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| Ukraine, Russia and the EU signed a winter gas deal |
09.25.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency
Topics from Media and Social Networks
- Ukraine, Russia and the EU signed a winter gas deal.
- Interior Minister Arsen Avakov paid a deposit to release battalion commander accused of attempted murder of him on bail.
- An association of European states "Adriatic-Baltic-Black Sea" has been announced.
- Russian military detained in Ukraine for transport of ammunition convicted.
Key Events in Ukraine
- President Poroshenko signed laws on transparency in government procurement and e-commerce.
- An agreement on the "winter gas package" for Ukraine at $ 232 per 1000 m3 and supply of Russian gas to Europe until March 2016 was initialed In Brussels at gas talks between Russia, Ukraine and the EU. Energy Minister Demchishin stated that Ukraine received $ 500 million needed for the purchase of 2 billion m3 of natural gas from Russia.
- National Bank following the decline in interest rates also lowered the rate on "overnight" loans for commercial banks by the same amount of 5% up to 24% per annum.
- The official hryvnia exchange rate remains stable with minor fluctuations: 21,62 UAH / $ (+0,15 UAH), 24,10 UAH / € (-0,03 UAH), 3,29 UAH / 10 RUB (+0,06 UAH).
Ukraine at War
- Relative calm remains in the Donbas being violated in the Artemovsk region by provocative gun fire from by militants. Five soldiers injured as a result of a landmine explosion, one shot by a sniper.
- The militants have blocked yet another attempt to deliver the International Red Cross humanitarian aid to Donetsk. Ambassadors of EU countries and the United States called on militants to unblock the work of UN agencies in the occupied territory.
- International experts have found more remains and belongings of deceased passengers at the site of shooting of MH-17 flight.
- The court sentenced the Russian officers Starkov detained by border guards at the checkpoint with a cargo of munitions to a prison term of 14 years with confiscation of property.
- Russian Navy warships were discovered in the sea not far from Mariupol apparently carried out the reconnaissance.
- According to observers from Donetsk fighters headquarters are in intense preparations for the "elections" on October 18.
Ukraine and the World
- Eleven countries of Central Europe are creating a new union within the framework of the "Adriatic-Baltic-Black Sea". Establishment of the group will be announced at a session of the UN General Assembly. Ukraine does not participate in the group.
- Polish Sejm approved the placement of the United States missile defense base in the country, which will deploy medium-range missiles. Construction will begin next year. The planned completion date is 2018.
- Defense Minister Poltorak speaking at the US Congress said that Ukraine needs military assistance, both lethal and nonlethal. Ukraine refused military cooperation with Russia, on which all the technology of arms production was depended. Ukraine first of all need secure communications, electronic warfare, intelligence information, tools, and anti-air defense means.
- Belarusian President Lukashenko announced his intention to build military fortifications on the border with Ukraine to strengthen internal security. People arriving from Ukraine will be subjected to "sorting" to prevent the people destabilizing the situation entering the country.
- The prosecutor's office in Switzerland opened a criminal case against FIFA President Blatter for the illegal appropriation of property, negligence, corruption. The organization's headquarters in Zurich was searched.
The Trends
- Despite the ban by the Cabinet on flights of Russian airlines in the Ukraine, Aeroflot" and "Transaero" continued to carry out business during the day. According to market participants, the loss of Ukrainian budget from the ban on flights of Russian aircraft will be about $100 million.
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