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Ukraine guarantees an uninterrupted transit of natural gas, but for this we need to sign an agreement just with European companies.
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk told the government meeting, the Cabinet's press service informs.
European companies supply to Ukraine in a reverse mode the natural gas purchased from Gazprom and therefore it no longer belongs to the Russian company.
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions.
The map that reflects the situation in Donbas as of 12.00 on October 15 has been released by the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council.
The so-called "labor lustration," which envisages the automatic dismissal of the heads of government and law enforcement agencies who held their positions under ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, will be launched in Ukraine in ten days.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko introduced new Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak to the personnel of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The units of the Russian Armed Forces that are leaving the areas bordering Ukraine are replaced with new units, i.e. a rotation of troops is underway, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has reported on Facebook.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukrainian troops will remain in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas this winter.
He said this in his address to the nation on Sunday.
Militants in Donbas are planning to "turn off" at least one gas pipeline "Soyuz" from the Ukrainian gas transportation system, which provides a quarter of Russian gas transit to Europe.
It is reported by Tsenzor.NET with reference to article “Donbas. Chronicles of energy stalker” in the 36th issue of "Zerkalo Nedeli. Ukraine.”
Russia has sent 40 buses with militants and 30 vehicles to the east of Ukraine, Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) information and analytical centre spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing on Friday, according to Ukrinform agency.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk on Friday met with the speakers of the parliaments of Denmark, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed Law "On Purification of Government" adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on September 16.
Kazakhstan is ready to strongly contribute to the stabilization of the situation in Ukraine so as to get EU sanctions against Russia canceled.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said this after a meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels on Thursday, Ukrinform's correspondent reported.
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has increased the number of observers in Luhansk and Donetsk regions to 92 people.
Nadiya was defending Ukraine from Russian aggression as part of the volunteer battalion "Aydar" when she was captured in July and jailed in Russia illegally.
The Batkivshchyna party has nominated the courageous Nadiya as a candidate to the Ukrainian parliament.
A new stage of Ukraine-Russia negotiations should take place with the participation of Poland, because the "Normandy format" has exhausted itself, Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna stated, according to Gazeta Wyborcza.
Ukraine still needs additional 5 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to get through the winter and expects to agree on the temporary price for this amount at the joint talks involving Russia and the EU.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces sustained the largest losses during the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine and three quarters of the fatalities are Ukrainian servicemen, Ukraine's chief military prosecutor, Anatoliy Matios, has said.He also said at a press conference in Kyiv on October 7 that five Ukrainian servicemen had been killed and 28
The Ukrainian parliament has adopted a bill proposed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko regarding the system of specially authorized subjects in the field of combating corruption.A total of 278 MPs voted for such a bill at first reading on October 7.
About 500 Ukrainian citizens are currently held captive by illegal armed groups operating in the east of Ukraine, an advisor to the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) chief, Markiyan Lubkivsky, has said.
After signing by President Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian law purging the government will affect 94% of the senior staff in the State Fiscal Service (GFS) of Ukraine, said its chief Ihor Bilous.
Austria will take part in the supply of construction materials for the restoration of Donbas and receive around 200 children from the liberated areas of the region for winter holidays.
Terrorists continue activities in the border regions and carry out redeployment of the personnel.
The press center of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine informs.
It is currently possible to hold parliamentary elections in 11 constituencies in Donetsk region and four constituencies in Luhansk region, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Mykhailo Okhendovsky told journalists in Kyiv on September 30.
Ukrsotsbank financial analyst Tanteli Ratuvuheri told a round table on risks and threats of termination of economic cooperation with the Russian Federation.
Ukraine will never allow fascism to return in Ukraine and there will be no racial discrimination, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said in Kyiv after a ceremony of paying tribute to the victims of Babyn Yar tragedy.
Mystetsky Arsenal is going to turn into a children’s playground for a few days – on September 23-28. It will display various interesting intellectual programs, games, and entertainments.
The Ukrainian side will begin a gradual withdrawal of heavy equipment from the ATO area of Donbas only after complete cessation of shelling by militants at least for 24 hours.
Deputy Head of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Volodymyr Polievy told a briefing on Saturday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Russia plans to aggravate the situation in Odesa - to this end, special services of Russia are preparing a series of provocations in the city.
This was stated by State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev (the only one, who voted against the annexation of Crimea), Radio Free Europe/RadioLiberty reports.
The Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union (EU) is not the end goal of cooperation of the sides, Peter Stano, Spokesperson at the European Commission, told Interfax on Thursday when asked to comment on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's announcement of the country's plans to apply for a membership of the European Union
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is convinced that meetings at press conferences with journalists are necessary and promises to make them more regular.
He said this at a press conference Strategy 2020, a Ukrinform correspondent reports.