Ukrainian Weekly Highlights March 7–13, 2016

Ukrainian Weekly Highlights March 7–13, 2016 from Digests & Analytics Ukraine

Government and Parliament still in limbo – A hole in the budget of the Pension Fund – Government cannot reach agreement with the IMF – Nadezhda Savchenko as Russia’s international problem – Minsk talks in a deadlock – Fighting intensified in Avdiyivka – Poroshenko's visit to Turkey

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Hot Topics of the Media and Social Networks

• The detention of a suspect in the murder of the State Security Service of Ukraine officer in Volnovakha, the involvement of the State Security Service of Ukraine and the Prosecutor's Office into the protection racket of contraband from the combat zone.
• The trial on the choice of preventive measures for the State Emergency Services top-management.
• The deficit of the Pension Fund.
• The sharp rise in Ukrainian banks’ losses from the beginning of the year.
• Corruption in the Ukrainian government is the main reason for the lack of investment into Ukraine.
• The preparation of militants for an offensive. Intense fighting in the Donbas is almost not taking place.