Новости за 02.12.2017

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine has confirmed the death of a Ukrainian citizen because of a flood in Sri Lanka. “The consul confirms the death of a Ukrainian because of a storm in Sri Lanka. Priority measures necessary in such circumstances are being taken,” the consular service department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on […]

The level of maximum unemployment pay in Ukraine has grown to Hr 7,048 in connection with the increase in the minimum living wage from December 1, according to the State Employment Service. In accordance with the law of Ukraine on the national budget for 2017, the size of living wage for able-bodied persons was increased […]

Belarusian authorities have dropped charges against alleged members of the White Legion, a group they had accused of plotting unrest across the country. Read more here

WASHINGTON – Backers of a U.S.-Russian plan to build nuclear reactors across the Middle East bragged after the U.S. election they had backing from Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn for a project that required lifting sanctions on Russia, documents reviewed by Reuters show. Read more here

PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia on Saturday, December 2, started the sale of tickets for international trains running to the countries of the European Union. Ukrzaliznytsia wrote on its Facebook page, in pursuance of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the company took measures to establish discounts for the current ceiling tariffs for international traffic […]

Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathered Saturday to vote on new leadership after the party’s triumphant turnout in September’s general election, as thousands staged street protests against the anti-immigrant, anti-Islam party. Read more here

Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in eastern Ukraine over the past day. One of the defenders later died in the hospital. Read more here

State-owned railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia introduced new routes to improve connections with the European Union. The company added train tickets to such European cities as Budapest, Vienna, and Peremyshl. The tickets will be available at railway booking offices and train stations starting from Dec. 2, according to the railway service’s press service. However, the tickets are not […]

State-owned railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia introduced a new service and new routes to improve connections with the European Union. The company added train tickets to such European cities as Budapest, Vienna and Warsaw to the national online buying ticket system at www.booking.uz.gov.ua on Dec. 2. The service should start operating soon, according to the railway service’s […]

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the law on ratification of the financial agreement (Ukraine’s Higher Education Project) between Ukraine and the European Investment Bank (EIB) on granting a loan of €120 million to Kyiv to improve energy efficiency of university buildings. According to the presidential press service, the financial agreement was signed on […]

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko awarded renowned Ukrainian actress Ada Rogovtseva with the Alexander Dovzhenko Award of 2017, according to his Facebook. Read more here

German and U.S. officials reached a consensus on the deployment of the UN peacekeeping mission in Ukraine’s east. Read more here

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine intends to additionally finance road safety in 2018 at the expense of excise duties on imported petroleum products, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said at a government meeting on Friday. “We have now found a mechanism for additional financing road safety due to excise duties on imported fuel … We […]

WASHINGTON – Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia, and he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors delving into the actions of President Donald Trump’s inner circle before he took office. Read more here

Self-styled leaders of the Russian puppet “Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR/DPR)” in the occupied areas of eastern Ukraine are plotting on Kremlin’s instructions a new propaganda project “Brotherly Helping Hand”, according to a Ukrainian MP, coordinator of Information Resistance analytical group Dmytro Tymchuk. Read more here

Spain has started the procedure of extradition of the wanted people’s deputy of Ukraine, Oleksandr Onyschenko, the Hromadske edition has stated, with reference to the report from the Spanish Embassy, presented at a meeting of the Kyiv Solomiansky District Court by the prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. According to the report, the Spanish […]

Crimean human rights defender Unus Masharypov told about being tortured by the Security Service of Russia (FSB), according to Radio Liberty. Read more here

Britain’s main cyber security agency on Friday warned British government agencies to avoid using anti-virus software from Russian companies, the latest in a series of moves targeting Moscow-based security software maker Kaspersky Lab. Read more here

Acting Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Myroslav Prodan predicts revenues to the national budget from the customs system in December 2017 in the amount of not less than Hr 33 billion. “In December we expect to receive at least Hr 33 billion,” he said on the air of Inter TV Channel. Prodan […]

The Embassy of Ukraine in France is making every effort to release Ukrinform correspondent Roman Sushchenko, who was illegally arrested in Russia. Read more here

Board chairman of Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev expressed hope the new supervisory board of the company would soon review and reconcile the company’s development strategy. “This plan was developed last year and finalized this year. It was previously agreed upon by the previous supervisory board. I hope we will be able to submit it to […]

Russia’s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 26 times in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. Read more here

The German government condemns the annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and violations of human rights on the peninsula, as the Federal Foreign Office told in a commentary to Ukrinform. Read more here

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has stressed the need for the proper arrangement and modernization of the Luzhanka checkpoint on the border with Hungary. According to the press service of the ministry, Klimkin during his working trip to Zakarpattia region held meetings with the leaders of the region and Berehove district, visited the Hungarian and […]

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is announcing referendums on membership in NATO and the EU in the “foreseeable future”, according to an UNIAN correspondent. Read more here