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• Serbia not to introduce sanctions against Russia due to annexation of Crimea December 20, 2017
• Saakashvili urges Poroshenko to resign December 20, 2017
• Donbas: Missiles hit Zaitsevo, Donetsk region December 19, 2017
• Gross foreign debt of Ukraine increases up to 117.350 billion dollars in third quarter December 19, 2017
• UN General Assembly approves resolution on human rights in Crimea December 19, 2017
• Distribution World: What Ukraine buys in technology market? December 19, 2017
• International organizations ready to discuss humanitarian operations in Donbas December 19, 2017
• Measles outbreak in Ukraine: What you need to know about dangerous virus December 19, 2017
• Group of Serbian mercenaries joins militants of Donetsk People's Republic December 19, 2017
• New Year tree lit in downtown Kyiv December 19, 2017
• Saakashvili's letter to Poroshenko revealed for public December 19, 2017
• Three journalists are tried for incitement of ethnic hatred in Minsk, Belarus December 19, 2017
• 2017 was cruelest year for Donbas, – Volker December 19, 2017
• Ukraine's Main Christmas tree lit in Kyiv today December 19, 2017
• Prosecutor General's Office determines Russian involvement in attack of Novoluhanske December 19, 2017
• Ukrainian officers from Joint Control Centre leave occupied Donbas December 19, 2017
• Ukraine-Moldova start joint control at Palanka checkpoint December 19, 2017
• Photo, video after attack of Novoluhanske published December 19, 2017
• Updated UN resolution on Crimea to fight impunity for crimes against human rights December 19, 2017
• Ukrainian Finance Ministry expects more than two IMF tranches in 2018 December 19, 2017

en.censor.net.ua

• Ukrainian Army reports no battle casualties in 16 enemy attacks over past day, – ATO HQ December 19, 2017
• Eight Georgian Legion members wounded, shell-shocked in action at Svitlodarsk salient December 18, 2017
• Saakashvili derails questioning, new summons to follow, – PGO December 18, 2017
• Russian Foreign Ministry: servicemen monitoring cease-fire in Donbas to leave Ukraine Dec. 19 December 18, 2017
• Ukraine's top prosecutor Lutsenko: I accidentally met Kolomoiskyi in Amsterdam December 18, 2017
• Saakashvili says PGO must refer his case to SBU. PHOTOS December 18, 2017
• Eight Ukrainian soldiers awarded People's Hero of Ukraine title in Ivano-Frankivsk. PHOTOS December 18, 2017
• US embassy on weekend rally in Kyiv: "Attempts to seize and damage public buildings are abuse of right to peaceful protest" December 18, 2017
• "We've withdrawn our people for it is path of peace we follow," Saakashvili told his version of Kyiv's Zhovtnevyi Palace siege December 18, 2017
• Ukrainian Army reports three killed in action on Sunday, – ATO HQ December 18, 2017
• Donbas resident killed by blast while trying to cut through unexploded ordnance. PHOTOS December 15, 2017
• SBU detains Russian secret agent in Cherkasy region December 15, 2017
• Poroshenko expects Rada to block down Anti-corruption Court creation next week December 15, 2017
• Ukraine's new Supreme Court becomes operational today December 15, 2017
• National Guard conduct mock battle involving combat aircraft, armored vehicles. VIDEO December 15, 2017

en.censor.net.ua articles

• Canadian arms makers get OK to sell to Ukraine December 15, 2017
• How Trump can get tough on Ukraine corruption December 13, 2017
• Botched Saakashvili Arrest Seen as Tarnishing Ukraine's Image December 7, 2017

euromaidanpress.com

• Ukraine's main Christmas tree lit up for the winter marathon December 20, 2017
• New UN resolution on Crimea confirms Russia is an occupying power, brings 10 important changes for Ukraine December 19, 2017
• How one Ukrainian inventor is revolutionizing prosthetics and rehabilitation December 19, 2017
• Ukrainian low-coster SkyUp to start operations next April December 19, 2017
• Kyiv's hold on Polish politics: why anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in Poland will grow stronger December 19, 2017

informnapalm.org

• Precedent: Russian militant drafted for conscript service with Russian Army after fighting in Donbas December 15, 2017
• Militants have created a new fake and are developing another false flag operation December 12, 2017
• Activists Publish Results of #FuckResponsibleDisclosure Campaign December 11, 2017

en.interfax.com.ua

• Govt expands list of medicines for intl procurement using 2017 budget funds December 20, 2017
• Finance ministry hopes to retain deficit of national budget 2017 within 2.4% of GDP target December 20, 2017
• UN general assembly supports Ukraine's resolution calls on Russia to stop violating human rights in Crimea December 19, 2017
• Ukraine raises over $400 mln from sale of currency bonds at 5-5.4% December 19, 2017
• By withdrawing from JCCC, Russia trying to force Ukraine into dialogue with militants December 19, 2017
• Dragon Capital to raise up to $300 mln in Ukraine in 2018 December 19, 2017
• EU Council to extend sanctions on Russia on Dec 21 December 19, 2017
• Kyiv to try to negotiate holiday ceasefire in Donbas on Dec 20 – envoy to security subgroup December 19, 2017
• NBU declares Sberbank's banking group invalid December 19, 2017
• State Fiscal Service budget raised by 45% in 2018 December 19, 2017

interpretermag

• 8 Civilians Injured in Grad Attack by Russia-Backed Forces on Novoluganskoye Yesterday December 19, 2017
• 3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, 8 Georgian Soldiers Wounded in Last 2 Days December 18, 2017
• 32 Police and National Guard, 20 Protesters Injured in Clash by October Palace December 17, 2017

khpg.org

Human Rights in Ukraine

Website of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

UN hammers Russia over human rights abuse in illegally occupied Crimea

December 19, 2017, 8:46 pm

In Memory: Arseny Roginsky

December 19, 2017, 1:14 am

kyivpost (mostly for the other urls)

• RFE/RL: US hits Russian missile designer with export restrictions over treaty dispute December 20, 2017
• Amnesty International: Ukraine- Drop spurious charges against prisoner of conscience on trial for treason December 20, 2017
• UNIAN: NBU cuts official exchange rate to Hr 27.88 to dollar December 20, 2017
• RFE/RL: UN approves measure condemning rights violations in annexed Crimea December 20, 2017
• UkrInform: Separatists launched 32 attacks on Ukrainian Army in Donbas in last day December 20, 2017
• Ukraine raises 30 million euro loan from NEFCO for energy efficiency of universities December 20, 2017
• Aljazeera: China and Russia slam new US national security strategy December 20, 2017
• Reuters: Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February December 20, 2017
• IKEA may open first outlet in Kyiv within two years December 20, 2017
• 112.ua: Saakashvili urges Poroshenko to resign December 20, 2017

liveuamap.ua

• ATO HQ: Zaitseve north to Horlivka was shelled with MLRS GRAD December 19, 2017
• Today @PavloKlimkin was one of the first to receive a call from newly appointed Austria chief diplomat Karin Kneissl. A good conversation. A good beginning. December 19, 2017
• Yelchenko: interesting fact: 6 of the 26 votes against the Crimean resolution – by CIS countries. So much for "friends"! December 19, 2017
• Saakashvili confirmed authenticity of the published letter to Poroshenko December 19, 2017
• MFA Pavlo Klimkin: this resolution on the Crimea is the most powerful. Pressure on Russia has to be intensified December 19, 2017
• Satellite image: Russian positions near Donetsk water treatment plant December 19, 2017
• The UN General Assembly in New York adopted a new resolution on Crimea December 19, 2017
• Oil storage is on fire near Vasyl'kiv airfield December 19, 2017
• Russian propaganda TV Zvezda: Ukrainian artillery shelled Horlivka December 19, 2017
• Kurt Volker: if Russia wants to withdraw troops from the Donbass, the international community is ready to help her in this. December 19, 2017
• 2017 has been THE most violent year for conflict in eastern Ukraine, says Amb. Kurt Volker @SpecRepUkraine December 19, 2017
• Moldova parliament wants to change several ministers in Cabinet, Dodon against December 19, 2017
• Ukraine and Moldova introduce joint control at the border checkpoint "Palanka" December 19, 2017
• ATO HQ: Militants shelled occupied Kadiivka December 19, 2017
• Poroshenko's spox @STsegolko publishes on FB Saakashvili's letter to president in which Saakashvili says says allegations of him working for FSB are absurd, yet acknowledges he'd made some "political mistakes" December 19, 2017

qha.com.ua News from Crimea

• Ukrainian side of JCCC mission withdrew from ATO zone December 19, 2017
• Chubarov voiced his expectations from voting for resolution on Crimea December 19, 2017
• Great Britain urged for voting for UN resolution on Crimea December 19, 2017
• Another ceasefire may be reached with militants in Minsk December 19, 2017
• "Courts" in Crimea fined Crimean Tatars 700 thousand rubles in total December 19, 2017
• Media: New cyberattack is possible in Ukraine during holidays December 19, 2017
• Ukrainian edition of book about Noman Çelebicihan presented in Kyiv December 19, 2017
• State of health of Degermendzhi and Chapukh became known December 19, 2017
• Siemens concluded major deal in Russia, despite Crimean scandal December 19, 2017
• Leader of Serbian snipers-mercenaries with group came to Donbas December 19, 2017

RFERL.org

News - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

The latest news from RFE/RL's broadcast region.

Pussy Riot's Alyokhina Detained In FSB Protest On Secret-Police Centenary

December 20, 2017, 9:26 am

Kyrgyz Opposition Leader Fined For Allegedly Illegal Mercedes Purchase, Maintains Innocence

December 20, 2017, 9:04 am

Turkish, Iranian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers To Meet In Baku

December 20, 2017, 8:37 am

U.S. Jury To Begin Deliberating In High-Profile Iran Sanctions Case

December 20, 2017, 5:17 am

U.S. Urges UN To Punish Iran Over Missile Activity; Russia Rules Out Sanctions

December 20, 2017, 4:17 am

UN Approves Measure Condemning Rights Violations In Russian-Annexed Crimea

December 20, 2017, 1:33 am

Vienna Court Rejects Spain's Extradition Request For Ukrainian Oligarch Firtash

December 20, 2017, 1:13 am

U.S. Hits Russian Missile Designer With Export Restrictions Over Treaty Dispute

December 19, 2017, 8:37 pm

U.S. Envoy Says 2017 Deadliest Year In Ukraine Conflict, Warns Of Spiking Violence

December 19, 2017, 6:06 pm

Launching Campaign, Putin Says Russia's 'Stability' Crucial

December 19, 2017, 4:00 pm

RFERL.org Power Vertical

The Power Vertical - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

The Power Vertical is a blog written especially for Russia wonks and obsessive Kremlin watchers by Brian Whitmore. It offers Brian's personal take on emerging and developing trends in Russian politics.

Podcast: A Show And A Trial

December 15, 2017, 2:27 pm

The Daily Vertical: Why Putin Fears Ukraine

December 15, 2017, 12:02 pm

The Morning Vertical, December 15, 2017

December 15, 2017, 10:32 am

uawire.org

• Media: cyber theft using SWIFT system hits Russian bank December 20, 2017
• Ukraine received 400 lawsuits after nationalization of Privatbank December 19, 2017
• Ukraine offered Portugal to start joint development of firefighting aircraft December 19, 2017
• EU reminds Russia of need to implement Minsk Agreements after its withdrawal from Joint Center for Control and Coordination in Donbas December 19, 2017
• Moscow: foreign customers lining up for Russian weapons after Syrian operation December 19, 2017
• Poland called Nord Stream gas pipeline fatal for Ukraine December 19, 2017
• Siemens concludes major construction contract with Russia December 19, 2017
• Russia calls on US to withdraw nuclear weapons from Europe December 19, 2017
• Russia warns US and Canada against supplying weapons to Ukraine December 19, 2017
• LPR and DPR leaders and head of annexed Crimea are still Ukrainian citizens December 19, 2017

unian.info

• Flood in Zakarpattia: when currents change flow December 19, 2017
• Russia withdraws from JCCC "right before" escalation in Donbas – Volker December 19, 2017
• GDP in Ukraine up 2.1%: State Statistics Service December 19, 2017
• UN GA approves updated resolution on human rights in occupied Crimea December 19, 2017
• Innovation and opportunity: CNN spinning Ukraine promo ad December 19, 2017
• Rada considering single candidate for top central bank post December 19, 2017
• SBU exposes Russian national transferring cryptocurrency to occupied Donbas, Crimea December 19, 2017
• Volker: 2017 "most violent" since Donbas conflict start December 19, 2017
• Life without IMF tranches: hryvnia might drop below UAH 30 to dollar December 19, 2017
• Kyiv to officially unveil Ukraine's main Christmas tree on Dec 19 December 19, 2017
• OSCE Chief Monitor Apakan urges restraint as eastern Ukraine sees escalation December 19, 2017
• Retired Ukrainian general says Polish president's jet 'blown up' in 2010 – media December 19, 2017
• Ukrainian JCCC monitors leave occupied areas of Donbas – General Staff December 19, 2017
• EBA: Investment Attractiveness Index in Ukraine goes down in H2 December 19, 2017
• Saakashvili expects deportation amid New Year holidays December 19, 2017

zik.ua
Due to restructuring, ZIK's English-language site is closing down as of Dec. 1, 2017.
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Around Ukraine

Balkan Insight

• Has Croatia and Serbia's Past Hijacked Their Future? December 19, 2017
• Bosnia's Last Yugoslavs – the Generation War Hit Hardest December 19, 2017
• Split Threatens Main Kosovo Opposition Party's Success December 19, 2017
• Romanian Prosecutors Battle 'Dangerous' Criminal Code Changes December 19, 2017
• With Michael, Balkan Royalist Hopes Lie Buried December 18, 2017

Baltic Times

• ERR: US President Trump to meet Baltic presidents on occasion of 100th anniversary – The Baltic Times December 20, 2017
• PMs confirm Baltic power grids to be linked to Western system via Poland – The Baltic Times December 20, 2017
• Lithuanian Interior Ministry to assess police reform in early 2018 – The Baltic Times December 20, 2017
• Latvia's BMGS won't get extra EUR 2.3 mln for Klaipeda LNG terminal jetty project – The Baltic Times December 20, 2017
• Another refugee family exceeds time allowed to be away from Estonia – The Baltic Times December 20, 2017

Belarus Digest

• Anti-Belarusian propaganda, silent reforms, women's entrepreneurship – digest of Belarusian analytics December 19, 2017
• Lukashenka to sign 'revolutionary' IT regulation package December 15, 2017
• Belarus's immigration policy: perpetuating a demographic crisis? December 14, 2017

Finland YLE

• President Niinistö shrugs off concerns of damage from documents leak December 19, 2017
• Paper: Andorran court rejects Janitskin extradition December 19, 2017
• Continued economic upswing expected December 19, 2017

Intelli News

• Polish industrial production growth slows down to still robust 9.1% y/y in November December 19, 2017
• VISEGRAD: Babis's grip on the Czech crown is still not secure December 19, 2017
• Polish retail sales growth accelerates in November December 19, 2017
• Made in Russia: Kremlin orders companies to replace foreign tech with their own December 19, 2017

Muscovy/RF

Meduza.Io

• For the first time ever in Russia, hackers have used SWIFT to rob a bank December 19, 2017
• New draft legislation would grant Russian law enforcement sweeping access to people's biometric banking data December 19, 2017
• Khodorkovsky asks Russian election officials to stonewall Putin's reelection candidacy December 19, 2017

The Moscow Times

• From Cockroaches to Weather: What Isn't Russia Weaponizing? December 19, 2017
• Russia's Ministers Wary of New Year's Gifts After Ulyukayev Trial December 19, 2017
• Russia To Grant Police Access to Bank Customers' Biometric Data December 19, 2017
• Russia's FSB Arrests Norwegian Suspected of Espionage December 19, 2017
• Plane Crashes During Takeoff in Northern Russia, Killing 4 December 19, 2017
• Russia to Shell Out $300M on the 2018 Presidential Elections December 19, 2017
• Central Banker Named Putin Heir in Doomsday Prediction December 19, 2017
• Russian Scientists Propose Healthier 'Olivier Salad' December 19, 2017
• The Best Seats in the House December 19, 2017
• Kremlin Insider Telegram Channel Sells for Record $340,000 December 19, 2017

EU, USA and the World

Deutsche Welle on EUrope

• Malta media murder trial reopens after false starts December 20, 2017
• Germany's future doctors forced to seek training abroad December 19, 2017
• Catalonia vote: Campaigning draws to a close December 19, 2017
• Sausage makers appeal price-fixing fine December 19, 2017
• Brexit Diaries 22: The ghosts of Brexit's future December 19, 2017
• Eastern Europeans in German meat industry decry conditions, pay, hours December 19, 2017
• Russia arrests Norwegian national on allegations of espionage December 19, 2017
• Neo-fascist Maurizio Tramonte extradited to Italy over 1974 bombing December 19, 2017
• Serbia balances between Russia and the West December 19, 2017
• Opinion: EU unimpressed by Austria's shift to the right December 18, 2017

EU Observer

Politico

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