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| Two candidates were selected for the position of the anti-corruption prosecutor |
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| Poroshenko conducted a meeting of the Military Cabinet of the NSDC |
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| Nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians support the accession to NATO |
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| OSCE Representative Saydik |
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US Vice President Biden |
A contest for the post of the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau is started. The negotiations of the foreign ministers to settle the crisis in the Donbass failed. President Poroshenko intends to provide "special economic status" to Donbass.
Prime Minister Yatsenyuk held talks with the German Chancellor Merkel on additional funding for Ukraine. The US Senator McCain has promised to increase support for Ukraine. Odessa remains the base of the Ukraininan Navy.
The country's leaders held a press conferences at the end of the year. Corruption schemes in the energy sector lead to surrender of national interests. The law on state budget and related laws took effect. The TV channel "Inter" broadcasted a New Year's show with the participation of artists, known for calling for the separation of the Crimea and the Donbass. Ukraine is fencing off the Donbas and Crimea.
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President Poroshenko summarized the results of 2014 at the final press conference. Russian forces and illegal armed groups continue to escalate the situation in the Donbass.
The new coalition government of Ukraine has been formed. Emerging issues in the energy sector of the country. The fierce fighting for the Donetsk airport, and the villages of Avdiyivka and Debaltsevo are continuing in Donbas. Dozens civilians have been killed as a result of shelling by the separatists. The world is being drawn into the Cold War with Russia.
Chances of aggression expansion by Russian troops and DPR and LPR formations in the Donbas is very high. Tensions in the conflict zone are raising. Number of temporary migrants in Ukraine is close to one million.
Official exchange rate of Ukrainian hryvnya collapsed. Russia continues to concentrate invasion troops on the occupied territory of Donbass and in the border districts. Contract for South Africal coal supplies to Ukraine derailed.
President Poroshenko intends to cancel the legislation on special status of Donbass territories. DPR and LPR proclaimed the results of the “elections”, strike forces have been formed on their territories to continue the aggression
Situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense, number of Russian military units increase in the region, probability of an active campaign is quite high. Russia blocked the extension of control over the border by the OSCE mission. The government is busy with issues of energy security and increasing generation of electricity without the use of natural gas. The heating season started earlier than planned.
