01/09/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -The EU Council will make a decision on introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukraine in March or in June

The EU Council will make a decision on introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukraine in March or in June

01.09.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• The EU Council will make a decision on introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukraine in March or in June.
• One of the  militant commanders was killed in Donetsk.

01/08/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Former President Kravchuk proposed to give a special status to Donbass and Crimea

Former President Kravchuk proposed to give a special status to Donbass and Crimea

01.08.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• Former President Kravchuk proposed to give a special status to Donbass and Crimea.
• In Germany, the ban on the publication of the Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf", was lifted.

01/07/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Traffic is restricted on the highways on the south and east of Ukraine

Traffic is restricted on the highways on the south and east of Ukraine

01.07.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• Traffic is restricted on the highways on the south and east of Ukraine because of the snowdrifts.
• Cabinet approved a new procedure for the electronic GST administration.
• US investigates cyber attacks on Prykarpattyaoblenergo.

01/06/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas

Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas

01.06.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas.
• Life sentence of the Militia General Pukach remained unchanged.
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church tolerates the celebration of Christmas on December 25.
• Video service Netflix was officially launched in Ukraine.

01/05/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Major General Lunev was appointed the Commander of the Special Operations Forces

Major General Lunev was appointed the Commander of the SOF

01.05.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• Major General Lunev was appointed the Commander of the Special Operations Forces
• Ukraine opens a "Silk Road" from China to Europe, bypassing Russia.
• The US multinational companies consider Crimea a part of Russia.
• The Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate said that the Crimea "fell off from Ukraine itself".

01/04/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Visa-free regime with the EU is at risk for Ukraine due to changes in the text of the Budget Law

Visa-free regime with the EU is at risk for Ukraine due to changes in the text of the Budget Law

04.01.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• Visa-free regime with the EU is at risk for Ukraine due to changes in the text of the Budget Law.
• Interior Minister Arsen Avakov offered to dismiss all the judges and recruit new ones on a competitive basis.
• "Appeal of the Genichesk Mayor to Russian President Putin".
• The Head of the Russian GRU (General Staff Intelligence Agency)  suddenly died in Russia.

01/03/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Bellingcat Group narrowed number of suspects in downing of MH-17 to 20 people

Bellingcat Group narrowed number of suspects in downing of MH-17 to 20 people

01.03.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• Bellingcat Group narrowed number of suspects in downing of MH-17 to 20 people.
• Relative calm came to the combat zone in the Donbass.
• Kyiv wine factory rename “Soviet champagne” to "Sovetovskoe" within the requirements of de-communisation bill.

01/02/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The Cabinet has imposed an embargo on Russian goods

The Cabinet has imposed an embargo on Russian goods

01.02.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• The Cabinet has imposed an embargo on Russian goods.
• Information about the search for the former leader of the Right Sector Yarosh has disappeared from the Interpol database.
• Electricity is not supplied to the Crimea due to the end of the contract.

Key Events in Ukraine

• The Cabinet of Ministers issued a decree that introduced an embargo on Russian goods till the August 5, 2016 or until the lifting of the ban on the import of Ukrainian goods to Russia, which entered into force on 1 January.
• Convention on responsibility for counterfeiting of drugs entered into the force in  Ukraine from January, 1, according to which there will be criminal liability for falsification and selling of such drugs, unauthorized manufacture or delivery of non-certified medical equipment.

Ukraine at War

• Militants fired yesterday more than 20 times on the position of Ukrainian troops near Gorlivka, Donetsk, on Mariupil and Artemivsk directions in the combat zone. One soldier was killed and two injured according to official figures. Also the death of a fighter from regiment "Azov" near Mariupil was reported.
• The company Ukrenergo reported that restoration of power transmission lines for the power supply to the Crimea completed, but the supply was not resumed since the contract is not signed.

Ukraine and the World

• According to the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Waszczykowski, major challenges in 2016 will be the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and expanding of the influence of the Islamic state.
• Sanctions prohibiting the supply of oil from Iran to the EU were lifted from January, 1. It will lead to a sharp increase in supply and with a high probability  to further decrease in fuel prices.
• The Vatican has recognized sovereign state of Palestine in the bilateral agreement governing the status of the Catholic Church on its territory. Israel called the agreement a hasty, unilateral, and one that does not account for the unique historical status of the Jewish people and Jerusalem. Palestine is recognized by more than 130 countries, including Ukraine.
• The new head of the OSCE, German Foreign Minister Steinmeier pleased with the ceasefire in the Donbass, and hopes to further improve the situation.
• 47 people were executed in Saudi Arabia on charges of terrorism, including well-known Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Large riots erupted on the east of the country, to suppress which troops and hundreds of armored vehicles were sent. Iran stated that the death of the preacher would be costly to the authorities of Saudi Arabia. Its embassy was ransacked in the Iran's capital.

The Trends

• Civil activists point to the attempts by the authorities to silence the true casualty figures of the army in the Donets Basin in order to show that the truce being observed.

01/01/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The country celebrates the New Year

The country celebrates the New Year

01.01.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• The country celebrates the a New Year.
• In Kiev, mass rallies in honor of Stepan Bandera’s Birthday took place .
• Residents of the Crimea, interviewed by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, do not want the peninsula to be called Ukrainian territory.
• 1 + 1 TV Channel cut off a part of  the New Year's greetings of President Poroshenko.
• Song of the "Shablya" became the official anthem of the ATO.

12/31/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians on the New Year

Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians on the New Year

12.31.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians on the New Year.
• Budget for 2016, Law on Civil Service and changes to the Tax Code were signed.
• Support of the Nova Kakhovka - Titan ETL fell as a result of explosion.
• In Russia, a refugee from the Donbass was killed.

12/30/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The Minsk agreements are extended for 2016

The Minsk agreements are extended for 2016

12.30.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• The Minsk agreements are extended for 2016.
• Ukraine sharply increased the prices for transit of the Russian natural gas.
• Power supply to the Crimea was stopped.
• A new Commander of the National Guard was appointed.

12/29/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Prime Minister Yatsenyuk held a press conference on the results of the year

Prime Minister Yatsenyuk held a press conference on the results of the year

12.29.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Prime Minister Yatsenyuk held a press conference on the results of the year.
• The General Prosecutor's Office published the evidence in the Korban’s case.
• 60% of Ukrainians do not agree with the country’s policy.
• The Russian general who was in command during the capture of the Crimea died.

12/28/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Farmers blocked the traffic on the major highways

Farmers blocked the traffic on the major highways

12.28.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Farmers blocked the traffic on the major highways.
• Leader of the Ukrop party Korban was arrested for two months.
• Former leader of the Right Sector Yarosh announced about the creation of a new movement.

12/27/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Clashes with "titushky" gang took place during the trial of the leader of UKROP party Korban

Clashes with "titushky" gang took place during the trial of the leader of UKROP party Korban

12.27.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Clashes with "titushky" gang took place during the trial of the leader of UKROP party Korban.
• OSCE observers have come under fire in Kominternove.
• A rally in support of renaming as Yelisavetgrad was held in Kirovograd.

12/26/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Pope wished Ukraine the peace in the new year

Pope wished Ukraine the peace in the new year

12.26.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Pope wished Ukraine the peace in the new year.
• 18-year-old opposition activist who supports Ukraine committed suicide in Russia.

12/25/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Kominternove is still under the DPR militants control

Kominternove is still under the DPR militants control

12.25.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Kominternove is still under the DPR militants control.
• Elections of the Kiev district councils deputies are scheduled for March 27, 2016.
• Head of UKROP party Korban was served a subpoena immediately after heart surgery.

12/24/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The Verkhovna Rada adopted budget for 2016

The Verkhovna Rada adopted budget for 2016

12.24.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• The Verkhovna Rada adopted budget for 2016.
• Catholics celebrate Christmas.
• Leader of the “Ukrop” party Corban detained again.

12/23/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - In Kyiv the "Anti-Corruption Forum" was held

In Kyiv the "Anti-Corruption Forum" was held

12.23.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• In Kyiv the "Anti-Corruption Forum" was held.
• In the conflict zone in the Donbass militants violated the declared truce.

12/22/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The Parliament adopted in the first reading the amendments to the Constitution on the judicial reform

The Parliament adopted in the first reading the amendments to the Constitution on the judicial reform

12.22.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• The Parliament adopted in the first reading the amendments to the Constitution on the judicial reform.
• US imposed additional sectoral sanctions on Russian companies and banks.
• The “enforcer” of oligarch Akhmetov’s  business in Donetsk was killed in Crimea.

12/20/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The European Parliament extends sanctions against Russia for another six months

The European Parliament extends sanctions against Russia for another six months

12.20.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• The European Parliament extends sanctions against Russia for another six months.
• Head of the Odessa regional administration Saakashvili announced an Anti-Corruption Forum on December 23.