Contents tagged with Ukraine
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US Senator: We have yet to see Russia's Real Commitment to the Minsk Agreements
Ben Cardin, a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed concern about the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, which are designed to reduce tensions in eastern Ukraine. Completed a year ago, the Minsk Agreements represent a package of measures related to security and policy, agreed to by Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia, to resolve the conflict in the Donbas region.
"Thursday was the first anniversary of the Minsk Agreements. While all parties expressed the …
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Israeli deputy's visit to Crimea could lead to tightening of visa regime by Kiev
Ukraine may tighten its visa regulations for Israeli citizens due to an uncoordinated visit to occupied Crimea by the current Knesset member from the Shas party, who is also Israel’s former Minister of Religious Affairs, Ya'akov Margi. The visit occurred on the 10th of February with the head of the occupation authority of the peninsula, Sergey Aksenov.
This was reported by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel, Gennady Nadolenko, in his comments to the Forum Daily news site, according to …
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Ukraine to Transfer Customs Administration to Foreign Firms
The Cabinet of Ministers intends to transfer the customs administration of Volyn, Lviv, Chernivtsi and Transcarpathia to specialized foreign companies, as announced by the Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
"We want to attract companies that have experience in the fight against corruption at customs, which can absolutely change the customs service system and bring a new management system. The new system should provide for the simplification of obtaining customs …
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Poroshenko holds meeting with civil society representatives
On February 10th, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with civil society representatives. Ukrainian political technologist, Taras Berezovets, disclosed some details of this meeting on his Facebook page.
“Yesterday at the President’s Administration, I had a private meeting with Petro Poroshenko and other civil society representatives. Poroshenko asked not to quote him. Two film crews were also asked to leave the hall. I wrote a couple of pages of his quotations, some of which …
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Ukraine to Receive $50 Million Loan from Turkey
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers approved a loan agreement from Turkey worth $50 million. The approval comes ahead of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's visit to Kiev on Monday. This was announced by the Minister of Finance, Natalia Jaresko, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"The draft resolution will authorize the Minister of Finance to implement the government’s external borrowing in 2016 by attracting loans worth no more than $50 million with a maturity not later than five years and at a …
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New Mandate in Ukraine Requires all Phone Conversations between Civil Servants and Politicians to be Recorded
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine introduced a mandate to record all telephone conversations and meetings between Category 1 and 2 civil servants with politicians and business representatives, as announced by the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during a government meeting.
"Recording of phone conversations as well as the personal meetings between political representatives or Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, business entities or their representatives, is now required for all Category 1 and 2 …
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Biden urges ruling coalition to restore unity of Ukraine
US Vice President Joe Biden has called on the ruling coalition in Ukraine to quickly restore unity in the country so the government can move forward with reforms. These reforms are in accordance with Ukraine’s obligations under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. Biden stated this during a telephone conversation with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.
Biden and Poroshenko talked about the importance of achieving progress in security issues and political aspects of the …
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Russian FSB carries out operation against 11 Crimean Tatars
On the 11th of February, representatives of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB), accompanied by Special Forces, stormed the houses of Crimean Tatars who adhere to the canons of Islam. There were 11 cases of houses being searched on that day, and 12 people were detained. Searches were performed in Yalta, Alushta and Bakhchysarai.
The searches involved smashing windows and placing bags over the heads of suspected terrorists and traitors. At 6 am, Russian Security servicemen entered the …
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Ukrainian Eurobonds plummet following IMF's announcement of possible cessation of assistance to Kiev
A statement made by the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, concerning the possible cessation of financial assistance to Ukraine has already affected the value of Ukrainian Eurobonds.
Igor Mazepa, the Director General of IC Concorde Capital and a member of its business initiatives group, discussed this in his commentary for Correspondent.net. According to him, the value of Ukrainian bonds fell by 1.5-2.2% in just one hour.
"In comparison, last week after the statement …
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NATO is working to strengthen the Ukrainian army
NATO will continue to coordinate with Ukraine on a daily basis and work to strenghten the Ukrainian Armed Forces, an anonymous senior NATO official told Radio Svoboda.
"The parties have already identified the main objectives for cooperation. In Kiev, a group of NATO defense consultants is constantly working to help their Ukrainian colleagues enhance the combat readiness of the armed forces and to carry out reforms. Everything is being improved: from the operational plans to procurement systems …