Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine Ihor Voronchenko stated that the situation in the Sea of Azov remains tense, Interfax Ukraine reports.

“From the military point of view, the situation in the Sea of Azov is very tense at the moment. As already stated by the State Border Service, there are about 120 (Ukrainian) ships and boats but only 36 of them have weapons and can operate or serve the ships. Only 24 are equipped with enough weapons. We are increasing our efforts. We have transferred a …

Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman stated in an interview with Ukrinform that in just two years Ukraine can reduce its debt burden to 50% of its gross domestic product, and in five years the country will have a strong economy.

While commenting on recent agreements with the International Monetary Fund, the Prime Minister said that Ukraine is already beginning to reduce, rather than increase debts.

Groysman also spoke about the “balanced and non-deficit” draft state budget for 2019 that he …

Polish employers are afraid that when other western countries open their labor markets, a significant number of Ukrainians may flow out of Poland, leaving a gap in the Polish labor market which will need to be filled, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita writes.

According to the analysts, 7% of the work force has left Ukraine since 2015, moving primarily to Poland. However, they are starting to relocate from there to other western countries. Polish Work Service estimates that as many as 59% of …