Ryan Air to launch flights to Ukraine in 2017

The biggest European low-cost airline, Ryanair, is expected to launch flights in 2017 to Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport, as was reported by the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Volodymyr Omelyan, in an interview with Ekonomichna Pravda’s online edition which will be released soon.

"Airlines are ready to enter the market today, but only with an open skies agreement. There is an economic need for it, as well as the desire of European airlines, but there is simply no political …


Mogherini: The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement remains a top priority

According to a statement issued by the European External Action Service, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, stated during a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman that the ratification and impementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement remains a top priority.

Mogherini explained that a solution to the current situation is in the works since it was announced by the European Council in June. The Netherlands …


Bild will not include Russia on Olympic medals table in its newspaper

The sports editor of Bild newspaper, Walter Straten, said on June 20th that the German newspaper would not include the results of Russian athletes in the medal table if the Russian team is allowed to participate in the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. According to Straten, the International Olympic Committee and its President, Thomas Bach, have not yet decided on Russia’s participation in the Olympic Games.

“We will not do so. If Russia is allowed in the Olympics, Bild will remove its …


Levada Center: A quarter of Russians are thinking about emigration

A Russian polling and sociological research organization conducted a survey among 800 respondents in 48 regions of the country. As it was revealed, 25% of Russians are thinking about emigration, Kommersant reported, with reference to the results of the survey conducted by Levada Center from May 27 to May 30.

Sixteen percent of respondents are thinking about emigration from time to time, 7% are considering doing so, 1% of respondents have already decided to leave Russia and 1% percent are …


Kiev expects Russia to answer to Ukraine's request to question Yanukovych

Ukraine expects a response from the Russian Ministry of Justice on the request to question, via videoconference, the former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, and the former Commander of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Stanislav Shulyak. The two are wanted for questioning for the killing of civilians by members of the Berkut at Euromaidan, as stated by the Ukrainian Minister of Justice, Pavel Petrenko, in an interview with channel 5, Interfax-Ukraine …