurgent far-right in May, Reuters reported. The winner, either Francois Fillon or Alain Juppe, will most likely represent the entire French political mainstream against...