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      Ukraine’s economy: On the edge
      Jan15

      Ukraine’s economy: On the edge

      THE Ukrainian economy would rather forget 2014. But 2015 may be little better: GDP is still shrinking. Gas payments, defence and support for the hryvnia, which lost half its value in 2014, have bled the government dry. Foreign-currency reserves fell by a quarter in December, leaving just $7.5 billion, equivalent to only five weeks’ worth of...

      Semen Semenchenko: Minsk agreements not profitable for Ukraine
      Jan15

      Semen Semenchenko: Minsk agreements not profitable for Ukraine

      Terrorists do not fulfil the agreements reached in Minsk. …read more Source:...

      Russian politologists: Yanukovych can ask for asylum in Belarus
      Jan15

      Russian politologists: Yanukovych can ask for asylum in Belarus

      It cannot be ruled out that the former president of Ukraine will move to Minsk. …read more Source:...

      Philip Hammond launches week of high-level visits in Bulgaria
      Jan15

      Philip Hammond launches week of high-level visits in Bulgaria

      Bulgaria will be the focus of top diplomats for a week. A Wednesday visit to Sofia was made by British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond – the first of its kind in 17 years. Only hours later the US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Sofia, and soon the NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will also arrive here. Among the highlights in the...

      A new year, a new Ukraine?
      Jan15

      A new year, a new Ukraine?

      Amid announcements by the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, that Ukraine and the EU were seeing “limited but positive signs” in Eastern Ukraine, hopes for a new and more constructive approach from Russia have emerged. While the peace talks that were planned to take place this week between...

      OSCE: Rocket exploded near bus in Volnovakha
      Jan15

      OSCE: Rocket exploded near bus in Volnovakha

      Observers from the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine say shrapnel damage seen on a civilian bus hit near Volnovakha indicates a rocket exploded nearby. …read more Source:...

      Belarus’ Foreign Ministry: Contact group on Ukraine should resume its work
      Jan15

      Belarus’ Foreign Ministry: Contact group on Ukraine should resume its work

      “We call for the immediate resumption of the work of the Trilateral Contact Group with a view to making a long-term commitment to peace and preventing new victims on the territory of the brotherly nation,” the statement reads. …read more Source:...

      Terrorists of Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics leave for Minsk
      Jan15

      Terrorists of Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics leave for Minsk

      Kiev believes that the meeting could be held in a video format. …read more Source:...

      52,000 Russian troops deployed on border with Ukraine
      Jan15

      52,000 Russian troops deployed on border with Ukraine

      About 52,000 Russian troops in full combat readiness and with considerable offensive firepower have been deployed along the eastern part of the Ukrainian-Russian border. …read more Source:...

      Turchynov warns of risk of full-scale war
      Jan15

      Turchynov warns of risk of full-scale war

      Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said on Thursday there is a risk of a full-scale war erupting in the east of Ukraine. …read more Source:...