07/14/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - As a result of terrorist attacks in Lviv two policemen seriously injured

As a result of terrorist attacks in Lviv two policemen seriously injured

07.14.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• As a result of terrorist attacks in Lviv two policemen seriously injured.
• Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on local elections.
• Shokin and Sakvarelidze continue to work in the General Prosecutor's office.
• Twitter accounts of Interior Minister Avakov, the National Security and Defense Council and the President Administration were hacked

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.

07/10/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Deputy Head of Presidental Administration Chalyi was appointed as an ambassador to Washington

A new ambassador to  the United States Chalyi

07.10.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

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• Deputy Head of the Presidental Administration Chalyi was appointed as an ambassador to Washington.
• British citizen is a candidate for the position of the "Ukrnafta" Head.
• The leaders of France and Germany insist on the inclusion of the Donbass special status into the text of the Constitution.

06/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - President Putin took a timeout after negotiations with the leaders of France and Germany to settle the crisis in Donbass

06/02/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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President Putin took a timeout after negotiations with the leaders of France and Germany to settle the crisis in Donbass. The hryvnia on the interbank market is falling quickly. Mobilization in Ukraine is in full swing.

28/01/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspends Russia's voting rights.

28/01/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspends Russia's voting rights.

Key Events In Ukraine

• President Poroshenko reinstated Vorobyov who was fired according to the rules of the "On the cleansing power" law as Deputy Chief of General Staff.
• Financial Monitoring Service has submitted documents providing evidence of money laundering by officials of ex-President Yanukovych regime in the amount of approximately $1.5 billion to law enforcement agencies and fiscal authorities .
• Ministry of Education and Science announced the suspension of cooperation with Russia.
• State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate reported that since March 2015 the citizens would be able to legalize unauthorized buildings during the "building amnesty".
• Ukraine and the United States signed the Declaration on the Granting of a financial guarantee of $2 billion under condition that Ukrainian authorities will provide the reforms.
• National Bank left the official FX rate of hryvnia (UAH) almost unchanged: 15.87 UAH / USD (-0.03 UAH), 17.94 UAH / EUR (+0,06 UAH), 2.34 UAH / 10 RUR (-0.08 UAH ).

Kyiv Life

• Kyiv City Council approved budget of the capital for 2015 with revenues of 22 bln UAH and spendings of 20 bln UAH. Revenue from property tax will be less than 1%. The budget surplus will be spent on medical drugs and meals in hospitals. Official subvention from the state budget is planned in the amount of 8.2 billion UAH.
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate is deprived of benefits in payment of land tax.
• Law enforcing authorities stopped the construction of four large residential complexes being built without permits by developers.
• Kyiv City Council has recognized Russia as the aggressor.

Ukraine at War

• Number of shelling and attacks by militants on the Ukrainian positions and residential areas in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions increased. The situation in the areas of Debaltseve and "Bahmutka" highway remains extremely tense. Russia has increased the supply of military equipment and ammunition  to terrorists through the state border which is not controlled by Ukraine.
• The Cabinet of Ministers decided to increase the salary of soldiers and introduced additional payments for the destruction of the enemy’s military equipment.
• Head of the SBU Nalyvaichenko said that the bodies of dead Russian soldiers and mercenaries are burned in mobile crematoria by Russian commands.

Ukraine and the World

• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution demanding from Russia Ukrainian pilot Savchenko within 24 hours and bring her back home or transfer to a third party. RF categorically refused to comply with the resolution. PACE suspends Russian voting right in the Assembly for three months and applied other diplomatic sanctions, including a ban on participation in all activities of the organization. The Russian delegation demonstratively left the meeting and announced the termination of participation in the Assembly till the end of 2015. Russia is seriously considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Council of Europe and the termination of participation in the European Convention on Human Rights.
• At the same time, PACE has not recognized the DNR and LNR as terrorist organizations, as requested by the Ukrainian delegation.
• US Assistant Secretary of State Nuland stated that the sanctions against the Russian Federation need to be strengthened due to its aggressive policy and urged countries of NATO to take part in the creation of a rapid response forces.
• President Poroshenko declined the request of Russian President Putin to consider the current positions of the parties as a line of separation in the Donbass and insists on the release of Ukrainian citizen Savchenko detained in a Moscow prison.
• The Russian Foreign Ministry has threatened Ukraine with inevitable escalation of the conflict and accused the Ukrainian army for crimes committed by pro-Russian rebels in the Donbas.

Trends

• The West emphasized to the Ukrainian Government that the main condition of the financial assistance and new credits will be carrying out serious reforms in Ukraine.
• Coming of pro-Russian forces to the power in Greece may complicate the process of introducing of new EU sanctions against Russia.

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.

January 5-11, 2015 Ukraine: Main topics the week - Further escalation of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine

5-11 January 2015 Weekly ighlights by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

The government is looking for additional money in the West. Elections of the Anti-Corruption Bureau Head is underway. Further escalation of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is fencing off the occupied Donbass. The terrorist attacks in Paris may represent an attempt to play an Islamic card by Russia in Europe. Peace talks to find a solution to Donbass conflict nearing collapse.

15-22 December 2014 Ukraine: Weekly Highlights - The West urges Ukraine real reforms in exchange for financial assistance

15-21 December 2014 Ukraine: Weekly Highlights by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

The West urges Ukraine real reforms in exchange for financial support. NSDC becomes another governing body of the state. The energy crisis in Ukraine is growing. The US president signed a law on the support of Ukraine. EU, US and Canada imposed strict sanctions against businesses in occupied Crimea. Scandal erupted with the "humanitarian convoy" of Akhmetov’s Fund.

20/12/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - President Poroshenko held an emergency meeting of the NSDC

20/12/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

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President Poroshenko held an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Russia continues to concentrate its troops near Ukrainian border.

19/12/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan are planning to visit Kyiv this Sunday and Monday.

19/12/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

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Negotiations in the "Minsk format" once again thwarted by the leaders of the Donetsk "republic." Presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan are planning to visit Kyiv this Sunday and Monday. Following the EU, United States and Canada have mposed sanctions against the Crimea.

12/12/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Ukraine's military budget is planned at about 50 bln UAH ($3,2 bln)

12/12/2014 Daily Highlights by "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Deputies of the Parliament will initiate rejection of the country’s neutral status and recognition of Russia as an aggressor. Ukraine's military budget is planned at about 50 bln UAH ($3,2 bln). The OSCE Mission has not recorded withdrawal of heavy artillery systems from the war zone in East Ukraine.

10/12/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Negotiations between the Ukrainian government and the IMF mission are continuing

10/12/2014 Daily Highlights by the "Digests and Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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Negotiations between the Ukrainian government and the IMF mission are continuing. Ukrainian army doesn’t open fire in compliance with the "silent mode" in the Donbass war zone. President Poroshenko went Australia for an official visit.

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.