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Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:55:00 +0200
Germany may freeze Nord Stream 2 after September elections – media
The third of Germany's left-of-center parties demand a stop to Nord Stream 2.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:30:00 +0200
Kyiv locked in traffic jams amid heavy snowfall
Weather services predict up to 15-20 cm of snow throughout the day.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:05:00 +0200
Donbas warzone update: One WIA amid four truce violations on Feb 7
Since midnight, enemy forces have not attacked Ukrainian troops.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:40:00 +0200
Gov't mulls e-registration of residence address
Obliging citizens to have their passports stamped is one of the obsolete practices that should be abolished, believes the ministry, which champions digital reform in Ukraine.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:15:00 +0200
Zelensky wants to develop aircraft engineering
The Cabinet of Ministers should develop incentives to encourage young engineers.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:50:00 +0200
COVID-19: Over 2,000 new active cases reported as of Feb 8
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,246,990.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:25:00 +0200
Each enemy shelling must see "mirror response" – Ukraine's chief negotiator on Donbas
The aggressor "is trying to turn provocations into realities."

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0200
Russia "not interested" in mending ties with EU – Borrell
The main parameters of the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century are now being drawn, the top diplomat says.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:59:00 +0200
Hungary green-lights Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
The country also uses vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 21:59:00 +0200
Ukrainian soldier wounded by Russian sniper in Donbas
He was rushed to the hospital.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 20:59:00 +0200
Ukraine's Pension Fund reports on income since year's start
Payments of social security tax were lower than the plan.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 19:59:00 +0200
WHO experts find "important clues" about coronavirus in Wuhan – media
They, in particular, are related to the role of the Huanan seafood market in the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:30:00 +0200
Foreign Minister Kuleba: Ukraine takes tough stance on water for Crimea
The official named the condition under which Ukraine may resume the water supply onto the peninsula.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 15:45:00 +0200
Appointment of new Ukrainian Ambassador to U.S. nearing completion – Kuleba
Oksana Markarova is to travel to Washington, D.C., in the near future.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:59:00 +0200
Grand victory: Ukrainian snowboarder wins gold at Europa Cup
She became first in the women's parallel slalom discipline.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 12:59:00 +0200
Donbas war escalation: 13 enemy attacks, four wounded, two killed on Feb 6
Enemy troops used proscribed 120mm mortars, grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns, and rifles.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 10:30:00 +0200
Eighty-one COVID-19 patients die in Ukraine in past day
Most of new cases were reported in Ivano-Frankivsk region, Odesa region, Lviv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, and the city of Kyiv.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 23:00:00 +0200
Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 105.6 mln
The overall death toll is 2,306,107 people, while 58,775,063 coronavirus patients have already recovered.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:20:00 +0200
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, one injured in booby-trap blast in Donbas
The doctors are trying to save the life of the third soldier.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 21:10:00 +0200
Hryvnia strengthens to U.S. dollar on Feb 8
The country's national currency strengthened by 12 kopiykas.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 20:05:00 +0200
MH17 downing: Netherlands not to blame Ukraine for open skies over Donbas
An independent investigation was conducted by the Flight Safety Foundation.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:40:00 +0200
Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas in enemy shelling
They received medical assistance.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:25:00 +0200
China approves Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for general public use – media
On December 30, Ukraine signed a contract with China's Sinovac for the supply of 1.9 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:30:00 +0200
Ukraine's international reserves stand at US$28.8 bln in January – NBU
In January, international reserves declined by 1.1%, primarily due to repayments on external and domestic public debt.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:15:00 +0200
Vaccination against COVID-19 in Ukraine's Army to kick off in late Feb
The vaccination against COVID-19 must be carried out with the consent of the person by special teams that have already passed the relevant certification.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:10:00 +0200
Kyiv mayor reports over 212 new COVID-19 cases, 12 fatalities
The death toll in the city stands at 2,426.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Week's balance: Ukraine resumes electricity imports from Russia, hryvnia beefs up, Rada takes another step toward large SOEs' sale
Ukraine resumed imports of electricity from Russia to compensate for the acute shortage in own energy grid, the hryvnia strengthened amid ongoing talks with the IMF, while the Rada adopted laws formalizing remote work and taking the first step toward...

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:35:00 +0200
Bloomberg: Merkel, Macron to put aside differences on Russian gas pipeline
Berlin is increasingly optimistic that the new U.S. administration will be less confrontational on Nord Stream than Donald Trump.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:20:00 +0200
Donbas war update: Ukraine records six ceasefire violations on Feb 5
There were no casualties in the past day.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:05:00 +0200
COVID-19: Over 4,300 new active cases reported as of Feb 6
The new cases included 220 children and 191 healthcare workers.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 23:20:00 +0200
Ban on Medvedchuk's TV channels in Ukraine: Implications for Zelensky, pro-Russian forces, and Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky this week issued a decree enforcing sanctions on 112, NewsOne, and ZiK TV channels, believed to be controlled by Vladimir Putin's crony Viktor Medvedchuk, which caused...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:40:00 +0200
Average price of imported gas up by quarter in Jan
The average price of imported natural gas in December 2020 was 11% higher than in November.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:00:00 +0200
Ukraine counterintel busts Russian FSB asset network among former spec-ops officers
The group had been plotting subversive actions and abduction of a senior military official.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:20:00 +0200
NATO implements Counter-Terrorism Reference Curriculum in Ukraine
The course is set to help participants successfully anticipate and mitigate potential threats.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:40:00 +0200
Danilov: Main task of gov't to prevent Putin from grabbing Ukraine
Defending national interests must be a permanent process, the security official stresses.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:00:00 +0200
U.S. Senate to examine Russia's influence on antigovernment extremists
Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee says he hopes to lead a bipartisan investigation of the extremist groups, their overseas ties, and amplification of their message by foreign powers.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:20:00 +0200
Cabinet drafting program to support Ukrainian air carriers
The bill, tabled in the Rada, exempts domestic air transportation services from VAT.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:40:00 +0200
Delivery plans for 12 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ukraine confirmed
The supplies will launch as early as this month.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +0200
NASA selects for commercial moon delivery company founded by Ukrainian
Firefly Aerospace will be responsible for end-to-end delivery services, including payload integration, launch from Earth, landing on the Moon, and mission operations.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:55:00 +0200
Deputy PM reveals some details of IMF-Ukraine talks
Negotiations on the second disbursement have "quite good dynamics," the official assured.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:40:00 +0200
Ukrainian film director, ex-Kremlin prisoner Sentsov welcomes third baby
The girl was called Emma.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:20:00 +0200
Another emergency shutdown reported at Ukraine's largest thermal power plant
The incident occurred at power unit No. 1.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:05:00 +0200
Macron urges to "reengage dialogue with Russia," being tough in Ukraine issue
France's leader says it is impossible to have peace and stability in Europe without negotiating with Russia.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:40:00 +0200
G7 envoys elaborate on reforms they expect from Ukraine
The diplomats stressed the need for making the country's anti-corruption institutions more resilient.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:15:00 +0200
COVID-19: Ukraine updates list of red, green zone countries
Compared to the previous week, the Maldives and Moldova have been included in the red zone.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:50:00 +0200
Turkey invests almost US$3 bln in Ukraine – Finance Minister Marchenko
Turkey is the world's fourth-largest market for Ukrainian exports.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:25:00 +0200
Ukraine ranks 34th in Europe by number of COVID-19 deaths – health minister
The death rate in Ukraine is nearly 67% lower than in Great Britain and half the number in France.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Grain exports from Ukraine in MY 2020/21 may reach new record high – UGA forecast
The yield capacity was at a relatively good level in 2020.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:35:00 +0200
Ukraine offers Donbas, Crimea residents free COVID-19 vaccination – health ministry
The vaccination will be conducted on a voluntary basis.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:10:00 +0200
Kyiv mayor reports over 320 new COVID-19 cases, 10 fatalities
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city stands at 129,827.



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