The meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, which was to be held in December, was blocked by Hungary, as stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Péter Szijjártó, Ukrainski Novyny reported.

"Hungary cannot support Ukraine's integration aspirations, so it vetoed the convening of a NATO-Ukraine commission in December," Szijjártó said.

He stated that he cannot agree with the situation when the Ukrainian law on education infringes on the rights of national minorities.

In addition, …

Russia has banned the importation of live pigs and cattle by-products from the European Union, the United States, Canada and several other countries, as stated in a decree by the Russian government.

The ban will be valid until December 31, 2018 for the countries of the European Union, the USA, Canada, Australia, Norway, Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

"The imposed restrictions on the import of goods will not affect the domestic needs of Russia," the resolution says. …

In response to new US sanctions, Russia created a special bank to service defense industry companies, reported the newspaper Kommersant, citing sources close to the government and the presidential administration.

According to the newspaper, the Russian Financial Corporation (RFK), which is 100% owned by Rosoboronexport, a subsidiary of Russian concern Rostec, has become the main candidate for the role of a specialized bank for servicing the military industry.

It is reported that the creation …

There are no grounds for refusing to circulate the Russian ruble in Ukraine, stated Oleh Churiy, Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

"A few weeks ago, the NBU forbade exchange offices of authorized banks to accept Russian rubles with images of Ukrainian territories [ that are not controlled by Ukraine due to Russia’s aggression]... At present, we do not have any plans to further ban the circulation of cash Russian rubles on the territory of Ukraine," Churiy said at a …

The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security may not declassify the documents concerning the crash of flight MH17 over Ukraine, as reported on the Dutch Council of State’s website.

The statement notes that the Council of State has partially repealed the decision of the lower court, which ruled that the information on the catastrophe must be published. In this way, the council has reserved the state’s right to secrecy.

The beginning of the document notes that this statement is a response to a …