01/19/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Gazprom demanded from Ukraine the payment for natural gas not supplied

Gazprom demanded from Ukraine the payment for natural gas not supplied

01.19.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• Gazprom demanded from Ukraine the payment for natural gas not supplied.
• Police published an edited video of the detention of the Right Sector volunteers in Transcarpathia.
• Poland says it has about one million migrants from Ukraine.
• Hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank market continues to fall.

01/11/2016 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -Russian representative at the talks in Minsk Gryzlov arrived to Ukraine2016-01-11-eng-russian-representative-at-talks-in-minsk-gryzlov-arrived-to-ukraine

Russian representative at the talks in Minsk Gryzlov arrived to Ukraine

01.11.2016 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine

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• Russian representative at the talks in Minsk Gryzlov arrived to Ukraine.
• AlfaBank bought UkrSotsBank.
• "Insider" online media will suspend its work.
• The court arrested a member of the Right Sector for the attack on the camp site in the Carpathians.

11/11/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Leader of the "Right Sector" Yarosh resigned

Leader of the "Right Sector" Yarosh resigned

11.11.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine Agency

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• Leader of the Right Sector Yarosh resigned.
• SU-25 Frogfoot aicraft fell In Zaporizhya region during a training flight.
• Fitch has downgraded Kyiv rating to the default level.
• Incumbent Kyiv Mayor Klitschko refused to debate with the mayoral candidate Bereza.

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

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• 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.

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07/18/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Military operation to capture the soldiers of the “Right sector" is being carried out in Transcarpathia

Military operation to capture the soldiers of the “Right sector" is being carried out in Transcarpathia

07.18.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• Military operation to capture the soldiers of the “Right sector" is being carried out in Transcarpathia.
• Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said that Latvia arrested money and assets of escaped oligarch Kurchenko.
• A new Russian assistant of Odessa governor Saakashvili believes that the annexation of the Crimea is already accomplished.

07/13/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - US-Ukraine Investment Conference

US-Ukraine Investment Conference

07.13.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• US-Ukraine Investment Conference.
• President Poroshenko gathered the Military Cabinet regarding the situation in Mukachevo.

Key Events In Ukraine

• President Poroshenko  convened a meeting of the Military Cabinet due to the events in Transcarpathia. He claimed that the essence of the conflict in Mukachevo is redistribution of the contraband. The law enforcement agencies need to take serious measures to fight the smuggling. The President ordered the law enforcement agencies to disarm the illegal armed groups.
• The SSU reported on the detention of two members of the "Right Sector", involved in the events in Mukachevo. The "Right Sector" reported that those two organization members had surrendered voluntarily.
• Prime Minister Yatsenyuk demanded from the leadership of the State Fiscal Service the dismissal of the staff of the Transcarpathian customs. The customs leadership is suspended from the work for the time of the official investigation, they will be replaced by the customs officers from other regions.
• President Poroshenko fired his adviser Tomenko and Commander of the Air Force Baidak.
• The Prosecutor General's Office announced the suspicion of embezzlement of the budget funds to former Minister of Justice Lavrynovych.
• The composition of the Board of the NBU was reduced from 10 to 6 people, some powers can be delegated to the specialized committees of the bank.
• The official hryvnia exchange rate is relatively stable, but it continue to gradually decline against the US dollar: 21.96 UAH/USD (+0.04 UAH), 24.27 UAH/EUR (-0,25 UAH), 3.88 UAH / RUR 10 (+0.01 UAH).

Ukraine at War

• The situation in the combat zone in the Donbass remains extremely tense, there were more than 80 cases of shellings of the positions of the Ukrainian army with the use of heavy weapons and MLRS recorded. The most intense fighting took place in the surroundings of Donetsk, although shellings were also recorded in the Luhansk region. According to the official reports, five Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.
• The Atlantic Council of the US Report on Russia's participation in the war against Ukraine was presented in the Verhovna Rada.

Ukraine and the World

• The Ukraine-USA Investment Conference was held in Washington. US Vice President Biden, US Commerce Secretary Pritzker, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yatsenyuk, and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yaresko were the major participants.
• Australia, Ukraine, Belgium, the Netherlands and Malaysia addressed the UN Security Council a proposal to establish an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the crash of the airliner MH-17 flight over the Donbass.

The Trends

• At the Ukraine-US Investment Conference  US Vice President Biden said that in the fight against Ukraine Russia is using the most reliable weapons - corruption and oligarchy. The US will certainly help the country in the fight against this threat, as the future of Europe depends on the stability in Ukraine. US Commerce Secretary Pritzker said that the Prime Minister and the President  must create an open market in the country. Stability and democracy cannot be achieved without economic and political reforms, so Ukraine is obliged to carry out the real reforms not only on paper, but in reality, which will be noticed by both entrepreneurs and ordinary citizens. The US is ready to allocate additional funds for such reforms.
• The civil society and the users of the Ukrainian Internet are discussing the statement of the Speaker of the Interior Ministry, which was trying to whiten the institution from the accusations of corruption and merging with criminals in Transcarpathia. He is inventing various versions of the crimes of the "Right Sector" and distributes them through the social networks. The system corruption, which revealed itself in the Transcarpathia events, has a negative impact on the country's investment business.
• Experts believe that the Military Cabinet, convened by President Poroshenko, is an illegitimate structure and also an attempt to change the balance of powers in his favor.

07/12/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The leader of the "Right Sector" Yarosh arrived in Uzhgorod for the settlement of the incident

The leader of the "Right Sector" Yarosh arrived in Uzhgorod for the settlement of the incident

07.11.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• The leader of the "Right Sector" Yarosh arrived in Uzhgorod for the settlement of the incident.
• Government and civil society comment on the events in Mukachevo.
• Part of  the  "Right Sector" troops were derived from the combat zone and they are ready to support the protesters in Kiev.
• Poroshenko is ready to veto the law on the restructuring of foreign currency loans.

07/11/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Fighting in Mukachevo between the "Right Sector" and the security forces

Fighting in Mukachevo between the "Right Sector" and the security forces

07.11.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• Fighting in Mukachevo between the "Right Sector" and the security forces.
• Announcement by the "Right Sector" of indefinite rally near the President Administration.
• International Film Festival in Odessa.

05/09/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the war against fascism

70th Anniversary of the Victory in the war against fascism

05.09.2015 Daily Highlights  by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the war against fascism.
• A poor copy of the Moscow parade in Donetsk.
• An extremely large "convoy" with smuggled goods detained in Luhansk region.
• Attempted provocations and terrorist attacks in major Ukrainian cities and in public transport failed

05/03/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Armed forces unblocked the base of the "Right Sector" volunteers

Armed forces unblocked the base of the "Right Sector" volunteers

05/03/2015 Daily Highlights  by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• Armed forces unblocked the base of the "Right Sector" volunteers.
• Ukrainian rescuers still cannot reach Nepal.
• Donetsk suffered from the strongest shelling since January 2015.
• Outstanding ballerina Maya Plisetskaya died.

04/29/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Video negotiations of contact group with the Donbass militants

The representative of Ukraine in the contact group, former President Kuchma

04/29/2015 Daily Highlights  by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• Video negotiations of contact group with the Donbass militants.
• Oligarch Firtash asks Poroshenko for protection against the Prime Minister Yatsenyuk’s team.
• The Communists are planning to hold meetings in Kiev on May 1st.
• Protests of "Right Sector" near the President’s Administration building.

04/28/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Investors unhappy with imitation of reforms in Ukraine

A donor conference opened in Kiev

04/28/2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• Investors unhappy with imitation of reforms in Ukraine.
• Seizure of assets of factory "Roshen" in Russia.
• A forest fire in the Chernobyl disaster zone.
• Ukrainian authorities attempts to disarm fighters of the "Right Sector".
• Problems of the Russian spacecraft “Progress”.
• Kharkiv Mayor Kernes ran away from the court for holidays in Italy.
• An accident with a Hyundai train.
• "Kyivenergo" has cut off 2.5 thousand homes from the hot water supply.