President Poroshenko signed a decree on the establishment of the service for reintegration and de-occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Finance Minister Yaresko said in Davos that Ukraine is planning to launch a diplomatic initiative that would allow to return the control over the Crimea. According to her, Russia, the EU, the US and Ukraine should take part in the negotiations .
The Cabinet of Ministers extended the list of Russian goods which came under the sanctions. It includes onion, green tea, white chocolate, ready-made and canned fish, chewing gum, snacks, tomato and soy sauces.
The Government did not extend the state of emergency in the energy sector. The Department of Energy said that it will not purchase natural gas from Russia in January.
The court recognized the Right Sector fighters, beaten during a fight at the resort of Dragobrat, as victims and ordered the police to launch an investigation regarding the serious bodily assault suffered by them.
The flu epidemic is spreading in the country. In Kiev, seven people died from the its complications . The Department of Health says that hospitals have enough places to accommodate all patients.
By the end of the session on the interbank exchange the National Bank strengthened the hryvnia, but the rate overall correction was insignificant: 24.66 ₴/$ (-0.18 UAH), 26.90 ₴/€ (-0.10 UAH), 3.10 ₴/10 ₽ (-0.06 UAH).
According to official reports of the Anti-Terrorist Operations Headquarters, during the previous day one soldier was wounded in the fighting zone. The militants were firing at the neighborhood of Donetsk, Mariupol, Horlivka, and at the position of the Ukrainian Army in the direction of Svetlodarsk, using the small arms and mortars.
Exactly one year ago, Ukrainian troops abandoned the Donetsk airport.
At the meeting of the contact group in Minsk the militants put forward unacceptable conditions to free the hostages, which disrupted the exchange. The representative of Ukraine at the negotiations, former President Kuchma, said that introduction of the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine and holding of the elections in the occupied territories are impossible without observing the ceasefire, withdrawal of the heavy weapons and obtaining of the control over the border with Russia by Ukraine . According to him, Ukraine does not have a pocket Parliament, which would adopt the decisions as directed by the President. Participant of the talks from the Ukrainian side Gerashchenko says that Ukraine fulfills all the points of the Minsk Agreement, and now Russia must fulfill its part , first of all, it must withdraw its troops.
Intelligence reports that the commanders of the military units of the unrecognized republics restricted the movement of Russian military personnel in connection with the discontent of the population with their presence and the threat of new conflicts against the background of the deteriorating economic situation.
In the occupied Crimea, Simferopol court in absentia arrested Verkhovna Rada deputy, leader of the Crimean Tatars, Cemilev and he added him to the federal wanted list.
Deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament Savchenko, who is illegally tried in Russia, continues the hunger strike, her health has noticeably deteriorated.
President Poroshenko said in Davos that he agreed with US Vice President Biden, the issues of security and the "modalities" of elections, and also received the full support in the implementation of the Minsk Agreement, including a ceasefire, the release of the hostages, and access to the border.
In Davos, President Poroshenko and Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu agreed to strengthen coordination and cooperation in the defense sphere. The Head of the Turkish Government confirmed the support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, in particular, for the issue of de-occupation of the Crimea and the cessation of violations of human rights on the peninsula.
The Cabinet of Ministers established a list of the checkpoints for the transit of Russian goods through the territory of Ukraine.
European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Hahn said that in 2016 the EU will increase the assistance to Ukraine to improve the business climate, to diversify the markets and to support the small and medium businesses, as well as it plans the early introduction of a visa-free regime with Ukraine.
In the capital of Moldova mass protests against the government policy continued. President Timofti signed a decree appointing Filip, who was elected by the majority of Parliament, despite the opposition of socialists and communists, a Prime Minister. Pro-Russian protesters seized the Parliament building, but were driven out by the special forces.
After lifting of the embargo on Iran's oil export, the prices on international exchanges started to decrease again. The price for a barrel of Brent crude fell below $ 27. Fitch rating agency analysts forecast an average annual price of oil at $ 45 per barrel, but as well consider possible a stress scenario when the price will not rise above $ 35.
Against the background of the fall in oil prices the ruble on the Moscow stock exchange again significantly dropped to nearly 82 ₽ / $ 89 and ₽ / €.
PACE Rapporteur on corruption Nicoletti said that he saw no evidence of the growing corruption in Ukraine. He believes that for a successful fight against corruption an independent judiciary is needed , and for that it is necessary to amend the Constitution in the part of the justice reform.
In Ukraine, TNT Express international express delivery company started its operations . According to the statements of its leadership, the delivery time of cargo from Singapore to Ukraine will be to 6-7 working days and from the UK - 3-4 working days.
A group of deputies of the Verkhovna Rada from the Poroshenko Bloc appealed to the Constitutional Court for the interpretation of the concept of "the next session of the Parliament." According to analysts, it was made for the extension of the possible adoption terms for the amendments to the Constitution, which can formalize the special status of certain regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, before Russia makes the real steps to implement its part of the obligations under the Minsk agreements.
According to observers, in the occupied territories, the companies, owned by oligarch Akhmetov, are registering with the "republics", firing employees and taking them back at once which allows the owner to get rid of the social obligations to workers. At the same time, they preserve the Ukrainian registration. Despite the fact that the documents for the export of products to Russia are formalized by the Ukrainian enterprises, the management claims that no operations are carried out.
After resonant statements of Odessa Regional State Administration Head Saakashvili, a criminal case on the obstruction of the walnuts exports was opened against prosecutors of the Kiev region . According to experts, the nut business is one of the most corrupt in Ukraine and since the announcement of Ukraine’s independence it was covered by the representatives of the law enforcement agencies.
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