Ukraine is expecting four tranches from the IMF and two from the EU in 2017
Ukraine expects to receive four tranches in 2017 from the International Monetary Fund’s credit program and two tranches from the micro financial assistance program of the European Union, as was stated at a press conference on Thursday, 26 January, by the Chairwoman of the National Bank of Ukraine. Valeriya Hontareva and Deputy Governor, Dmytro Sologub.
Hontareva stated that in the near future, Ukraine will receive the first of the planned tranches from the IMF. "The next tranche we plan to …
Due to shortage of funds, Ukraine's state-owned defense company will lay off workers
The state concern Ukroboronprom does not have sufficient funds, and its leadership is forced to resort to such an unpopular measure as unpaid leave for the employees of defense enterprises.
Thus, due to the lack of funding, the employees of Lviv Armor Vehicle Factory will be put on unpaid leave, and the Ukrainian military in eastern Ukraine will not receive modern tanks Oplot, Dozor-B, armored vehicles and other advanced military equipment, the press service of the concern said.
"Today, the …
Russia’s National Guard and Federal Security Service will guard the Kerch Strait
The servicemen of the National Guard and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation will ensure the security of the waters of the Kerch Strait, Rossiyskaya Gazeta wrote. “If the troops of the Russian National Guard previously served at Lake Baikal or the Yenisei, Volga and Amur rivers and some other marine areas then the Kerch Strait is a new area of responsibility for them,” the Deputy Chief of the National Guard, Major-General Oleg Borukaev stated.
The significance of the Kerch …
French Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen was invited to visit Crimea
The Head of the Crimean Parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, reported that the candidate for President of France from the National Front Party, Marine Le Pen, was invited to visit the Crimean peninsula, RIA Novosti reported. Konstantinov stressed that Le Pen’s position on Crimea was the clear reason for his visit.
“The President of the National Front is one of the few politicians who exactly understood Crimea’s destiny and took the trouble to read the history of Crimea to understand it,” …
Commander of the US strategic Command: Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons
The US strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) believes that the Russian Federation is developing weapons to use against satellites, as stated by the Commander of USSTRATCOM, General John Hyten, RIA Novosti reports.
“Russia is researching significant military capabilities to use against satellites including lasers and other military capabilities in space which may pose a threat to our satellites,” Hyten stated.
According to General, the use of such weapons may lead to a large number of debris in orbit …