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Media: Ukraine signs contract with General Electric on diesel locomotives which may be produced by Russian company
Ukraine recently signed a $1 billion agreement with the American company General Electric on the joint production of diesel locomotives for Ukrainian Railways, report journalists from the investigative program Groshi (Money).
“Firstly, a similar locomotive model for Kazakhstan, for example, costs 2 million, for Ukraine – 4 million. And the most surprising aspect of this story is that by purchasing these locomotives, our country could well be adding to the budget of the Russian Federation,” the …
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Belarus company begins drilling the second well for Ukrainian hydrocarbon deposits
Experts of Belorusneft Production Association have begun drilling the second well on Ukraine’s hydrocarbon deposits, BELTA news agency informs. The Number 43 exploratory well is being constructed over the Semyrnkivsky gas condensate field at a depth of 6,572 meters.
This is the second deep-drilling-services project in Ukraine implemented by Belarusian oil workers. The first started in September last year. That was directional well Number 25, bored with a Drillmec machine in the Semyrenkivska …
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Ukrainian MP: if there was no corruption in Ukraine it would not need assistance from IMF
It is convenient for Ukrainian authorities to blame all the problems and the adoption of controversial decisions on the alleged claims of the IMF. At the same time, the country has enough internal resources not to require additional funds from the IMF. To do this, it is necessary to move funds out of the shadow economy and fight corruption, as expressed by the People's Deputy of Ukraine, Serhiy Taruta, on the Narod Protyv (People are against) program on ZIK TV Channel.
"Autumn re-elections …
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Polish Minister: there may be more than 2 million Ukrainian migrants in Poland
Beata Kempa, Poland's Minister for Humanitarian Aid said that there may be more than 2 million Ukrainian migrants in Poland.
“According to our estimates, there may be more than two million Ukrainians in Poland. Of course, many of them stay here because of the conflict in Ukraine and this is the argument we want to present to the European Commission,” she said during an interview with Super Express in response to a question about the increasing number of immigrants from Eastern Europe and the …
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Former Polish Prime Minister: There is no connection between Bandera and Volyn tragedy
Former Prime Minister of Poland Jan Olszewski believes that Stepan Bandera is unfairly demonized in his country, since the Ukrainian nationalist leader is unlikely to have been involved in the tragic events in Volhynia during the Second World War, reports Polskie Radio.
"Stepan Bandera’s crime against the Polish people was really only one. And those who are eager to speak of banderism in Poland today have often forgotten about it. This crime was the attempted assassination of Polish Minister …