09/24/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - A new Military Doctrine of Ukraine has been adopted

A new Military Doctrine of Ukraine has been adopted

09.24.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• A new Military Doctrine of Ukraine has been adopted.
• Austrian law enforcement authorities launched investigation into the activities of the Head of Presidential Administration Lozhkin.
• In Mecca, more than 1,500 people were injured during the celebration of  Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
• Poroshenko forwarded the petition demanded the right to carry firearms to the Constitutional Commission.

09/18/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Political talk show “Savik Shuster Live” taken off the air on 1+1 channel

Political talk show “Savik Shuster Live” taken off the air on 1+1 channel

09.18.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• Political talk show “Savik Shuster Live” taken off the air on 1 +1 channel.
• The court arrested the MP Mosiychuk until November, 15.
• Radical Party goes to the local elections and excluded the deputy from the faction in parliament.
• Tymoshenko lost a case against oligarch Firtash in a court in New York.

09/11/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Poroshenko sees no point in continuing negotiations in Minsk in 2016

Poroshenko sees no point in continuing negotiations in Minsk in 2016

11.09.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• Poroshenko sees no point in continuing negotiations in Minsk in 2016.
• Head of the State Employment Service detained on bribe charges.
• Situation in Donbas remains stable.
• Scandal linked to the visit to Crimea of  Russian president Putin and former Italian president Berlusconi.
• SSU reported it had prevented assassination attempt on Interior Minister Avakov.

2015/09/10 Ucraina: I principali eventi e temi del giorno - A Kiev, hanno aperto il forum di Yalta strategia europea (YES)

A Kiev, hanno aperto il forum di Yalta strategia europea (YES)

I principali eventi e le questioni del giorno 09.10.2015 dall'agenzia di stampa Digest e Analitica Ucraina

Temi media e social network

• A Kiev, hanno aperto il forum di Yalta strategia europea (YES).
• I leader di "Settore Destra" e "automaidan" di Odessa sono stati  rilasciati  su cauzione.
• Il sito del CEC giornalisti hanno trovato uno dei capi del partito DNR Pushilin come partecipante nel processo elettorale.

09/10/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting opened today in Kyiv

12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting opened today in Kyiv

10.09.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

Topics from Media and Social NetYalta works

• 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting opened today in Kyiv.
• Leaders of the Odessa branches of the Right Sector and Automaidan were released under travel restrictions and placed under home arrest.
• Journalists found on the CEC website a party headed by one of the DPR leaders Pushilin as a participant in the electoral process.

Key Events in Ukraine

• President Poroshenko signed a law on the disclosure of the ultimate owners of the media.
• According to Chief Military Prosecutor Matios, suspicions of separatism have been brought against more than 3,000 people.
• Leaders of Odessa "Right Sector" and "Automaidan" released from prison under a subscription and house arrest.
• The Cabinet stated that by the end of the year Ukraine’s external debt could reach 91% of GDP.
• NBU continues strengthening the hryvnia: 21.74 ₴/$ (-0.23 UAH), 24.32 ₴/€ (-0.16 UAH), 3,17 ₴/10 RUR 10 (-0.07 UAH).

Kyiv

• 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting opened today in Kyiv at the Arts Arsenal. This year, it will focus on the global impact of the events in Ukraine. The Meeting will be attended by the former head of the European Commission Barroso and US Assistant Secretary Nuland.

Ukraine at War

• The Headquarters of the Antiterrorist Operation have reported that the truce in Donbas that has been observed for the second day now allows for starting the reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure facilities. According to official data, one soldier was wounded in the previous day. During the day, two soldiers were killed, a several more wounded in the Luhansk oblast as a result of walking into tripwire. Losses from tripwires have been also reported among civilians.
• President Poroshenko refused to negotiate directly with the representatives of the militants, as urged by the Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.
• One of the leaders of Donbas militants Khodakivsky said that the reintegration of the occupied territories of Donbas in Ukraine is conditioned on Kyiv giving up its demands that the equipment and the mercenaries be withdrawn to Russia. According to him, Russia supports DPR financially and controls appointments.
• Russia's Investigative Committee opened criminal cases against Defense Minister Poltorak, Chief of General Staff Muzhenko, other leaders of the military department and MP Lyashko.

Ukraine and the World

• NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that the truce in Donbass has been observed, but to monitor the situation, it is necessary for the parties to withdraw weapons.
• Gazprom continues to supply gas to the occupied territories of Donbas. According to head of Gazprom Miller, deliveries are carried out under a contract with Naftogaz.
• A tripartite protocol with the EU on gas supplies to Ukraine may be signed, providing that it stipulates the obligations of all the parties.
• Ukraine has closed its airspace for Russian military transport aviation flights to Syria.
• During the visit of Prime Minister Yatsenyuk to Slovakia, the parties agreed that the construction of another branch of the Nord Stream, besides having an adverse impact on the interests of Ukraine and Slovakia, will increases the EU's dependence on Russian energy supplies.

.

08/26/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The contact group in Minsk agreed to cease fire in the Donbass by September, 1

OSCE Representative to the contact group in Minsk Saydik

08.26.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• The contact group in Minsk agreed to cease fire in the Donbass by September, 1.
• The General Prosecutor’s Office demands from Akhmetov’s "Kyivenergo" to return UAH 3 billion  to "Naftogaz".
• Air in Kiev is smoggy because of the burning peat bogs near the city.

08/17/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -The checkpoints to the occupied territory of the Donbass are closing due to shellings

The checkpoints to the occupied territory of the Donbass are closing due to shellings

08.17.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• The checkpoints to the occupied territory of the Donbass are closing due to shellings.
• Shelling of Mariupol is qualified as a terrorist attack.
• Foreign Ministry protested against President Putin’s visit to the occupied Crimea .

2015/08/17 Ucraina: I principali eventi e temi del giorno - A causa dei bombardamenti chiudono i posti di blocco sul territorio occupato di Donbass

A causa dei bombardamenti chiudono i posti di blocco sul territorio occupato di Donbass

I principali eventi e le questioni del giorno 2015/08/17 dall'agenzia di stampa Digest & Analytics Ucraina

Argomenti media e social network

• A causa dei bombardamenti chiudono i posti di blocco sul territorio occupato di Donbass.
• Bombardamento di  Mariupol è qualificato come un attacco terroristico.
• Ministero degli Esteri ha protestato il fatto di visitare la Crimea occupata dal presidente russo Putin.

08/11/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Situation escalates in the Donbass

Situation escalates in the Donbass

08.11.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• Situation escalates in the Donbass.
• The SSU colonel was detained for spying for the DPR.
• Former President Yanukovych failed to appear for questioning to the General  Prosecutor’s Office.
• Finance Minister Yaresko left for the negotiations with the International Creditors Club.
  

2015/08/11 Ucraina: I principali eventi e temi del giorno - I combattimenti sono intensificati nel Donbass

 I combattimenti sono  intensificati nel Donbass

I principali eventi e le questioni del giorno 2015/08/11 dall'agenzia di stampa Digest e Analitica Ucraina

Temi media e social network

• I combattimenti sono  intensificati nel Donbass.
• Il colonnello SBU è stato arestato per spionaggio a favore del DNR.
• L'ex presidente Yanukovych non si è presentato per l’indagine al Procuratore Generale.
• Il ministro delle finanze Yaresko volato a negoziare con il Club dei creditori.

08/10/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The situation in the energy sector is very tense

The situation in the energy sector is very tense

08.10.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• The situation in the energy sector is very tense.
• Militants are moving military units and machinery to the front line.
• Negotiations of Ukraine and International Creditors Club will be held on August 12.
• The meeting of the aviation experts dedicated to investigation of the MH-17  flight  accident began on August 11 in the Netherlands.

Key Events in Ukraine

• The State Fiscal Service introduces the post of the Commissioner for Enterpreneurship (business ombudsman), and former Vice-President of the American Chamber of Commerce Kachka will take up this post.
• Ukraine increases the volumes of the natural gas injections into underground storage facilities to save up 19 billion m3 by October, in time for the heating season. Currently storage facilities contain more than 13.3 billion m3. The stocks are being replenished at a rate of 50 million m3 per day.
  Kyiv Economic Court dismissed the General Prosecutor's Office request to invalidate two contracts of sale of 11 billion m3 of natural gas between Naftogaz and Gazprom from 2009, owned by oligarch Firtash RosUkrEnergo company. Firtash abjudged the natural gas from Ukraine in the Stockholm arbitration with the assistance of Azarov government officials .
• Fuel and Energy Minister Demchishin said that the regional gas companies owned by Firtash, owe Naftogaz more than USD 4 billion for the delivered process gas.
• The 1st unit of Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Plant with capacity of 1 GW was stopped for a scheduled maintenance. In general 10 units of TPP  out of 15 are running at the moment. Zmiivska TTP of the Tsentroenergo company was also stopped due to the lack of coal in warehouses. At Uglegorskaya TPP, located in the fighting zone, three units are running , and the same number of units are running at the Tripolska TPP. Slavyanska TPP coal reserves will last only till the end of the day. Ongoing contract deliveries are received from Russia on a permanent basis in a volume of 0.8 GW. Rolling blackouts are not yet applied.
  The Cabinet canceled its decision adopted in 2014 on stimulating the consumers of natural gas and thermal energy to transit for the use of electricity and on improvement of tariffs for population and other consumers.
  Fuel and Energy Minister Demchishin said that next year, as part of the diversification of  the nuclear fuel supply, over a third of it will be purchased from the Westinghouse American corporation . He also said that this year, the contract with "Gazprom" will be definitely signed, since it won’t be possible to guarantee the supplies of the natural gas in winter without the supplies from Russia. In his oppinion, the purchase price for the natural gas should not exceed $ 250 per 1,000 m3 until the end of the season, and will probably be lower. It is planned to receive the money for its  purchase from the World Bank.
• The police closed the criminal proceedings regarding the death of former MP and Head of the State Property Fund Chechetov.
• The fire in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant was localized in the forest area. Police suspects that the cause of the fire could be an arson.
• The Cabinet of Ministers announced two versions of Ukraine’s economic development  forecast for 2016. According to the optimistic forecast, the country's GDP is expected to increase by 12%, the pessimistic forecast tells about the GDP decrease by 0.3% and inflation rate at 14%. The IMF experts tend in their assessments towards the first option.
• On August 12 the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to meet with the International Creditors Club , the Club initiated it to solve the issue of the restructuring of the public debt of Ukraine. The official Ministry website placed a message, according to which this meeting is considered the last opportunity to reach an agreement before the payment on Eurobonds in September and October. In case of failure to reach a consensus, Ukraine will have to use the alternative methods of implementation of the IMF program, in particular, introduction of the moratorium on payments, towards  which the IMF has negative attitude but is willing to accept it. However, the leading Western agencies,  Bloomberg and Fitch Ratings, assess the prospects of reaching an agreement as optimistic and put the figure of 22.5% as mutually acceptable for writing-off the national debt of Ukraine.
• The official hryvnia exchange rate against the major currencies slightly decreased after the weekend: 21.26 UAH/USD (+0.17 UAH), 23.30 UAG/EUR (+0,30 UAH), 3.30 UAH/RUR 10.

Urkaine at War

• In the Donbass, the situation continues to deteriorate. Ukrainian army and the Right Sector units repulsed the night attack near Volnovakha, taking the predominating heights, but by night the militants resumed the shelling from heavy artillery. The situation is escalating in the area of Donetsk and Stanitsa Luhanska. According to the official reports, during the fighting one soldier was killed  and seven were wounded . However, according to the medical service of the Right sector, only during the battle near Novolaspa three volunteer and four  soldiers  of the Armed Forces were killed, five soldiers and six volunteers were wounded.
  At the evening, the shellings in Volnovakha direction resumed with the renewed vigor. Head of General Staff Muzhenko reported to President Poroshenko about the situation. It was decided to allow the fire back. The OSCE mission was informed about it.
  A sharp intensification of aerial reconnaissance of the Russian-terrorist forces was recorded along all the line of combat operations. Informants from the occupied territories reported on the moving of the equipment, including air defense and missile systems, and militants manpower from the basing locations and their transfer to the front line. The General Staff believes that there are about 10 thousand Russian troops in the  Donbass and about 50 more thousand are deployed on the border with Ukraine.
  According to experts, the attack on Volnovaha could be a diversion from the main strikes, which could be delivered in the directions of Maryinka, Artemivsk and Stanitsa Luhanska.
  Foreign Minister Klimkin informed Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov about abuse by the militants of the process of de-escalation in the Donbass. During the talks with the Foreign Ministers of France and Germany, it was decided to hold in the nearest time the  negotiations in the "Normandy format" to prevent the escalation of the conflict.

Ukraine and the World

• In the Netherlands, began a meeting of the aviation experts from seven countries, dedicated to the investigation of an MH-17 flight aircraft accident, where the draft final report of the Security Council of the Netherlands Commission on the causes of the disaster will be submitted. Publication of the report is scheduled for October.
• The US is ready to allocate additional $ 500 million for training of the Armed Forces and the National Guard soldiers at the Yavorivsky training area. US Vice President Biden confirmed the readiness of the US government to provide an additional loan of $ 2 billion, of which was agreed upon in April.

2015/08/10 Ucraina: I principali eventi e temi del giorno - La situazione è estremamente tesa nel settore energetico

La situazione è estremamente tesa nel settore energetico

I principali eventi e le questioni del giorno 2015/08/10 dall'agenzia di stampa Digest & Analytics Ucraina

Argomenti media e social network

• La situazione è estremamente tesa nel settore energetico.
• Militanti spostano l’unità e delle attrezzature verso la linea di combattimento.
• I negoziati con Ukraine International Club dei creditori si terrà il 12 agosto.
• E 'iniziato riunione di esperti di aviazione in Olanda dedicata a indagare  l’incidente il volo MH-17.

08/03/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians support the accession to NATO

Nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians support the accession to NATO

08.03.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• Nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians support the accession to NATO.
• Former Prime Minister Azarov created a "government-in-exile" in Moscow.
• Unknown people stormed the "Opposition Blok" office in Kharkov.
• On world markets the oil price fell below $ 50 per barrel.

2015/08/03 Ucraina: I principali eventi e temi del giorno - Quasi due terzi degli ucraini sostengono l'adesione alla NATO

Quasi due terzi degli ucraini sostengono l'adesione alla NATO

I principali eventi e le questioni del giorno 2015/08/03 dall'agenzia di stampa Digest e Analitica Ucraina

Temi media e social network

• Quasi due terzi degli ucraini sostengono l'adesione alla NATO.
• L'ex primo ministro Azarov ha creato un "governo in esilio" a Mosca.
• Sconosciuti hanno preso d'assalto l'ufficio, "blocco di opposizione" a Kharkiv.
• Sui mercati mondiali, il prezzo del petrolio è sceso sotto i $ 50 al barile.

Fatti salienti da Ucraina

• La Commissione elettorale centrale, infine, ha dichiarato vincitore delle elezioni nel distretto di Chernihiv Berezenko rappresentante del partito del presidente.
• A Kharkov, un gruppo di persone non identificate hanno preso d'assalto l'ufficio, di "blocco di opposizione", ma è stato guidato indietro dalla polizia.
• Dipartimento territoriale di giustizia di Kharkiv ha rifiutato la registrazione del ramo regionale del "blocco di opposizione", bloccando, così la sua partecipazione alle elezioni locali.
• Secondo un sondaggio condotto dal "iniziativa democratica" Fondo in collaborazione con il Centro di Razumkov, all'adesione alla  NATO supporta quasi due terzi della popolazione dell'Ucraina.
• Il saldo del conto di tesoreria unico ha raggiunto un massimo storico di 33,27 miliardi di UAH ($ 1.57 miliardi), è cinque volte di più rispetto allo scorso anno.
• La grivna è scesa bruscamente dopo fine settimana: 21.72 UAH/USD (+0.59 UAH), 23.78 UAH/EUR (+0,61 UAH), 3.48 UAH/RUR 10 (-0.02 UAH).

Guerra in Ucraina

• Minsk ospita un altro giro di colloqui del gruppo di contatto. Uno dei principali problemi che il presidente Poroshenko vuole risolvere è la rimozione di tutte le armi (tra cui carri armati e mortai) e smilitarizzazione di Shirokino. I rappresentanti dei terroristi hanno rifiutato di scambiare 28 prigionieri di guerra ucraini. La parte ucraina ha detto che i militanti hanno bloccato la consegna sul territori occupati aiuti umanitari, ad eccezione degli aiuti da parte del Fondo Akhmetov.
• Nonostante i dichiarazioni di militanti del ritiro di armi,la tensione aumenta nel Donbass. Durante il giorno, secondo i dati ufficiali, uccisi quattro - e  feriti 15 soldati ucraini. Le posizioni dell'esercito ucraino e gli insediamenti più di cento volte sono state sottoposte ad attacchi e bombardamenti. Continuamente ci sono combattimenti nella regione di Donetsk - in Maryinka, Krasnogorivka, Opytne,Peski, Avdiyivka. Sono Intensificati combattimenti nella regione di Lugansk e nel settore "M" nei pressi di Mariupol. Battaglione Volontariato "Donbass" ha detto che la smilitarizzazione di Shirokino è un errore ed è pronto a rafforzare la difesa del villaggio, tornando alla posizione dopo la rotazione programmata.
• Osservatori dell'OSCE hanno registrato la presenza di truppe russe in una dei punti di base di tecniche di militanti .

L’Ucraina ed il mondo

• Sui mercati internazionali il prezzo del Brent è sceso sotto il segno psicologico di $ 50 al barile e continua a scendere.
• Il ministro degli Esteri estone Kaljurand ha detto,che al momento la Russia non rappresenta una minaccia militare alla NATO, l'Alleanza è pronta per qualsiasi scenario.
• Il ministro degli Esteri Klimkin ha detto, che nelle prigioni russe ha trovato 11 prigionieri politici ucraini, ad alcuni delle quali non permettono consoli.
• Ambasciatore del Canada in Ucraina Vashchuk ha detto, che in caso di ulteriore escalation della tensione nel Donbass Canada è pronta a fornire ulteriore assistenza, comprese le armi letali.

Tendenze

• Ministro di Combustibili e di energia Demchishin ha detto, che l'Ucraina sarà costretta a comprare il carbone in Russia, dal momento che le forniture di carburante disponibili sono insufficienti. Alle riunioni del gruppo di contatto a Minsk discusso la questione del restauro di comunicazione ferroviaria per la fornitura di carbone dal territorio controllato dai ribelli.
  Secondo il capo di "Naftogaz" Kobolev, la società non ha abbastanza soldi per l'iniezione di gas in impianti di stoccaggio sotterraneo a causa della mancanza di fondi e il basso livello di pagamenti per il gas consumato.
• L'ex primo ministro Azarov è dichiarato ricercato dalle autorità ucraine, ha annunciato a Mosca la creazione di un "Comitato per la Salvezza di Ucraina", che, secondo lui, sarà un governo in esilio. Secondo gli esperti, questo indica la preparazione di Mosca a intensificare l'azione contro l'Ucraina.