There are dozens of settlements along the frontline in Donbas – cities, villages and towns, where hundreds of thousands of people continue to live despite the war. They have been living under military conflict for six…
Grain Alliance Group in Ukraine will receive financial support, thanks to a new agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). According to the bank report, a €7 million working capital loan will…
The searches of units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Khmelnitsky, Odesa and Kherson oblasts and the seizure of microwave devices (klystrons), which are key elements of the anti-aircraft missile…
Russia spends about $ 5 billion a year on Crimea and Donbas, the Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov announced. About $1.3 billion of those funds go to state officers’ salaries…
The announcement of the resignation of the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, Yakiv Smolii, against the backdrop of alleged political pressure sends a worrying signal, said Peter Stano, the Spokesperson of the European…
G7 ambassadors warned against threats to reforms in Ukraine due to the NBU Chairman resignation
July 2, 2020
The undermining of the National Bank of Ukraine’s independence could be a huge step backward and lay down the credibility of reforms in Ukraine, putting their support at stake. The “Big Seven” ambassadors’ message, published…
Javelin complexes go to Donbas
July 2, 2020
Ukrainian servicemen in the combat zone in Donbas will be armed with American Javelin anti-tank systems soon. The Commander-in-Chief of the General Staff Ruslan Khomchak stated this. “The Armed Forces brigades will receive Javelins during the rotation…
In the seventh year of the war in Ukraine, about one and a half million internally displaced persons (IDPs) left the occupied territories. Last year only, 1,376,517 people were officially registered as IDPs. There is…
Ukraine received an official invitation from France on July 1 to send its experts to participate in the decryption of the black boxes of the UIA Boeing 737, which had been shot down on January…
About 78% of Russians “supported” amendments to the Constitution that, among other things, would allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to keep his position until 2036, according to the Central Election Commission. 99% of ballots have…
French MEPs go to Crimea annexed by Russia
July 2, 2020
French MEPs led by Thierry Mariani are going to visit the annexed Crimea, writes 112.ua. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine asked France to officially respond to the illegal visit of…
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill “on state support of investment projects with significant investments.” This was announced by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Yulia Kovaliv. The…
The Armed Forces of Ukraine work to increase combat capabilities in the Crimean direction, the commander of the joint forces in the Donbas Sergei Nayev stated. “We clearly understand all the scenarios of the situation…
Kremlin's influence operations: countermeasures development for the Eastern Partnership countries
July 1, 2020
The Kremlin’s disinformation activities pose a direct threat to the democracies, both emerging and established. They are aimed at our society’s stability, undermining and manipulating our views and choices. The strategic goal of these campaigns…
The European Parliament has not been invited to observe the electoral process in Russia and therefore will not comment on the process of the constitutional referendum and its results, said co-chairs of the EP’s Democracy…
Twitter unveiled the biggest bots network for China's and Russia's information operations
July 1, 2020
Twitter has announced the discovery and deletion of a 32,242 accounts coordinated network involved in information transactions, which became the biggest number having been detected until today. The company has published a detailed description of…
The US Senate has included additional sanctions against Nord Stream 2 in the draft national defence budget, Republican Congressman Steve Womack reported. “The Russian government wants to use the project as a coercion instrument. Its…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine issued a statement stating that since 2015, a number of powerful cyber attacks have been carried out by the Russian Federation against the national critical infrastructure facilities and…
Ukraine is not on the list of countries to which the Council of the European Union has agreed to lift coronavirus restrictions on minor travel to the EU from 1 July. This was reported by…
Integration in the single economic space with EU is necessary for a more ambitious Eastern Partnership
June 30, 2020
The European Parliament proposal to create a common economic space between the EU and the Eastern Partnership is needed to keep the motivation and incentives for reforms in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. This is an opinion of…
