15-21.09.2014 Ukraine: Weekly Highlights - Ukraine ratified the Association Agreement with the EU in parallel with the European Parliamen

15-21.09.2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Another memorandum of ceasefire involving terrorist "republics" DNR and LC was signed in Minsk. President Poroshenko pushed through the Verkhovna Rada a law on a special status of Donbas territories controlled by terrorists and a law on an amnesty for members of illegal armed groups. Ukraine ratified the Association Agreement with the EU in parallel with the European Parliament, but enacting it has been delayed under pressure from Russia. President Poroshenko during his visit to Canada and the United States failed to obtain an agreement on the supply of modern weapons to Ukraine.    

21.09.2014 Ukraine: Daily highlights - Peace marches against Russian aggression in Eastern Ukraine took place in many countries.

21.09.2014 Daily highlights by the “Digest & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

LPR and DPR terrorists are not going to adhere to the cease-fire memorandum, signed in Minsk, using withdrawal of Ukrainian troops to seize territory. Peace marches against Russian aggression in Eastern Ukraine took place in many countries. President Poroshenko gave an interview  to Ukrainian TV joutnalists.

20/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Peace memorandum signed in Minsk hasn’t led to the cease-fire from the militants side

20/09/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Peace memorandum signed in Minsk hasn’t led to the cease-fire from the militants side. Foreign media and officials are skeptical about the results of President Poroshenko visit to the USA. The elections with no lustration lustration in force provide an opportunity for persons who supported terrorism and separatism, as well as those involved in repressions of Maidan, to be elected to the Parliament.

20.09.2014 Ukraine: les thèses principaux - Le mémorandum sur l'armistice signé à Minsk n'a pas conduit à un cessez-le-feu de la part des militants

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Le mémorandum sur l'armistice signé à Minsk n'a pas conduit à un cessez-le-feu de la part des militants. Les médias étrangers et les personnes officiels sont sceptiques quant aux résultats de la visite du président Porochenko aux Etats-Unis. Loi sur les élections existé et l'absence de lustration donnent la possibilité d'entrer dans la Verkhovna Rada  des personnes impliquées dans le soutien du terrorisme et le séparatisme et ont participé aux répressions contre Maidan.

19.09.2014 Ukraine: les thèses principaux - Le protocole ordinaire sur le cessez-le-feu entre la Russie, l'Ukraine et l'OSCE avec la participation de représentants des terroristes de la LPR et DPR est signé à Minsk

Actualité du jour 19.09.2014 de l`agence d` information “Digests & Analytics Ukraine”

Le protocole ordinaire sur le cessez-le-feu entre la Russie, l'Ukraine et l'OSCE avec la participation de représentants des terroristes de la LPR et DPR est signé  à Minsk, bien que le précédent protocole les terroristes n'ont pas pensé à effectuer. La situation économique du pays continue de se détériorer

18/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - President Poroshenko spoke to joint session of US Congress and Senate

18/09/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Despite the drastic decline of the industrial production, foreign affairs perspectives of Ukraine are strongly improving, as support by the US, Canada and the EU could be a prerequisite for the development leap for the country after the end of combat operations. At the same time, Russia intensifies preparations for invasion from territory of Donbass, Rostov region, Crimea and Transdnestria.

16/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Verkhovna Rada ratified the association agreement with the EU, as well as legalized Donbass terrorists

16/09/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Fast adoption of legislations on special status of Donbass and on amnesty of terrorists has devided Ukrainian society. Situation could’t been softened even by the synchronous with the EU Parliament ratification of the association agreement with the EU and adoption of the Lustration law. At the same time, terrorists continue to attack Ukrainian army in all directions in Donbass.

15/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - President Poroshenko introduced his initiatives to Verkhovna Rada, that almost copy Putin’s demands to provide amnesty to the participants of illegal combat organizations and to provide a special status to Donbass

15.09.2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Introduced by President Poroshenko to the Verkhovna Rada legislative proposals on the special status of Donbass, currently controlled by terrorists and Russian troops, will not stop the Russian aggression. Ukrainian economy demonstrates steady decline during ongoing combat operations.

08-14.09.2014 Ucraina: un colpo d'occhio - Guerra nel Donbass continua nonostante accordi firmati

Eventi della settimana 8-14 settembre 2014 un colpo d'occhio dalla agenzia di stampa "Digest e Analytics Ucraina"

Il "cessate il fuoco", il protocollo di Minsk, non é un ostacolo per le truppe e militanti russi nella escalation del conflitto. Le sanzioni imposte dall'Unione europea e gli Stati Uniti, non si fermano l'aggressione della Russia in Ucraina. Politici ucraini si comportano come se non c'è guerra nel paese. Previsioni di situazione in Ucraina è deludente.

14/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlghts - Political parties conduct elections conventions beside mass violations of cease-fire regimen by militants in Donbass

14.09.2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukrainian politicians are actively playing "elections games", like including combat commanders on the lists of party candidates, when Ukrainian  military and civilians are dying in Donbass during the announced «cease-fire» and Russia is concentrating its invasion forces.  

13/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -The cease-fire in Donbass is a cover for Russia to concentrate forces and prepare for aggression escalation

13.09.2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

The cease-fire in Donbass is a cover for Russia to concentrate forces and prepare for aggression escalation. Ukrainian political establishment continue preparations for the early elections.

12/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Implementation of the economic part of the association agreement with the EU on the free trade zone is being delayed till 31 of December 2015, as per demand from Russia

12/09/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Russia uses cease-fire to concentrate and rotate its troops in Donbass. Second “humanitarian convoy”, that haven't passed neither Ukrainian customs, nor is under control of international organizations, is an instrument of aggression. Massive Russian diplomatic attack led to breakdown of the Ukraine - EU free-trade zone introduction time schedule.

10/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Founding congress of new party "Narodny Front" headed by prime-minister Yatsenyuk took place in Kyiv - Fragile truce in the Donbass

10.09.2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Russia is going to open the second gas front in war with Ukraine. Cease-fire in eastern Ukraine could be terminated at any moment.

09/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Preliminary investigative report of the MH-17 flight catastrophe was published -

09/09/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digest & Analytics” News Agency

OSCE observers evidence numerous truce breaches from the side of DPR and LPR militants and Russian army. Preliminary investigative report of the MH-17 flight catastrophe defines that the aircraft was penetrated by a large number of high-energy objects from the outside, that resulted in an in-flight structural disintegration of the plane.

01-07.09.2014 Ukraine: Weekly Highlights - Summits of EC and NATO, Minsk protocol of truce in East Ukraine

01-07.09.2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

On behalf of Ukraine, Ex-president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma has signed a cease-fire protocol with terrorists occupying Donbass, in the presence of Russian ambassador and OSCE representatives. NATO has held a summit in the Wales devoted to policies related to the Russian aggression in Ukraine. The European Parliament have decided to introduce additional sanctions against Russia and its puppets. Political parties are getting ready for the early elections against the backdrop of worsening of the situation in the eastern Ukraine and economic decline.

06/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Truce, established by the Minsk Protocol, has been immediately breached by terrorists

06.09.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Russia pretended as if being ready to deescalate the conflict in Donbass via signing the truce protocol but almost simultaneously breached it via its militants. Europe intends to introduce additional sanctions against Russia on Monday.

Ukraine

• Central Elections Commission have formed 213 district commissions for the upcoming parliamentary elections planned for 26 of October. Elections will not be held in 12 districts according to the law on occupied territories status.
• Prime-minister Yatsenyuk has initiated creation of a temporary investigative commission on Ukrainian arms sales operations during the period of 2004-2014.
• As has been reported by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, due to the combat operations in Donbass, coal mining output declined two folds in August 2014 vs previous year. This puts a significant strain on coal supply for power stations and could push Ukraine to import energy coal.

War In Ukraine

• OSCE has published text of the cease-fire protocol,which was signed in Minsk by Ukrainian  ex-president Kuchma, Russian Ambassador in Ukraine Zurabov, OSCE representative Tagliavini and terrorist organizations DPR and LPR. The protocol strongly echoes the ultimatum by Russian President Putin proclaimed two days earlier, and contains points that essentially make Ukraine lose control of some territories and undermine its sovereignty.
• Truce, established by the Minsk Protocol, has been immediately breached  by Russian troops that shoot at a convoy in Luhans’k region, on the territory controlled by Ukrainian military. During the night, terrorists shelled outskirts of Mariupil with heavy artillery and multiple rocket launchers “Grad”. At the same time, the artillery shelling of  Donets’k and Luhans’k has stopped. DPR militants have asked school teachers to start working from Monday, September 8. Russian ruble notes and Russian passports being delivered to Donets’k and Luhans’k. DPR terrorists are attempting to identify civilians loyal to Ukraine via school teachers. Humanitarian aid, escorted by representatives of the International Red Cross, hasn’t been able to reach Luhans’k due to the artillery shelling of the convoy. As per NSDC information, Russia has concentrated around 15 thousand troops on Ukrainian border in Kherson region.
• SBU has captured several terrorist groups accused of preparing terrorist attacks and collecting intelligence on Ukrainian troops in Mariupil, Luhans’k region and Kyiv.

International

• Press Relations department of the European Commission has informed, that the Association Agreement with Ukraine will be ratified via the fast-track procedure during the next session, which will be held in Strasbourg on September 15-18.
• An open letter by the President of the European Parliament Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission Barroso declares that additional sanctions against Russia, Crimean authorities, terrorist “republics” and Russian oligarchs will be introduced on September 8.
• International experts from Malaysia and Australia hope to continue investigations of the Malaysian Airlines MH-17 flight crash site ASAP. Preliminary report on the catastrophe will be published on September 9 in the Hague.
• Moscow’s Lefortovsky court has put under arrest an Estonian security service employee, who has been kidnapped in Estonia.

Trends

• Ukrainian society questions authorities on legality of the truce protocol signed in Minsk with representatives of terrorists organizations.
• DPR ad LPR terrorists act according to their initial plans of Donbass cessation from Ukraine and unification with Russia.

05/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Cease-fire protocol have been signed in Minsk by ex-President Kuchma and self-proclaimed terrorists organizations DPR and LPR

05.09.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Cease-fire protocol has been signed in Minsk between Ukraine and DPR & LPR terrorist organizations, but its text hasn’t become public yet. At the same time, Europe is not backing off from introducing new sanctions against Russia.

04.09.2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Some NATO countries are ready to supply weapons to Ukraine - Conflict in Donbas is not dying down - Yacenyhuk has presented a plan of reforms

04.09.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

NATO summit provided hope to Ukraine for receiving arms so much needed in Ukrainian army, confirmed that Ukraine is an Alliance partner, as well as urged Russia to deescalate the conflict and withdraw the troops. Terrorists supported by Russian troops continue to advance in Donbass, strengthening their positions for the peace talks in Minsk. If negotiations get disrupted, Ukrainian government is ready to introduce martial law.

02.09.2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Official position of Naftoaz in the negotiations with Gazprom has been announced while Russian troops invaded Ukraine

02.09.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukrainian Army is engaged in heavy positional fights with terrorists advancing in Donbass, which are supported by Russian regular army. Ukrainian hryvnya has strengthened after a positive decision from IMF. Ukraine is preparing for tough negotiations with Gazprom and looking forward for decisive and real military support from Europe and NATO during the summits planned this week.

30/08/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The EU is ready to apply new sanctions against Russia - The defeat at Ilovais'k requires immediate action

30.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• The criminal case against former head of Kharkiv regional administration M. Dobkin for activities against territorial integrity of the country has been closed in the absence of evidence of a crime.
• Experts believe that the shooting death of the former head of the State Property Fund V. Semeniuk is not a suicide.
• Central Elections Committee has registered an initiative of the “Bat’kivschyna” party on holding a referendum about Ukraine joining NATO, which is going to be carried out during parliamentary elections.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine P. Klimkin said that the text of the Association Agreement with the EU can not be changed and will be ratified in its present form.