President Poroshenko spoke at the international Yalta Economic Strategy Annual Meeting. US presidential candidate Trump during a teleconference with the meeting participants said that Ukraine should receive greater international support.
President Poroshenko sees no point in continuing negotiations in Minsk in 2016. In his opinion, the elections should be held in Donbas under Ukrainian law with the participation of Ukrainian parties and with the coverage by the Ukrainian media.
The head of the State Employment Service was detained at the moment of receiving a large bribe.
Prosecutor General's Office issued a notice of suspicion to the dismissed head of the State Aviation Service Antonyuk on charges of abuse of office and obstruction of air carrier opeations.
Finance Minister Yaresko promised to verify whether the Head of the State Fiscal Service Nasirov declared his overseas property in his asset and income declaration.
Justice Ministry said it has no reason to believe the party founded by one of the leaders of DPR Pushilin to be subversive until the evidence is presented by the law enforcement.
The National Bank maintains a stable hryvnia exchange rate: 21.70 ₴/$ (-0.04 UAH), 24.45 ₴/€ (+0.13 UAH), 3.19 ₴/10 RUR (+0.02 UAH).
In downtown Yerevan, police dispersed a rally of citizens protesting against increased electricity prices. The power utility system of Armenia is fully owned by Russian company Inter RAO.
US President Obama called Russia's support for Syrian President Assad “a big mistake” that is “doomed to fail.” He also stressed that the US and Russia have “an area of potential converging interests” in fighting the terrorist ISIS organization.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov insists on the complete withdrawal of foreign mercenaries from Donbas. Russian soldiers, in his opinion, are not mercenaries. A spokesman for the Russian president Peskov said Russia was not obliged to comply with the Minsk Agreement, since it is not a party to it.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemned the visit to the occupied Crimea of the Russian President Putin and former President Berlusconi.
President Poroshenko discussed with US Assistant Secretary Nuland the progress of implementation of the amendments to the Constitution provided for by the Minsk Agreement.
Representatives of the European Commission and Naftogaz hope to sign an agreement with Gazprom on gas supplies for the coming winter season by the end of September.
A meeting of the Presidents of Ukraine and the USA has been scheduled for the UN General Assembly.
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