NATO Embassy to open in Ukraine
NATO to open Embassy in Ukraine, according to Pavlo Klimkin, Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister.
“We have agreed with the Secretary General to sign the agreement on the status of NATO representation in Ukraine during this September visit. We are moving away from the concept of the NATO Liaison Office and will create, in fact, a real NATO’s Embassy in Ukraine,” Klimkin said.
He also noted that more documents are to be signed during the NATO head's visit to Ukraine in September, such as a road …
Netflix "Winter on Fire" premiers October 9
The trailer for Netflix's next original documentary has some harrowing — but important — images.
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom chronicles a 93-day period in 2013 and 2014.
It features interviews with protestors, on-the-ground footage, and a "grand scale" look at the violent conflict.
The documentary witnesses the formation of a new civil rights movement in Ukraine. What started as peaceful student demonstrations supporting European integration morphed into a full-fledged …
Russia is stepping up its military presence in Syria.
Three Russian military cargo jets have landed in Syrian in the recent days.
They have delivered mobile housing units and military equipment.
American officials said that most likely Russian is trying to build its military base and also an air control center in Syria to aid an embattled President Bashar al-Assad.
Previously Bulgaria refused to provide an air space corridor to Russian Syria-bound flights.
Although today Russian officials have confirmed that the airspace has been provided by …
Ukrainian Finance Minister - In 25 years Ukrainian economy will reach the level of Switzerland.
"The forecast of the International Monetary Fund for Ukrainian annual GDP is 4%. This will allow the Ukrainian economy to reach the level of Switzerland in 25 years." - stated Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko at the cabinet meeting.
" At this growth rate (4% of real GDP growth) our GDP will rise from the current level of 84 billion dollars to 600 billion in 2040. This is the level of a country like Switzerland."
The Finance minister said that the agreement reached with the creditors …
Bulgarian airespace is closed to Russian fllights
Bulgaria has closed the country's airspace to Syrian-bound Russian flights.
Bulgarian authorities have not given any reason for refusal to provide an airspace to two Russian flights.The planes will have to take an alternate route over Iran.Russian Federation has submitted a request to Bulgarian authorities to provide airspace to two Russian flights to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria.Bulgarian authorities have refused to provide an airspace without giving an official reason.On Monday, …