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Ukraine-EU agricultural trade reached USD 10bn
02.03.2021
Trade in agricultural products between Ukraine and the European Union reached USD 10.2bn in 2020, the National Scientific Centre “Institute of Agrarian Economics” (IAE) has reported.Ukraine’s largest trading partners in the EU were the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Belgium. Their combined share in the total domestic agricultural trade turnover was more than 80%Imports of agricultural products from EU member states in 2020 increased by 13.4% compared to 2019, up to USD 3.6 billion. In ...Odesa plant to assemble US military helicopters
01.03.2021
The Odesa-based Aviation Plant will launch the assembly of Bell UH-1 Iroquois, a US utility military helicopter in 2021, Ukroboronprom Director General Yuriy Husyev said while visiting the plant, opk.com.ua reported.“This year, we plan to launch the assembly of helicopters under a US license at the Odesa Aviation Plant, which is part of state-run concern Ukroboronprom,” he said. The first helicopter should be assembled by the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence, he added.According to the director of the plant Vitaly ...Ukroboronprom signed USD 1bn agreements with EDGE Group to expand military-technical cooperation
28.02.2021
Director General of Ukroboronprom Yuriy Gusev signed agreements and contracts with Tawazun Economic Council and EDGE Group to expand military-technical cooperation totaling more than USD 1 billion.The agreement with EDGE on military and technical cooperation will allow the exchange and development of advanced technologies.“EDGE places a strong emphasis on joint development and collaboration. Signing this tri-party agreement demonstrates our intent to cooperate with leading international companies within the defence industry.We are excited about the opportunities that present themselves for ...Ukraine signs USD 85.6m contract with Pakistan to repair T-80UD MBTs
26.02.2021
Ukraine’s participation in one of the largest arms exhibitions taking place offline is difficult to overestimate, said Vadym Nozdria, Director General of the ‘Ukrspeсexport’ State Company, commenting on the progress at IDEX 2021 in Abu Dhabi.To confirm this, he said that during the show a contract was signed between Ukrspecexport and Pakistan for the repair of the T-80UD MBTs totalling $85.6 million. “This is the first contract of Ukrspecexport (one of the most systematic and effective special exporters of Ukroboronprom) ...Former PrivatBank top managers notified of suspicion
24.02.2021
NABU Detectives and SAPO Prosecutors notified three PrivatBank ex-officials of suspicion of embezzling over UAH 136.89 million. The notices of suspicion were signed by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.Among the suspects there are:the Former Head of the Board of PJSC CB “PrivatBank” (Part 5 Article 191, Part 1 and Part 2 Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); the Former First Deputy Chairman of the Board of PJSC CB “PrivatBank” (Part 5 Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); the ...Ukrainians develop electric multi-role armored vehicle
23.02.2021
Ukrainians have developed the world’s first hybrid multifunctional armored vehicle STORM, which can stay afloat and can withstand a wave of 1.5m. The prototype began to be developed in Kyiv two years ago, but due to a lack of funds and technical capabilities, the enthusiasts were unable to create a full-fledged model.Then the Ukrainians approached the defense company Streit Group with a proposal for a partnership and in five months they assembled the first prototype of the vehicle under the ...ECHR considers 8,000 cases over russian aggression in Ukraine
23.02.2021
The European Court of Human Rights is considering about 10,500 cases against Ukraine, of which almost 8,000 cases concern the consequences of the russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas.“Currently, the ECHR is considering about 10,500 cases against Ukraine, of which about 8,000 cases concern the russian aggression in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. That is, the total number of cases against Ukraine, not related to the war, is 2,500,” Ivan Lishchyna, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine – Government Commissioner for ...Ukraine’s national postal operator to fully digitize its services in 2021
23.02.2021
Ukraine’s national postal operator Ukrposhta is planning to digitize its services in 2021, Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Kryklii has said, ukrinform.net reported.“The national postal operator Ukrposhta has set an ambitious task – 100% digitalization of services this year,” Kryklii said.Kryklii has added that the digital transformation of the postal operator will be carried out with the participation of international partners.The minister reminded that Ukrposhta is planning to launch 2,000 mobile post offices throughout the country in 2021.European Solidarity is in the lead in Ukraine – KIIS and SOCIS
20.02.2021
European Solidarity (ES) holds first place in the ranking of parties. This is the data of a sociological survey conducted by SOCIS and KIIS from 11 to 16 February 2021.If the parliamentary elections to take place next Sunday, 19.2% of those who have decided and will go to the polls are ready to vote for the ES.The results of other parties: Opposition Platform – For life – 17.8%, Servant of the People – 17.6%, Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) – 11.4%, Strength and ...Lancet’s report confirms that russian vaccine is highly effective? Not if you read it closely
14.02.2021
An article in “The Lancet” attests that the Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6 percent effective. But the professional world remains skeptical, writes spiegel.de.In September 2020 around 40 experts led by the well-known molecular biologist Enrico Bucci, criticized the russian data. At the time, he mainly pointed out the noticeable duplication in the diagrams of the publication.Half a year later, the doubts remained: “The decision of the russian government to make the vaccine available before Phase III is still unacceptable,” Enrico Bucci, who teaches at the University of ...Elon Musk thinks it’s a great honor to talk to russian dictator
14.02.2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk invited vladimir putin to join him on the new invite-only chat Clubhouse. “@kremlinrussia_E would you like to join me for a conversation on Clubhouse?” Musk wrote on Twitter. In a follow-up tweet, Musk wrote in russian that “it would be a great honor to talk to you.”http://web.archive.org/web/20210214212205/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1360700181658886147It is not clear from Musk’s statement why he sought to talk to the russian dictator.Twitter supports occupation by refusing to remove ‘verified’ account of russian MFA in Crimea
10.02.2021
Ukraine is demanding from Twitter to remove a “verified” sign from the account of the russian Foreign Ministry’s office in occupied Crimea, accusing the social-media giant of promoting kremlin propaganda.Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Volodymyr Yelchenko, sent a letter to Twitter asking the company to deactivate the russian account. The account of “russian occupation authorities in Crimea cannot be described as official and legitimate,” the diplomatic mission said on Facebook.Back in 2019, the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK appealed ...
