The Cabinet of Ministers has drafted Ukraine’s 2020 national budget and passed it to the Parliament for a vote. The budget is expected to have an income of $43 billion and feature $46.5 billion in expenditure. Source: Ukraine World
“Steinnmeier Formula” is far from enough for Kremlin
On October 1, in the Minsk Contact Group, Ukraine agreed with the Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” (DPR, LPR) to incorporate the “Steinmeier Formula” into Ukraine’s legislation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy directed his envoy, former president Leonid Kuchma, to co-sign the letters of acceptance along with the DPR’s and LPR’s Continue Reading
Top US think tank takes money from a Russia-tied oligarch
56 former US national security officials, academics, and activists have criticized Council on Foreign Relations for accepting $12 million from a Soviet-born oligarch with Russian ties Len Blavatnik, qz.com reports. Last year, the US Treasury sanctioned Viktor Vekselberg, Blavatnik’s longtime business partner. Another associate, Oleg Deripaska, has been under sanctions since 2018. The US Continue Reading