The parties of the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group failed to agree on an exchange of prisoners during negotiations in Minsk that took place on the 13th of July. According to the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Iryna Herashchenko, the representatives of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic continue to ignore Ukraine's initiatives.

“We have received no answers to our proposal to transfer eight saboteurs, who were detained near …

The Secretary of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, believes that the Russian military is preparing for offensive actions, as demonstrated by intensive supplying of weapons and ammunition, and also the establishment of operational reserves.

The current increase in the intensity of attacks by Russian troops in the Donbas demonstrates that they are preparing for offensive actions, according to Turchynov, who visited the defense line of the Ukrainian Armed …

In July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) increased the forecast of Ukraine’s crops and grain harvest for the year 2016-2017. According to a report on the USDA website, the grain harvest will be up to 61.225 million tons, an increase of 2.4%. Grain exports will be up to 33.63 million tons, an increase of 3%.

The forecast of the corn crop was unchanged at the level of 26 million tons. The barley harvest forecast was increased from 8.65 million tons to 9.1 million tons. …