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US Department of Agriculture increases forecast of Ukraine's crop and grain harvest
In July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) increased the forecast of Ukraine’s crops and grain harvest for the year 2016-2017. According to a report on the USDA website, the grain harvest will be up to 61.225 million tons, an increase of 2.4%. Grain exports will be up to 33.63 million tons, an increase of 3%.
The forecast of the corn crop was unchanged at the level of 26 million tons. The barley harvest forecast was increased from 8.65 million tons to 9.1 million tons. …
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Antonov aircraft will be equipped with Canadian avionics from Esterline CMC Electronics
Canadian company Esterline CMC Electronics will supply modern avionics for AN-124 and AN-148/158/178 aircraft. The Antonov State Company management that is a part of state concern Ukroboronprom signed two corresponding contracts with representatives from the Canadian company. This happened at the Farnborough Air Show-2016 in the United Kingdom.According to the terms of the first contract, Esterline CMC Electronics will supply a CMA-9000 (FMS) flight control system, GPS CMA-5024 sensors and a …
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Slovakia is confident that the Netherlands will not block Ukraine's association with the EU
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, who presides in the European Union, Miroslav Lajčák, expressed confidence that the Netherlands will not block the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. He made this statement during the hearings of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Radio Svoboda reports.
"We should respect the results of the referendum. But I’m sure that the Dutch government will find a solution that while respecting the referendum results at the same time will not …
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OSCE concerned by presence of Ukrainian journalists on Russia's list of terrorists and extremists
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed concerns about the publication of an expanded list of “terrorists and extremists” in Russia which includes journalists. As stated by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, the publication of the list by the Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service may seriously jeopardize journalists and their security.
The Russian Government is responsible for the security of journalists and must not jeopardize …
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Separatist leader's bodyguard surrenders to Ukrainian Border Service
The Russian citizen, who had worked as a guard for the leader of the so-called DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), surrendered to the employees of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on the night of July 12, the National Police Department press service in the Donetsk region reported.
The 29-year-old Russian, registered in South Ossetia, was a member of the armed group Vostok from August 2014 to May 2016. He was on service in Yasynuvata and was on duty at the checkpoint in the Luhansk region. …