ISSUE #28
07/23/2012
Despite multiple statements of a prosecutor's office in the mass media that there is no criminal prosecution of the Lb.ua news and analysis website, we learned on 18 July that a criminal case was launched against the website's employees. READ MORE

• July 27, 2012

ISSUE #27
07/18/2012
Today, on 18 July 2012, the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office launched a criminal case against the news portal LB.ua on the fact of committing a crime against the member of Parliament from the Party of Regions Volodymyr Landik, provided for by articles 163 and 182 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of secrecy of written communication or other correspondence of a statesperson, transmitted via communications means and illegal collection, use and sharing of confidential information on the person, which has caused a substantial harm to the legitimate rights, freedoms and interests of the person). READ MORE

• July 26, 2012

The shooting down of a Turkish jet by Syria has not only heightened Turkish-Syrian tensions but has also speeded up the efforts to find a solution to the Syria crisis. To this end, the Syria Action Group convened on June 30 in Geneva at the behest of international envoy Kofi Annan.

• July 23, 2012

On a recent working trip to New Delhi, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin set out plans to expand bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Russia and India.

• July 21, 2012

India and Russia Tuesday signed a protocol for Russian funding for units III and IV at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu, even as expectations are rising over likely operationalisation of units I and II anytime soon.

• July 18, 2012

Ukraine expects to sign a corn quarantine agreement with Beijing by the end of the year, paving the way for exports of the grain to China, said UkrLandFarming (ULF), a major Ukrainian farm company.

• July 18, 2012

Belarus and Russia signed here Wednesday a general contract for developing the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Wednesday.

• July 18, 2012

Senior Officer of the Turkmen Armed Forces Gadam Tekeev, the representative of Turkmen Delegation, has visited Vinnytsia Military Medical Clinical Center. He has reviewed capabilities and facilities of the Ukrainian military medicine, especially, Ukrainian aviation medicine.

• July 18, 2012