11/30/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - UN summit on climate change was held in Paris

UN summit on climate change was held in Paris

11.30.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• UN summit on climate change was held in Paris.
• "Cyborg" (Donetsk Airport defender) Rahman was released from captivity by the militants.
• The court rejected the prosecutor's office application for remand in custody for one of the leaders of the Party of Regions Efremov.
• The anti-corruption prosecutor was appointed.

11/03/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The IMF approved a new extended credit program for Ukraine

03/11/2015 Daily Highlights by the "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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The IMF approved a new extended credit program for Ukraine. Instead of Javelins Ukraine will receive from the US SUVs and drones.

07/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Crisis in Ukraine was a key theme of the international security conference in Munich.

07/02/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Crisis in Ukraine was a key theme of the international security conference in Munich.

27/01/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The Verkhovna Rada recognized Russia as an aggressor

01/27/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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The Verkhovna Rada recognized Russia as an aggressor. Senior military officers engaged in a combat in Donbas may avoid lustration from the armed forces. PACE calls on Russia to free Ukrainian pilot Ms. Savchenko.

23/01/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Dramatic escalation of the situation in the conflict zone in Donbass

01/23/2015 Daily Highlights  by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Dramatic escalation of the situation in the conflict zone in Donbass. The leader of Donetsk “Republic” Zakharchenko turned down any participation in peace negotiations. Russia strengthens its forces on the border with Ukraine.

16/12/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Russian currency and stock markets are crashing

16/12/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

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Former Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Turchinov was appointed as the Secretary of the NSDC. The OPEC countries aren’t going to restrain the fall in oil prices. Russian currency and stock markets are crashing. Europe insists on the strict implementation of Minsk agreements by Russia.

15/12/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The EU is ready to support Ukrainian reforms

15/12/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

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The EU is ready to support Ukrainian reforms by providing financial, advisory and humanitarian aid. Chevron will not participate in the production of shale gas in Ukraine. UkrEnergo introduces emergency blackouts. The EU is ready to apply additional strict sanctions against the Crimea. The UN notes the deterioration of the human rights situation in the Donbass and the Crimea.

20/11/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -The coalition of parliamentary parties has been created.

20/11/2014 Daily Highlights from "Digest & Analytics" news agency

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The coalition of parliamentary parties has been created. US Vice President Biden arrived in Kiev on an official visit. The intensity of the fighting in the Donbas fell slightly.

11.08.2014 | Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• Traditional Sorochynska Fair have been cancelled by the Government due to the complicated socio-political situation in the country.
• Official Fx rate, established by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), continue to decline: 12.82 UAH / 1$ (-22 cop), 17.17 UAH / 1€ (-32 cop), 3.52 UAH / 10 RUR (-5 cop). Daily rates fluctuated within the range of 12.6-13.2 UAH / 1$ and 16.87-17.67 UAH / 1€. NBU explains Fx erosion by the military actions in the east of Ukraine, experts stress currency deficit on interbank trade. So far none of the NBU attempts to calm down the market with interventions have succeeded.

4-10.08.2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

War in Ukraine

• Russia continue to concentrate invasive military units on Ukrainian border, continuously shelling Ukrainian military strongholds and cities from its territory, supply LPR and DPR terrorists with armored vehicles, artillery, ammunition and mercenaries through parts of the border not covered by Ukrainian border guards.
• Ukrainian army, contain terrorists forces near big cities, advance to their territories, recently cut the supply between Donetsk and Luhansk, successfully combat near the border and liberated Popasna and Miusinsk. Terrorists are trying to build massive strongholds in big sites and use civilians as a shield.

21/07/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• President of Ukraine Poroshenko, based on decision of the National Security & Defense Council,submitted for approval to Parliament the decree on partial mobilization, aimed for national defense from proliferation of threat of terrorism and challenge to state security from attack from Russia.
• Parliamentary from "Batkivshyna" group,  Kozhemjakin, stated earlier today at the conciliatory council, that President Poroshenko plans to dissolve the Parliament on August 26, as well as that groups «Udar» and «Svoboda» will leave coalition in advance before the event.
• Ukrzaliznytsa re-opened high-speed rail communication with Hundai trains in Donetsk region, on the Kiev - Druzhkivka route. Druzhkivka have been previously liberated from terrorists by Ukrainian army.
• National Bank set the following exchange rates of Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH): 11.65 UAH / 1$ (+1 cop), 15.76 UAH / 1€ (+1 cop), 3.31 UAH / 10 RUR (-3 cop).

Malaysian airlines flight catastrophe

• Prime Minister of Ukraine Yatsenyuk announced at the briefing that Ukrainian authorities are ready to pass the leadership of Malaysian airliner catastrophe investigation to Netherlands.
• Vice Prime Minister Groisman, Head of the Government Investigation Commission of the catastrophe, said at a briefing that all bodies have been found at the crash site. Train with the bodies have been sent to Donetsk, and then will approach in Kharkiv, for further examination and identification.
• President Poroshenko said in an interview with CNN that he’ve appealed to the US Congress with proposal to recognize DPR and LPR as international terrorist organizations .
• During meetings and telephone conversations with the foreign ministers of Malaysia, representative of the Prime Minister of Australia and the President of Poland, President of Ukraine Poroshenko notified partners that Ukraine is ready to provide international experts all the necessary materials, but terrorists are trying to destroy the evidence of their crime and prevent the investigation.
• Based on the analysis of shrapnel holes images from the airplane housing wreckages, international experts concluded that missile hit the plane near the front of the cargo, and that it have been shot released from the missile system known as "Buk".