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      Ukraine outraged over statement of Syrian official on Crimea
      Oct24

      Ukraine outraged over statement of Syrian official on Crimea

      Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has summoned Charge-d`Affaires ad interim of the Syrian Arab Republic to Ukraine Muhammad Sabah Al-Khadj Bakri regarding the statement of the Syrian Parliament Speaker on Crimea, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Mariana Betsa told Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda. ”On October 20, the Foreign...

      Normandy format allows Putin withdraw from Donbas conflict in eastern Ukraine – Russian expert
      Oct24

      Normandy format allows Putin withdraw from Donbas conflict in eastern Ukraine – Russian expert

      The Normandy format of talks allows Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw from the conflict in eastern Ukraine in a way ”not to be an enemy of all mankind in the end”, an expert from Anatoliy Sobchak Foundation Sergei Stankevich has told UNIAN in his comments. ”The format has been revived as it allows Moscow to withdraw from this fettering...

      Ukraine sees UAH 73 mln in privatization revenues over 9 mths out of estimated UAH 17 bln by year-end
      Oct24

      Ukraine sees UAH 73 mln in privatization revenues over 9 mths out of estimated UAH 17 bln by year-end

      The revenues to the state budget of Ukraine from the privatization process in January-September 2016 amounted to UAH 72.9 million, which is 42.5% less than in the same period last year, according to the report by the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF). It has also been reported that the main and regional headquarters of the State Property Fund...

      Kremlin: Deployment of OSCE armed mission on Ukrainian-Russian border not discussed in Berlin
      Oct24

      Kremlin: Deployment of OSCE armed mission on Ukrainian-Russian border not discussed in Berlin

      The Normandy Four leaders did not discuss the deployment of the OSCE armed mission at the uncontrolled section of the Ukrainian-Russian border, and Russian President Vladimir Putin gave only a ”potential agreement,” press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov said, answering a question of an UaPosition correspondent in Russia. ”As for...

      Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) accused of grand tax evasion
      Oct24

      Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) accused of grand tax evasion

      Public Joint Stock Company Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) has evaded taxes in the amount of nearly UAH 2 billion, head of the major payers department of the State Fiscal Service Yevhen Bambizov wrote on Facebook. ”We have recently completed our inspection of Ukrzaliznytsia, having revealed tax evasion worth more than UAH 1.5 billion,...

      IMF deal does not involve sale of strategic enterprises – Ukrainian Cabinet
      Oct24

      IMF deal does not involve sale of strategic enterprises – Ukrainian Cabinet

      Ukraine has no plans to privatize strategic assets within the framework of the continuation of the reform program, approved by the key creditor of the country, the International Monetary Fund, since it did not put forward such a demand, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine wrote on Twitter. ”In the agreements with the IMF, there are no new...

      6 Ukrainians arrested by KGB of Transnistria on alleged ”recon mission”
      Oct24

      6 Ukrainians arrested by KGB of Transnistria on alleged ”recon mission”

      The so-called ”State Security Committee” (or KGB – in Russian) of unrecognized Transnistria reported on the detention of six Ukrainian citizens for alleged spying, among them an employee of Ukraine`s State Border Guard Service ”The operatives of the border unit have arrested six citizens of Ukraine who had been conducting surveillance in...

      Row over SBU returning Belarusian Airlines jet: experts assess situation
      Oct24

      Row over SBU returning Belarusian Airlines jet: experts assess situation

      A media thunder hit the Ukrainian skies over the weekend as the passenger plane of Belavia Belarusian Airlines was returned back to Kyiv while being at a 50 km distance to the Belarus border at the request of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine. Experts have commented on the incident and assessed the actions of the Ukrainian security services....

      National Bank of Ukraine considers ”realistic” forex rate of UAH 27.2 to dollar in 2017
      Oct24

      National Bank of Ukraine considers ”realistic” forex rate of UAH 27.2 to dollar in 2017

      NBU Governor Valeria Gontareva has said that the hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 27.2 to the dollar laid down in the state budget for 2017 is quite realistic. ”The rate laid down in the state budget is quite realistic,” Gontareva told ICTV. ”Moreover, we are actively working with international organizations and with our Ministry of Finance, and the...

      American vigilante hacker defaces Russian MFA
      Oct24

      American vigilante hacker defaces Russian MFA

      An American vigilante hacker — who calls himself ”The Jester” — has defaced the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in retaliation for attacks on American targets, CNN reported this weekend. On Friday night, the Jester gained access to the Russian government ministry`s website, according to CNN. And he left a message:...