11/06/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Meeting of the foreign ministers of the “Normandy Four" was held in Berlin

Meeting of the foreign ministers of the “Normandy Four" was held in Berlin

11.06.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Meeting of the foreign ministers of the “Normandy Four" was held in Berlin.
• Finance Minister Yaresko said that the draft budget will be submitted to the Parliament following consultations with the IMF.
• Former Justice Minister Lukash was released on bail by Pechersk district court of Kyiv.

10/03/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Ukrainian army began the withdrawal of light artillery in the Luhansk region

Ukrainian army began the withdrawal of light artillery

10.03.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Ukrainian army began the withdrawal of light artillery in the Luhansk region.
• The IMF mission will continue to work in Ukraine.
• Head of the NBU Gontareva believes that Poroshenko is not obliged to sell his assets.

10/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - In Paris, the leaders of the "Normandy Four" agreed on the provisions to end the war in the Donbass

The leaders of the "Normandy Four" agreed on the provisions to end the war in the Donbass

10.02.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• In Paris, the leaders of the "Normandy Four" agreed on the provisions to end the war in the Donbass.
• The national debt of Ukraine exceeded $127 billion.
• Kiev is preparing to introduce a moratorium on the payments of the external debt.

10/01/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Autumn call-up started

10.01.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Autumn call-up started.
• Ukrainian state TV channel  international broadcasting was established.
• Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko held preliminary talks before meeting with Putin in Paris.
• Truce persists in the conflict zone in the Donbass.

09/09/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The scheduled meeting of the contact group in Minsk brought no results

"DPR" and "LPR" representatives Pushilin and Dainego

09.09.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• The scheduled meeting of the contact group in Minsk brought no results.
• Volunteer Mochanov was severely beaten in Donetsk region.
• The dismissed Head of the Customs Likarchuk reported on the undeclared UK property of Head of the State Fiscal Service Nasirov.

07/23/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The "Normandy Four" leaders agreed to President Poroshenko’s proposal on withdrawal of weapons with the caliber up to 100 mm

Negotiations of “Normandy Four” leaders by phone

07.23.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• The "Normandy Four" leaders agreed to President  Poroshenko’s proposal on withdrawal of weapons with the caliber up to 100 mm.
• Putin, threatening to implement the Yugoslav scenario, demands amnesty for militants and direct dialogue with the "Republics".
• Nine Ukrainians died in car accidents in Poland and Russia
• In Kyiv centre "UKRINBANK" branch was shelled from the grenade launcher

07/17/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -The anniversary of the Malaysian airlines flight MH-17 tragedy

The anniversary of the Malaysian airlines flight MH-17 tragedy

07.17.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• July 17 is the anniversary of the Malaysian airlines flight MH-17 tragedy
• The Verkhovna Rada named October 25 as the date for the local elections.
• Court seized the former residence of ex-President Yanukovych "Mezhyhiria".
• At the Volnovaha checkpoint the border guards detained a car with 8 million hryvnias.
• All the participants of the "prosecutor's case" were released on bail.

06/23/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Poroshenko appointed new Deputy Heads of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Head of the Anti-terrorist Center

Poroshenko appointed new Head of the Anti-terrorist Center

06.23.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• Poroshenko appointed new Deputy Heads of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Head of the  Anti-terrorist Center.
• The negotiations of the “Normandy Four” foreign ministers in Paris ended without any valuable results.
• The next meeting of the contact group in Minsk to settle the Donbass crisis.
• Large scale anti-government rally in Armenia.

05/29/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -The Cabinet proposed to appoint Saakashvili as the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration

Former Georgian President Saakashvili

05.29.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• The Cabinet proposed to appoint Saakashvili as the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration.
• FIFA President Sepp Blatter re-elected despite accusations in a billion dollar corruption.
• "Roshen" owned by President Poroshenko appealed the seizure of its Lipetsk plant to a Moscow court.

04/30/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The Court of Vienna refused to extradite oligarch Firtash to the United States

President Poroshenko and Kyiv Mayor Klitschko

04/30/2015 Daily Highlights  by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• The Court of Vienna refused to extradite oligarch Firtash to the United States.
• Firtash admitted to finance Poroshenko and Klitschko election campaigns.
• Nobody found guilty in the conflict between the “Right Sector” and the Armed Forces.
• Ukrainian deputy Savchenko was returned to Moscow detention center.
• Putin agrees to deploy peacekeeping forces in the Donbass.

04/22/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The meeting of the Presidents of France and Ukraine

Presidents Poroshenko and Hollande

04/22/2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• The meeting of the Presidents of France and Ukraine.
• The Government will consider the activities of the Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Kikhtenko.
• Lenin's birthday, the demolition of the monument to him in Kramatorsk.
• The EU has put forward a claim to "Gazprom" about the monopoly abuse.
• The Arsenal Book Festival opened in Kyiv.
• The draft law on the nationalization of the retail network "ATB".
• Poroshenko announced a referendum on accession to NATO membership.

04/13/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Negotiations of Foreign Ministers of "Normandy Four" format took place in Berlin

German Foreign Minister Steinmeier 

04/13/2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• “Normandy Four” negotiations of Foreign Ministries Heads in Berlin.
• Peski and Dzerzhinsk near Donetsk are under militants’ shelling.
• Russia will supply to Iran air defense systems S-300 .
• Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation does not need a court decision to read emails and social networks correspondence.
• Russia wants to abandon the use of Ukrainian pipeline by 2019.

Key Events of Ukraine

• Negotiations of Foreign Ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France in the "Normandy Four" format took place in Berlin. Ministers called on the conflict parties in Ukraine to withdraw the artillery with caliber bigger than 100 mm and tanks from the contact line. They insist on the creation of working groups on security, conducting the political process, granting the humanitarian assistance and reconstructing of the destroyed regions. The participants agreed on the strengthening of the OSCE mission. Negotiations about placement of peace-keeping units will continue. The question of the complete exchange of prisoners remained unresolved.

Ukraine at War

• The fighting in the conflict zone in the Donbass doesn’t cease along all the battle line, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and six were wounded. Two teenagers were injured during the shelling of Dzerzhinsk by pro-russian militants.

Ukraine and the World

• Russian Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications was given permission to read the correspondence of social networks users without a court decision as a part of  the "fight against terrorism".
• Russia unblocked supply of air defense systems S-300 (NATO SA-10 "Grumble") to Iran claiming that they are intended for defense purposes.
• Russian Energy Minister Novak stated that Russia will stop natural gas transit through Ukraine in 2019 after the completion of the "Turkish stream" pipeline construction.
• European Court of Human Rights at the Russian Federation request postponed for six months the consideration of the Ukraine’s claim to Russia about the annexation of the Crimea and aggression in the Donbass.

The Trends

• The people of Kiev, Odessa and other cities are outraged by prolonged heating season and inefficient use of natural gas while the ambient temperature is over 20°C.

• According to the political analyst Shevchenko, the main goal for adoption of unprepared laws banning the communist symbols is to cover the failed by the "Block Poroshenko" MPs voting for the law on confiscation of the aggressor’s property. Experts believe that laws banning the communist ideology could be returned to Parliament for revision, as they contain a number of legal inconsistencies and there are no mechanisms for their implementation.

24/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -The negotiations between “Normandy Four" Foreign Ministers in Paris ended without any results

24/02/2015 Daily Highlights by the "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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The negotiations between “Normandy Four" Foreign Ministers in Paris ended without any results. Heavy fighting continues near Mariupol. Gazprom threatens to terminate natural gas transit through Ukraine.

15/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Critical situation is developing at the Debaltseve foothold

15/02/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Millitants disrupted the regime of artillery silence in Donbass. Critical situation is developing at the Debaltseve foothold. The dismissal of 20% of state officials is announced.

11/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Leaders of the "Normandy Four" held talks to settle the crisis in the Donbass

02/11/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Leaders of the "Normandy Four" held talks to settle the crisis in the Donbass in Minsk. The negotiations between Ukraine and the IMF are near completion. Ukrainian army keeps Debaltsevo foothold. Donetsk and Lugansk shelled again by militants.

07/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - "Normandy four" attempted to rescue the talks in Minsk

09.02.2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Attacks of Russian-terrorist troops on the Debal'tsevo foothold increased dramatically. "Normandy four" attempted to rescue the talks in Minsk. Cabinet introduced border regime in a combat zone. Prosecutor General Yarema fired. Hryvnia plummeted.

08/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - A powerful explosion has shaken Donetsk

02/08/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Four-side “Normandy format” negotiations to settle the Donbass crisis may be held in Minsk on February 11. A powerful explosion has shaken Donetsk. Yet another convoy from Russia crossed into Ukraine.

21/01/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Foreign Ministers' of “Normandy four" expressed the need for the withdrawal of troops from the front line.

21/01/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Poroshenko said in Davos that he is the president of peace, not war. Ukrainian army withdrew from Donetsk airport. Shelling of Donbass cities intensified. The Foreign Ministers' of  “Normandy four" expressed the need for the withdrawal of troops from the front line.

20/01/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Runway in Donetsk airport was blown up.

01/20/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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The situation in the Donbass escalated to the limit, the militants are attacking along the entire line of contact. Security Services of Ukraine introduces enhanced security measures to combat the terrorist threat. President Poroshenko cut short his visit to Davos.

15/01/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Parliament approved a presidental decree on the mobilization in 2015

01/15/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Parliament approved a presidental decree on the mobilization in 2015. Call-up of citizens for military service was renewed. Fierce fighting is continuing in the Donetsk airport . OSCE announced that the militants fired at the Ukrainian army from residential areas. Armenians protest against Russian military presence.