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Naftogaz invites Gazprom for transit talks
Naftogaz Ukraine (NAK) has suggested that Russian Gazprom should negotiate terms for the future transit of Russian gas to the EU in a trilateral format organized by the European Commission, reported Interfax-Ukraine, citing NAK’s press service.
"We suggest that Mr. Miller discuss this issue at the talks initiated by the European Commission," the message said.
Earlier, Gazprom Deputy Chairman Alexander Medvedev said that he did not understand who on the Ukrainian side was in charge of …
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IMF to study Ukrainian law on Anti-Corruption Court to ensure it complies with agreements
Gerry Rice, Director of the Communications Department (COM) at the International Monetary Fund, has said that the IMF will now assess the law adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on the creation of a High Anti-Corruption Court.
According to Rice, IMF staff have expressed concern about the institutional role of the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance since the dismissal of Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk.
The Verkhovna Rada supported Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman’s petition to dismiss Oleksandr …
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Putin promises continued support for DPR and LPR
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he does not intend to abandon continued assistance to the DPR and LPR separatist republics, which control part of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.
He said this during a "direct line" with Russian citizens while answering a question by writer Zakhar Prilepin, who participated in the war against Ukraine on the side of the militants.
Prilepin asked Putin his opinion about whether Ukraine will take advantage of the 2018 World Cup in order to …
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Hrytsak explains why Ukrainian Security Service staged Babchenko’s killing
Vasyl Hrytsak, head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), explained to the German news outlet Bild why the staging of journalist Arkady Babchenko’s murder was necessary, and what was achieved as a result.
“Since the client thought that Babchenko was really dead, certain contacting and communication took place, which enabled us to carry out procedural and operational activities and document facts which ultimately had decisive significance in the investigation process. Thus managed to obtain …
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Danyliuk dismissed from the post of Minister of Finance of Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada dismissed Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk, with 254 deputies voting in favor of this decision. Before his resignation, however, Danyliuk spoke out with sharp criticism of the government.
"I’ve been incriminated with airing dirty laundry in public. It's so uncharacteristic of us that we do not have a Ukrainian analogue for this expression. When you gave me the powers of the Minister of Finance, I was going to build an efficient, modern financial system for the country. I …