Ukraine: 2014 at a glance

Ukraine-2014 at a glance by "Digests and Analytics – Ukraine" News Agency

• Activists fighting with the police on the Grushevskogo street.
• Verkhovna Rada adopted the “dictatorial laws of Yanukovych”.
• There was a massacre near the Parliament. Special forces killed "The Heavenly Hundred".
• President Yanukovych had fled.
• Constitution of 2004 have been reinstated.
• Turchinov became the head of the state and the parliament. Presidential elections have been scheduled.
• Russia invaded the Crimea and held a "referendum" there.
• The West gave financial aid to Ukraine .
• Separatist movements are launched in the South and East of Ukraine along with the "New Russia (Novorossia)" project.
• The Ukrainian army was revived.
• Volunteer movement started. Volunteer battalions created.
• The attempt on the mayor of Kharkiv Kernes failed.
• Pro-Russian protesters died in a burning building in Odessa.
• Poroshenko became the president in one round. Tymoshenko lost.
• Klitschko elected a mayor of Kiev.
• Poroshenko started to build a presidential republic.
• Center of military actions has moved to Donetsk.
• Russian troops shelled Ukrainian army units from across the border.
• Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 shot down by insurgents in the Donbas.
• Anti-terrorist operation turned into military action.
• Authorities broke up Maidan. A military parade held.
• Full-scale Russian aggression launched. Ukrainian army have been defeated near Ilovaysk.
• Poroshenko dissolves the Verkhovna Rada.
• Collusion between Poroshenko and Putin in Minsk.
• Combat operaions continue in Eastern Ukraine during the "truce".
• Part of the territory of Donbass has received a special status.
• Putin put some brakes on the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.
• Russia opens a second, energy front against Ukraine.
• Western sanctions against Russia have been introduced.
• National currency hryvnia fell.
• Early parliamentary elections held. The democratic coalition created.
• "The cyborgs" hold the defences of the Donetsk International Airport.
• Yatseniuk remains Prime Minister.
• Non-aligned status of Ukraine has been cancelled and the way toward the NATO membership opened.
• The IMF will give money only if reforms are launched by Kyiv.
• The Verkhovna Rada adopted laws, which impose a regime of severe frugality.
• The adopted state budget will be reviewed in a month.

25/11/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - SSU has published assessment report on the invading Russian forces

25/11/2014 Daily Highlights from "Digest & Analytics Ukraine" news agency

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Security Service of Ukraine has published assessment report on the invading Russian forces. Slovakia will increase reverse of the gas supply.

15/11/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Situation in Ukraine was one of the central questions at G20 leaders meeting in Australia

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15/11/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

President Poroshenko signed a number of decrees including on emergency measures to ensure the state security, on stabilization of the situation within occupied territories and on energy security of the country. Situation in Ukraine was one of the central questions at G20 leaders meeting in Australia.

04/11/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Russia accumulates its military presence in Ukraine and bordering areas.

04/11/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

The legislation on “Special Status of Donbass Territories” will be cancelled. National Security Council considers energy security of the country a priority. Russia accumulates its military presence in Ukraine and bordering areas.

29/10/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Gas talks between Russia, Ukraine and the EU are still ongoing and will continue on 30 of October

29/10/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Winners of the early elections have different views on coalition formation principles. Natural gas talks between Russia, Ukraine and the EU are still ongoing and will continue on 30 of October. Russian army and DPR & LPR terrorists could start a new offensive in the nearest future.

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.

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

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• 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.

29/08/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Ukraine goes in NATO and the EU - Russian troops with support of mercenaries and terrorists of DPR and LPR are advancing to the Ukrainian territory

29.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

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• Yatsenuk Government has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill to amend non-aligned status of Ukraine. It chooses a course of participation in NATO and the EU, and a ban on participation in any post-Soviet economic, political or military alliances.
• Authorities in the Donetsk region are preparing housing for temporary refugees for the winter season. These will include summer vacation establishments, which have heating, and those where heating could be easily introduced.

28/08/14 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - President Poroshenko has cancelled his official visit to Turkey and issued an order to enforce secret decisions of NSDC - Situation in Donbass have rapidly deteriorated due to invasion by Russian troop

28.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

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• President Poroshenko has cancelled his official visit to Turkey for the inauguration of the President Erdogan due to a sharp worsening of the situation in Donbass and Russian invasion of Ukraine. In his speech at the NSDC he urged not to panic and called situation in Donbass extremely difficult but controlled. He has also informed that consultations have started at the level of military headquarters of Russia and Ukraine, aimed to establish border control and exchange of prisoners of war. President Poroshenko issued an order to enforce decisions of NSDC from 27th of August. Most parts of the document are being kept secret. He as well approved military plan for Donbass for the nearest future. Deputy head of the Presidential Administration Zubko stressed that introduction of the martial law is of benefit for aggressor, because as he said the country introducing such law can’t receive military and technical support from other countries.
• As claimed by the Advisor of the Minister of Internal Affairs Gerashenko, the ministry fully supports immediate introduction of the martial law.
  

27/08/2014 Ukraine:Daily Highlights - Russian troops have invaded Ukraine - Verkhovna Rada election campaign starting from 28 of August - Ukrainian Hryvnya once again strongly weakened

27.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

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• Presidential decree on dissolving the parliament has entered into force, starting with the election campaign from 28 of August. The elections will be held according to the old elections law with closed lists of candidates. The pro-presidential political party "Solidarnist", now renamed into "Poroshenko block", held its congress in preparations for the elections. Defectors from other parties have been seen among the convention participants. Experts do admit possibility of former members Party of Regions to appear in the elections list of the Poroshenko Block Attending the event, President Poroshenko urged all democratic parties campaign in the elections as a joint team.

25/08/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digest & Analytics” News Agency

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• President Poroshenko dissolved Verkhovna Rada. An early parliamentary elections will take place on 26th of October 2014. In a video appeal to Ukrainian citizens, President emphasized that current parliament consists of people, who don’t fulfill their duties and in their majority are the fifth column of aggressor. Dissolution however doesn’t mean deputies shouldn’t adopt important laws.

14.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

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• Verkhovna Rada declined to include into agenda any options of the election law with open lists. The law on elections funding  wasn’t adopted as well. The law on the gas transportation system (GTS) was adopted, giving an opportunity for companies with foreign capital from the EU and the US to operate gas transportation and accumulation processes, that in principle prohibits participation of Gasprom in the management of Ukrainian GTS. The law on taxation of enterprises within the free economic zone Crimea, was adopted in the second reading. The law on voluntary reunification of the territorial communities was sent for the second reading. The law on sanctions was adopted, providing opportunity for Ukraine to apply sanctions to foreign states, legal entities and physical persons from foreign countries and Ukraine, as well as to other subjects. The Parliament put into agenda the law on the prosecutors office, creating the office of the military  prosecutor. The law on lustration went through the first reading. The parliament went on vacations till the 2nd of September. Populous meeting took place near the Verkhovna Rada building during the session, in support of lustration law adoption.