President Petro Poroshenko’s companions blamed Mikhail Saakashvili's “breakthrough" into Ukraine on the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Arsen Avakov, according to Ukrayinska Pravda, citing sources close to the President. "Avakov let the President down. From five o'clock in the evening, the border guards asked for help from the National Guard, but no one came. On Thursday, Saakashvili met with Ihor Kolomoisky and on Sunday, the minister, who was so insistent in his desire not to let …

$1.318 billion from the placement of 15-year Eurobonds arrived in Ukraine. The external loan bonds were issued for $3 billion, but a significant part of those funds was used to buy out previously issued bonds, which mature in 2019-2020, as reported to UNIAN by the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance.

Previously, the Ministry of Finance said that this money would be used to replenish the general fund of the state budget.

However, Ukrainski Novyny reported that the new Ukrainian Eurobonds have been …

Separatists of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) announced the official opening of their representative office in Marseille, France, which took place on September 25th.

According to Radio Liberty, on September 21st, a representative of Europe and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the so-called representation of separatists from eastern Ukraine in France is not officially recognized by the authorities of the country and has no diplomatic status. The French Foreign Ministry …

The coalition led by the United States as part of the campaign against the Islamic State opened several military bases in Syria and Iraq, some of which have already been closed, as stated by the Pentagon in response to a question by Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency.

"Throughout Syria and Iraq, the coalition has opened and closed several bases, as required by the operational situation, in order to ensure effective support of our partners' forces. The decision to create and close temporary bases …

The death of Russian General Valery Asapov in Syria is attributed to an information leak on his whereabouts to militants of the terrorist group Islamic State, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency reports citing its source in the Syrian security services.

According to the source, this is confirmed by an investigation conducted by the Syrian authorities.

"The results of the preliminary investigation into the death of General Asapov in Deir ez-Zor revealed a leak of information about his whereabouts …

The National Anti-Doping Center (NADC) of Ukraine has supported the initiative to remove the Russian national team from the Winter Olympics, which will be held in February in South Korea, as stated on the website of the NADC of Ukraine.

"On September 14, 2017, in Denver (USA), a special meeting of 17 heads of national anti-doping organizations was held under the auspices of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations (iNADO) .The two-day meeting discussed issues of the responsibility …

Ukraine will propose a draft resolution on the peacekeeping mission in the Donbas to the UN Security Council, after it coordinates the position with foreign partners, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said.

"Nothing has begun regarding the Russian resolution, except for very formal consultations, and even then, only one round was held just to react. We will not take the bait. First, [we propose] the joint position with the "big seven", with the EU. China is also important… Only then …

The International Monetary Fund has not yet planned to send a mission to Ukraine to review the credit program, which indicates a further delay in the allocation of the fifth tranche.

In an interview with RBC-Ukraine news agency, IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Gosta Ljungman said that when the mission arrives, it will be determined when the fund sees the prerequisites for reviewing the program.

“The date of the mission’s arrival for the next review has not yet been determined. We are …