Новости за 10.10.2017

A Russian military jet crashed while taking off from Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Syria on October 10 in an incident that killed its two-man crew, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, Russian news agencies reported. The Sukhoi-24 attack aircraft, codenamed Fencer by the NATO military alliance, was heading out on a combat mission, but its crew […]

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin on October 10, invited Ukraine’s European partners to visit Zakarpattia region in connection with Hungary’s position on the language provisions of the new law on education. Read more here. 

As of October 9, Ukraine harvested 43.457 mln tonnes of grains throughout the areas of 11.247 mln ha (77 percent of the plan). The average yield totaled 3.86 t/ha, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. In particular, agrarians harvested buckwheat throughout 150 thsd ha (82 percent), and produced 168 thsd tonnes […]

Catalonia is going to proclaim independence from Spain; however, this unilateral proclamation will not take place until Madrid and Barcelona hold consultations in the coming weeks – so that the independence comes on more favorable conditions for both sides. Carles Puigdemont, the leader of Catalonia, said this at the session of the Spanish Parliament on […]

Russian president Vladimir Putin warned about the risks of cryptocurrencies on October 10 and indicated regulators in Moscow were ready to crack down on the boom. Mr Putin said at a government meeting in Sochi that cryptocurrencies had “serious risks” including “the possibility to launder criminally obtained money, evade taxes and even finance terrorism, as […]

The Venice Commission has concluded that bill No. 6011 on anti-corruption courts drafted by MP Oksana Syroyid and MP Yehor Sobolev (both from Samopomich faction) and Serhiy Leschenko (of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc Faction) should be withdrawn. According to the Venice Commission’s opinion, which was posted on its website, bill on anti-corruption courts No. 6011, […]

Ukraine’s defense ministry plans to considerably increase funding for modernization and purchase of new combat vehicles. Defense minister Stepan Poltorak posted this on Facebook. ‘When the International arms exhibition in Kyiv is over (it kicked off on October 10, – 112 International), we’re going to sign the deal on buying BTR-4E’s of the latest modification. […]

President Vladimir Putin said on October 10 Russia should set up a regulatory base for crypto-currencies to protect its citizens and businesses from risks posed by virtual currencies. “The usage of crypto-currencies carries serious risks. I know the central bank’s position on that, we have discussed it several times with the central bank’s governor,” Putin […]

At the request of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Ukraine is sending to Krasnodar a group of doctors to check on the health condition of an illegally detained 19-year-old Pavol Hryb, despite Russia not having issued a relevant permission, that’s according to a comment to UNIAN by director of the consular service department […]

Russia accused the United States on October 10 of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its air strikes in Iraq to allow the group’s militants to stream into Syria to slow the Russian-backed advance of the Syrian army. The Pentagon strongly denied the accusations, saying that the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State […]

The State Automobile Roads Agency of Ukraine, also known as Ukravtodor, has signed contracts worth $95.7 million with the Chinese company Xinjiang Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd. for repairing sections of Ukrainian highways. The official signing ceremony took place at the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry on October 10 in the presence of Minister Volodymyr Omelyan, an […]

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin believes that Czech President Milos Zeman cannot be “fixed,” and suggests countering those who invited him to address the meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where he said that Ukraine should agree with the Russian Federation on financial compensation or that in energy resources for the […]

President Vladimir Putin said on October 10 crypto-currencies were risky and used for crime, as Russia’s central bank said it would block websites selling bitcoin and its rivals – a change of tone from a month-old promise to legalize the market. Read more here. 

Ukraine and Turkey agree on intensification of cooperation in the field of transport and infrastructure. Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said this at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Read more here. 

Russia said on October 10 it had dropped accusations against CNN International of violating Russian media law and the U.S. channel could continue broadcasting in Russia. The head of broadcasting regulator Roskomnadzor, Alexander Zharov, said the issue was resolved after CNN agreed to rectify details of its Russian license shown onscreen during broadcasts, the Interfax […]

The European Union is not interested in the development of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project but has no legal means to stop it, European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager told a press conference in Vilnius. Vestager said that according to President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Nord Stream is not a project […]

NATO ally Turkey is not seeking to antagonize the U.S.-led alliance by purchasing Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles and is in talks with France and Italy to buy similar weapons, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. Ankara’s decision to buy the Russian system has been seen in some Western capitals as a snub to the alliance, given […]

The European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee is calling for tighter sanctions on Russia and a mechanism for bringing Eastern Partnership countries such as Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine closer to the European Union. The committee approved the recommendations in an October 10 vote ahead of an Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Brussels on November 24. Read […]

Hungary says it will protest to the EU over a new law that limits the teaching of subjects in languages of Ukraine’s ethnic minorities, including Hungarian. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said he would urge foreign ministers October 16 to revise the EU’s partnership deal with the Ukraine. Read more here. 

Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry has used a new formula to validate the unchanged price of natural gas for households until April 1, 2018. The necessary changes to resolution No. 187 of March 22, 2017, will be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers for consideration, the ministry wrote on Facebook. “According to the […]

Ukraine plans to build a new highway to countries in the European Union (EU) to boost its trade and transit potential, the country’s state road agency Ukravtodor said on Oct. 10. Read more here.

BUDAPEST – Hungary said on Oct. 10 it would ask the European Union to review its ties with Ukraine over Kyiv’s decision to stop secondary schools teaching in ethnic minority languages, including Hungarian. Read more here.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Oct. 11 will pay an official visit to Strasbourg (France), where he will attend the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the president’s press service reports. Read more here.

Turkey’s leading defense company Aselsan has signed a $43.6 million contract to supply communications systems to Ukraine, the firm said on Oct. 10. Read more here.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has called for fighting against those who invited Czech President Milos Zeman to speak at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). During his speech, Zeman said it is time to agree that Russia should pay Ukraine with gas or money as compensation for its illegal annexation of […]