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Ukraine and NATO agree to cooperate in the sphere of special operations
NATO and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in the sphere of special operations. This was reported by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Viktor Murzenko. The Head of the delegation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Commander of the Special Operations Forces of NATO, Marshall Webb, and Murzenko signed the letter in Kiev.
Earlier this month, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, …
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So-called Donetsk People’s Republic to begin printing passports
The leader of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Alexander Zakharchenko, said that a test batch of DPR passports has been published, as reported by Glavnoye.
He stated that the first official passport will be issued by the end of February.
“The end of this month is the deadline for the issuance of the first passport… The amount depends on the capacity of our printing capabilities, but 60 pieces were already printed the day before yesterday, it was the first trial batch,” …
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Biden holds separate conversations with Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk
US Vice President Joe Biden held separate phone conversations with President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in which he called on the two politicians to unite Ukraine’s ruling coalition, according to a statement made by the White House.
"He [Biden] called on the leadership of Ukraine to unite and restore the confidence of the public around a strong coalition… as well as to accelerate Ukraine's efforts to combat corruption, strengthen justice and the rule of law and to …
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Four Ukrainian prisoners of war released by pro-Russian separatists
Pro-Russian separatists released four Ukrainian prisoners of war on Saturday, as stated by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Twitter.
"Just now Irina Herashchenko reported that three more Ukrainian heroes were freed from captivity by the militants. Glory to Ukraine!” the President wrote.
Shortly after Poroshenko's announcement, a fourth Ukrainian serviceman was released.
As RIA Novosti reported, the authorities in Kiev released five separatists and a priest in exchange for the …
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Ten Ukrainian IT companies make list of top 100 outsourcing companies in the world
Ten Ukrainian IT companies have been ranked as the best outsourcing companies in the world. Four Ukrainian companies, including two with central offices in Lviv, are included in the list published by the International Association of Outsourcers in its annual rating of the best outsourcing companies – The 2016 Global Outsourcing 100.
The following companies were included on the list: Softserve, Eleks, Sigma, Miratech, EPAM, Ciklum, Luxoft, Intetics, Softjourn and TEAM international Services. …