Excerpts from the most important news on Ukraine
Europe is preparing for the gas crisis due to russia’s actions
16.11.2019
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are preparing for a possible gas crisis caused by russia’s actions and are therefore trying to fill their gas storage facilities as much as possible, Vice-President of the Management Board at Polish oil and gas company PGNiG Maciej Wozniak has said, Ukrinform reports.“The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have never had their gas storage facilities 100% full. As a rule, it was 60% in the German market. Europe is waiting for a crisis, ...russia’s influence reaches deep into the British establishment
14.11.2019
russia’s influence reaches deep into the British establishment and successive UK governments have turned a blind eye to it, writes CNN.According to the members of the cross-party Intelligence and Security Committee, moscow has built a network of friendly British diplomats, lawyers, parliamentarians and other influencers from across the political spectrum.The committee’s chairman, Dominic Grieve, has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of sitting on the report and claimed Downing Street had given “bogus” explanations for not publishing it.Opposition politicians have ...The detention of Pysaruk at the time of the arrival of the IMF is not a coincidence?
14.11.2019
As an IMF team flies to Kyiv, their former colleague, Oleksandr Pysaruk, is awaiting bail. Pysaruk worked at the IMF for three years, leaving in August to join an Austrian-owned Raiffeisen Bank Aval as chairman, writes UBN.Psyaruk’s detention Monday stems from his 2014-2015 stint at the National Bank of Ukraine, where he served as First Deputy Governor. The detention of one of Ukraine’s most respected bankers at the time of the arrival of the IMF is not a coincidence, some ...UN court recognized its jurisdiction in the case over russia’s violations
11.11.2019
The International Court of Justice recognized its jurisdiction in the case over russia’s violation of International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The court emphasized that Ukraine had complied with all pre-trial procedures. The judgment means that the International Court of Justice may now proceed to the merits.“This is a very important judgment because it actually means that russia will be held accountable and has to ...russia obstructs Kazakhstan coal exports to Ukraine
09.11.2019
The press service of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan reported, on October 25, that russia’s current ban on the transit of some Kazakhstani goods contradicts the fundamental principles of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). russia’s restrictions are negatively affecting Kazakhstan’s economy, especially its coal industry and, in particular, coal exports to Ukraine, writes Alla Hurska for jamestown.org.According to Kazakhstani authorities, the Central Asian republic’s coal miners are losing more than $11 million monthly. Also, ...Facebook is more interested in nudity than russian propaganda
09.11.2019
Researchers, election observers, and governments alike all struggle to measure the scope and impact of russian disinformation campaigns. So far, sporadic press releases by online platforms constitute the bulk of first-hand evidence of these campaigns, as is the case with Facebook’s latest takedown of russian operations targeting African countries. More systematic access to this evidence will be key to tackling disinformation and election meddling, writes euvsdisinfo.eu.Even though Facebook and the russian government have their Brussels offices next door to each ...russia deployed more than 30,000 troops in occupied Crimea
08.11.2019
russia’s military presence in the occupied Crimea reached 31,500 troops in Autumn 2019, as well as about a thousand units of military equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, powerful artillery, aviation, and navy weapons, Ukrinform reports.“Today, according to our data, the size of the united operational group of the russian Federation in the occupied Crimea is 31,500 troops,” Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yehor Bozhok said.He cited statistics that there are 40 russian tanks, 583 armored vehicles, 162 heavy artillery units, ...IMF deal is stalled because of Zelensky
08.11.2019
An IMF deal is stalled because Fund staff members are not convinced President Zelensky will try to recoup the $15 billion stolen from banks closed during the 2014-2015 financial crisis, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal. Based on interviews in Washington and Kyiv, the Journal writes: “The IMF is holding up the next set of loans until it is convinced Mr. Zelensky’s government will aggressively try to recoup an estimated $15 billion stolen from more than 100 banks, including ...Chornobyl tourism is booming
08.11.2019
Chornobyl tourism is running at twice the level of last year, reports Ukraine’s State Agency of Exclusion Zone Management.With October recording a monthly record, 107,000 tourists have visited this year. The authorities cite “increased interest in the Chornobyl NPP after the release of HBO’s mini-series Chernobyl.” Foreigners account for 80% of visitors. Top countries are: Britain – 15,738; Poland – 9,378; Germany – 7,826; US – 5,580; and Czech Republic — 4,063.NYT uses Ukraine’s map without Crimea, again [UPD]
07.11.2019
Ukraine’s Embassy in the United States has appealed to The New York Times over a map of Ukraine without Crimea. According to the Embassy, it wasn’t the first time the NYT used the map that violated the internationally recognized border of Ukraine.“We are counting on the prompt reaction of journalists of the influential newspaper, which is intended to convey the truth to the American and international public,” the embassy added.Unfortunately, any prompt reaction is hardly a possibility since the author ...Ukraine will receive Canadian rifles in a few weeks
07.11.2019
Kyiv and Ottawa finalize the documents for sending the first shipment of Canadian sniper rifles to Ukraine.“The finalization of documents for the supply of sniper rifles is at the final stage. The delay was through the fault of partners supplying the components, not the Canadian side. We hope that these weapons will be in Ukraine in the next few days or weeks,” Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vasyl Bodnar said in an interview with Ukrinform.He believes “this will open the ...Grain exports are up 44% in September
07.11.2019
Grain exports through September are up 44% in volume, to 40 million tons, and up 42.5% in revenue, to $6.8 billion, reports the Institute of Agrarian Economy.The top buyer is Egypt, which increased purchases by 75% y-o-y to nearly $1 billion. After Egypt, buyer of 14% of Ukraine grain exports, the next top buyers are: China — 10%; Spain — 7.5%; Turkey –7%; the Netherlands — 7%; Indonesia — 5%; Bangladesh – 4%; Israel, Tunisia and Italy — 3% ...
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