unian--2020-01-14--New video shows two Iranian missiles hit Ukrainian plane – NYT

The video appears to confirm that an initial strike disabled the transponder , before the second strike , also seen in the video , around 23 seconds later .
Security camera footage verified by The New York Times shows that two missiles fired 30 seconds apart took down Flight 752 , killing all aboard .
A new video , verified by The New York Times on Tuesday , shows , for the first time , that the Iranian military launched two missiles at the passenger jet flight PS752 in around 30 seconds on January 8 .
The plane , ablaze @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crashing and killing all 176 people on board .
The missiles were launched from an Iranian military site around eight miles from the plane .
The new video fills a gap about why the plane ’ s transponder stopped working , seconds before it was hit by a second missile .
An earlier Times analysis confirmed what Iran later admitted : that an Iranian missile did strike the plane .
The Times also established that the transponder stopped working before that missile hit the plane .
The new video appears to confirm that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the second strike , also seen in the video , around 23 seconds later .
Neither strike downed the plane immediately .
The new video shows the airliner on fire , circling back toward Tehran ’ s international airport .
Minutes later it exploded and crashed down , narrowly missing the village of Khalaj Abad .
Read alsoZelensky 's team admits UIA plane could be shot down intentionally The Times has confirmed that the new video was filmed by a camera on the roof of a building near the village of Bidkaneh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site .
Amir Ali Hajizadeh , commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps ’ airspace unit , said that missiles were launched from a base near there .
As reported earlier , the Iranian government admitted to `` unintentionally '' hitting the civilian plane with a surface-to-air missile as a result of `` human error '' , claiming a launcher operator had only 10 seconds to make a decision to strike as his communications with higher command were allegedly down .
The Iranian government report made no notion of two missiles launched at @ @

The video appears to confirm that an initial strike disabled the transponder, before the second strike, also seen in the video, around 23 seconds later.
Security camera footage verified by The New York Times shows that two missiles fired 30 seconds apart took down Flight 752, killing all aboard.
A new video, verified by The New York Times on Tuesday, shows, for the first time, that the Iranian military launched two missiles at the passenger jet flight PS752 in around 30 seconds on January 8. The plane, ablaze, continued flying for several minutes before crashing and killing all 176 people on board.
The missiles were launched from an Iranian military site around eight miles from the plane.
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The new video fills a gap about why the plane’s transponder stopped working, seconds before it was hit by a second missile.
An earlier Times analysis confirmed what Iran later admitted: that an Iranian missile did strike the plane. The Times also established that the transponder stopped working before that missile hit the plane. The new video appears to confirm that an initial strike disabled the transponder, before the second strike, also seen in the video, around 23 seconds later.
Neither strike downed the plane immediately. The new video shows the airliner on fire, circling back toward Tehran’s international airport. Minutes later it exploded and crashed down, narrowly missing the village of Khalaj Abad.
Read alsoZelensky's team admits UIA plane could be shot down intentionally
The Times has confirmed that the new video was filmed by a camera on the roof of a building near the village of Bidkaneh, four miles from an Iranian military site. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ airspace unit, said that missiles were launched from a base near there.
As reported earlier, the Iranian government admitted to "unintentionally" hitting the civilian plane with a surface-to-air missile as a result of "human error", claiming a launcher operator had only 10 seconds to make a decision to strike as his communications with higher command were allegedly down. The Iranian government report made no notion of two missiles launched at PS752.


unian--2020-01-14--Ukraine's economy ministry confident in creating 1 mln jobs by 2024

The ministry sets the target to reduce unemployment rate by 2024 to the average European level of 5 % .
@ @ @ @ @ Economy , Trade and Agriculture Tymofiy Mylovanov says he is confident the ministry 's plan @ @ @ @ @ jobs in Ukraine by 2024 will be implemented in full .
`` We have a @ @ @ @ @ one million new jobs .
We promised [ to reach the target ] before 2024 @ @ @ @ @ it , '' he said amid the discussion of the bill on labor January 14 @ @ @ @ @ ministry had set a goal to reduce the job search term to two months by @ @ @ @ @ bring down unemployment to the average European level of 5 % .

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The ministry sets the target to reduce unemployment rate by 2024 to the average European level of 5%.
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unian--2020-01-14--Zelensky signs law to tackle raiders in agri-sector

The Rada passed the relevant bill at second reading and as a whole on December 5 .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law the bill to amend the Land Code of Ukraine and some other legislative acts to counter raiding attacks – illegal seizures of agrarian assets in Ukraine .
The president signed the bill into law on January 13 , according to Parliament website .
The new legislation strengthens liability for registrars committing illegal actions during registration , as well as obliges the government to set up an inventory of all land plots that have not been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As UNIAN reported earlier , the Rada passed said bill at second reading and as a whole on December 5 .
Introducing the bill , head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy Mykola Solsky said that the bill would allow the authorities to properly address the issue of illegal seizures of agrarian assets .
Read alsoUkrainian lessee farmers to be able to buy land on preferential terms – economy minister The document envisages the provision of state cadastral registrars with online access to information contained in the State Register @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public registrars with the right of online access to all data in the State Land Cadastre , the explanatory note to the bill said .
According to the document , state registrars must expand data vetting beyond the State Register of Rights to Real Estate – to the State Land Cadastre .
During the registration of land plot ownership rights , a state registrar shall also be obliged to check whether a person who has applied for registration is entitled to do so , as well as verify data on real estate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is obliged to leave without consideration the application for registration of the right to immovable property if the cadastral number of the land plot is not indicated in the State Land Cadastre .

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The Rada passed the relevant bill at second reading and as a whole on December 5.
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unian--2020-01-14--RFE/RL: Ukraine's Security Service says not aware of entry ban for Dr. Alban

Russia seized Crimea in 2014 , after which Kyiv started banning people entry into the country if they travel to the peninsula illegally – namely beyond Ukrainian-recognized checkpoints .
Ukraine 's Security Service ( SBU ) has said it was n't privy to information that Swedish recording artist Alban Nwapa ( stage name Dr.Alban ) was banned from entering Ukraine after he performed in Russian-annexed Crimea .
`` The Security Service of Ukraine has no information about the Ukraine entry ban specified in the inquiry regarding said foreign citizen , '' the SBU told Ukrayinska Pravda , RFE/RL reports .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ account thanked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for allegedly interceding in having the authorities allow him to cross into Ukraine .
The artist had previously done a gig in Crimea and allegedly broke Ukrainian law by not receiving permission through the proper channels .
`` I was forbidden to enter Ukraine because of my previous show on the disputed island of Crimea .
With the intervention of the president , I was able to get to Ukraine , '' Nwapa initially said .
He later altered the post on December 16 acknowledging the entry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly having helped him .
`` Meeting Ukrainian President ... Zelensky , '' Nwapa said .
`` I was banned entering Ukraine because of my previous show in the Crimea peninsula ... Ukrainians do n't like it ... .
It 's just not easy or possible for me and many people to know that entering Crimea then you are breaking Ukrainian law .
Many foreigners wo n't know this . ''

Russia seized Crimea in 2014, after which Kyiv started banning people entry into the country if they travel to the peninsula illegally – namely beyond Ukrainian-recognized checkpoints.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has said it wasn't privy to information that Swedish recording artist Alban Nwapa (stage name Dr.Alban) was banned from entering Ukraine after he performed in Russian-annexed Crimea.
"The Security Service of Ukraine has no information about the Ukraine entry ban specified in the inquiry regarding said foreign citizen," the SBU told Ukrayinska Pravda, RFE/RL reports.
In December, Nwapa on his Instagram account thanked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for allegedly interceding in having the authorities allow him to cross into Ukraine.
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The artist had previously done a gig in Crimea and allegedly broke Ukrainian law by not receiving permission through the proper channels.
Read alsoAmid Western condemnation, Putin opens Crimea bridge to rail traffic – media
"I was forbidden to enter Ukraine because of my previous show on the disputed island of Crimea. With the intervention of the president, I was able to get to Ukraine," Nwapa initially said.
He later altered the post on December 16 acknowledging the entry ban but omitted the reference to Zelensky allegedly having helped him.
"Meeting Ukrainian President...Zelensky," Nwapa said. "I was banned entering Ukraine because of my previous show in the Crimea peninsula...Ukrainians don't like it.... It's just not easy or possible for me and many people to know that entering Crimea then you are breaking Ukrainian law. Many foreigners won't know this."


unian--2020-01-14--Zelensky's team admits UIA plane could be shot down intentionally

The president 's aide says an Iranian official is expected to arrive in Ukraine in the coming days .
While the Iranian government has pleaded guilty to shooting down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 as a result of `` human error '' , investigators are yet to establish whether it was actually an `` unintentional '' act , says Andriy Yermak , an aide to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky .
`` There were several versions .
The version about the missile was one of the main ones initially , '' Yermak said in a commentary to Ukrayinska Pravda .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that brought down PS752 – media '' That is why our people went there to study all the circumstances and establish the facts .
I 'd like to note that despite the Iranian side admitting the fact of the shooting down and declaring that it happened as a result of a tragic mistake , we still have to establish whether there was a mistake or intent , '' he said .
Yermak added that this is why the work of the investigative commission continues .
Also , the president 's aide says an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine in the coming days .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine is considering the possibility of convening a meeting of the UN Security Council over the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in Iran .
`` This is being considered .
We first need to find out whether our plane was attacked deliberately or unintentionally .
Our actions depend on this conclusion .
Each diplomatic process should have its own logic and sequence , '' Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council ( NSDC ) of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

The president's aide says an Iranian official is expected to arrive in Ukraine in the coming days.
While the Iranian government has pleaded guilty to shooting down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 as a result of "human error", investigators are yet to establish whether it was actually an "unintentional" act, says Andriy Yermak, an aide to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
"There were several versions. The version about the missile was one of the main ones initially," Yermak said in a commentary to Ukrayinska Pravda.
Read alsoRussia could remotely control missile launcher that brought down PS752 – media
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"That is why our people went there to study all the circumstances and establish the facts. I'd like to note that despite the Iranian side admitting the fact of the shooting down and declaring that it happened as a result of a tragic mistake, we still have to establish whether there was a mistake or intent," he said.
Yermak added that this is why the work of the investigative commission continues.
Also, the president's aide says an Iranian official is expected to arrive in Ukraine in the coming days.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine is considering the possibility of convening a meeting of the UN Security Council over the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in Iran.
"This is being considered. We first need to find out whether our plane was attacked deliberately or unintentionally. Our actions depend on this conclusion. Each diplomatic process should have its own logic and sequence," Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov told the news outlet censor.net in an interview.


unian--2020-01-15--Ukrainian president working on own bill on Bureau of Financial Investigations – media

Zelensky wants the Bureau to be subject to the President 's Office .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is drafting a bill on the Bureau of Financial Investigations .
`` The president will submit his bill suggesting that the Bureau of Financial Investigations be under his subordination , '' the NV Business magazine wrote on January 14 , referring to its sources .
Zelensky wants the Bureau to be subject to the President 's Office rather than to the Finance Ministry , as provided for by the bill that passed its first reading in the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president will submit his own draft law on the Bureau of Financial Investigations so that the agency could be subordinate to him , '' a source said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Committee on Finance , Tax and Customs Policy on January 14 recommended that the Verkhovna Rada reject draft law No .
1208-2 dated September 18 , 2019 , on the Bureau of Financial Investigations .
Ukrainian parliamentarians Olha Vasylevska-Smahliuk and Denys Monastyrskyi submitted the bill to the parliament .
The draft law passed its first reading in the Verkhovna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was backed by 270 MPs .
The document provided for the establishment of the Bureau of Financial Investigations as a central executive authority whose activities are guided and coordinated by the Cabinet through the finance minister .

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unian--2020-01-15--WOG Ukraine and Continuum Group Ukraine: bankruptcy gossip and problems with Fiscal Service

In 2019 , about 50 % of gas market of Ukraine belonged to retail companies .
About 500 gas stations are operated by the largest national single brand gas station network , West Oil Group ( WOG ) .
WOG Ukraine is one of the leading national fuel brands .
Opened in 2000 , the first ‘ green ’ gas station has since grown in number of following units : - own brand of cafés and shops ( WOG Café and WOG Market ) .
At the same time WOG introduced innovative customer services ( a loyalty program and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network is part of the Continuum Group Ukraine .
In 2015 , the founder and ex-manager of Continuum , ex-MP Igor Yeremeyev , died tragically after falling from a horse .
After his death people began to talk about : - disagreements between WOG heiress , co-owner of WOG , and wife of Yeremeyev – Tatyana Yeremeyeva and co-owners of WOG Group Sergey Lagur and Stepan Ivakhiv ; - loan debt of tens of millions of dollars loaned by the Continuum Group of Companies which might potentially lead to loss of gas stations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ danger of bankruptcy and WOG allegedly having problems with the State Fiscal Service .
Today , four years later , it is evident that the owners of the Continuum group ( WOG gas stations ) Sergey Lagur and his partner Stepan Ivakhiv have managed to expand their business empire despite of the turmoil caused by the death of Yeremeyev .
Confrontation between SFS and the Continuum Group of Companies In 2016 , the State Fiscal Service issued accusation to WOG and other Continuum companies for tax evasion in particularly large scale .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Large Taxpayers of the State Fiscal Service issued for WOG Retail LLC several tax decisions and notifications of an increase in excise tax liabilities for 417 million UAH ( basic payment + penalty interest ) .
Experts wondered why the SFS had attacked the WOG gas station network as earlier the network had had no fiscal problems .
WOG was always known as a disciplined large taxpayer .
West Oil Group sued the fiscals , the court proceedings lasting until today .
Several other fuel market operators tried to benefit from this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , the retailer has successfully passed all fiscal inspections from 2016 to 2019 .
The audit unveiled only minor irregularities that the network swiftly fixed .
Despite this , the Continuum group Ukraine managed to develop their business as a green brand .
In August 2019 , WOG Ukraine became a member of the largest Ukrainian business association – European Business Association ( EBA ) .
To become a member of the EBA the company should meet the following criteria : 1. should comply with European business practices , ethics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear and transparent financial statements ; and From 9 April to 2 July 2019 , the WOG network of gas stations increased the number of customers by 5.8 % due to the “ Discover Ukraine with WOG ” campaign .
On each check of 500 UAH or more , the company included the tourist regions worth visiting .
At the same time , PRIDE cardholders received gifts like : 3 .
A discount of up to 5 UAH/litre on a future fill ; 4 .
Free coffee and other bonuses available to members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to increasing the customer base , the campaign ensured that the average check increased by 5.7 % for each participant , care of green fuel practices .
In developing the business , WOG has remained a socially responsible company , joining charitable campaign Tvoya Opora ( Your Reliance ) to raise funds for the purchase of an ultrasound machine for the N. Amosova Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery .
With this equipment the clinic aimed to target the following issues : 2 .
A third of infants are discharged from maternity hospitals with no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of the 5 000 babies left without timely help , approximately 800 die .
The project inspired the customers of the gas station the opportunity to purchase coffee in a special cup for an additional 2 UAH .
The stated purpose of the action was to collect 1.33 million UAH in three months .
And this goal was reached within a single month .
In December 2019 , WOG Ukraine was ranked among the TOP-20 rating of innovative trademarks of Ukraine by the Power of Money magazine .
Reporters also noted an update @ @ @ @ @ @ @ app enabled users to pay contactless for their fues .
In 2019 , WOG implemented new services , technological solutions , and increased the number of customers and sales .
So it is most clear : the WOG group of companies is not bankrupt and grows fast .

In 2019, about 50% of gas market of Ukraine belonged to retail companies. About 500 gas stations are operated by the largest national single brand gas station network, West Oil Group (WOG). WOG Ukraine is one of the leading national fuel brands.
Opened in 2000, the first ‘green’ gas station has since grown in number of following units:
- number of new complexes;
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- own brand of cafés and shops (WOG Café and WOG Market).
At the same time WOG introduced innovative customer services (a loyalty program and the PRIDE mobile application).
The WOG network is part of the Continuum Group Ukraine. In 2015, the founder and ex-manager of Continuum, ex-MP Igor Yeremeyev, died tragically after falling from a horse. After his death people began to talk about:
- disagreements between WOG heiress, co-owner of WOG, and wife of Yeremeyev – Tatyana Yeremeyeva and co-owners of WOG Group Sergey Lagur and Stepan Ivakhiv;
- loan debt of tens of millions of dollars loaned by the Continuum Group of Companies which might potentially lead to loss of gas stations;
- WOG Retail LLC being in danger of bankruptcy and WOG allegedly having problems with the State Fiscal Service.
Today, four years later, it is evident that the owners of the Continuum group (WOG gas stations) Sergey Lagur and his partner Stepan Ivakhiv have managed to expand their business empire despite of the turmoil caused by the death of Yeremeyev.
Confrontation between SFS and the Continuum Group of Companies
In 2016, the State Fiscal Service issued accusation to WOG and other Continuum companies for tax evasion in particularly large scale. On 19 July 2016, the Office of Large Taxpayers of the State Fiscal Service issued for WOG Retail LLC several tax decisions and notifications of an increase in excise tax liabilities for 417 million UAH (basic payment + penalty interest).
Experts wondered why the SFS had attacked the WOG gas station network as earlier the network had had no fiscal problems. WOG was always known as a disciplined large taxpayer. West Oil Group sued the fiscals, the court proceedings lasting until today.
Several other fuel market operators tried to benefit from this, spreading false allegations of WOG going bankrupt. However, the retailer has successfully passed all fiscal inspections from 2016 to 2019. The audit unveiled only minor irregularities that the network swiftly fixed.
Despite this, the Continuum group Ukraine managed to develop their business as a green brand.
Promotional campaigns, charity projects, innovations
In August 2019, WOG Ukraine became a member of the largest Ukrainian business association – European Business Association (EBA). To become a member of the EBA the company should meet the following criteria:
1. should comply with European business practices, ethics, and business principles;
2. must have clear and transparent financial statements; and
3. must abide by anti-corruption principles.
From 9 April to 2 July 2019, the WOG network of gas stations increased the number of customers by 5.8% due to the “Discover Ukraine with WOG” campaign. On each check of 500 UAH or more, the company included the tourist regions worth visiting. At the same time, PRIDE cardholders received gifts like:
1. 25 - 1 000 litres of fuel;
2. Sets of water and soft drinks;
3. A discount of up to 5 UAH/litre on a future fill;
4. Free coffee and other bonuses available to members of the loyalty program.
In addition to increasing the customer base, the campaign ensured that the average check increased by 5.7% for each participant, care of green fuel practices.
In developing the business, WOG has remained a socially responsible company, joining charitable campaign Tvoya Opora (Your Reliance) to raise funds for the purchase of an ultrasound machine for the N. Amosova Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery. With this equipment the clinic aimed to target the following issues:
1. 5 000 newborns are born annually with heart defects;
2. A third of infants are discharged from maternity hospitals with no suspicion of congenital illness;
3. Of the 5 000 babies left without timely help, approximately 800 die.
The project inspired the customers of the gas station the opportunity to purchase coffee in a special cup for an additional 2 UAH. The stated purpose of the action was to collect 1.33 million UAH in three months. And this goal was reached within a single month.
In December 2019, WOG Ukraine was ranked among the TOP-20 rating of innovative trademarks of Ukraine by the Power of Money magazine. Reporters also noted an update to the PRIDE mobile application. This app enabled users to pay contactless for their fues.
In 2019, WOG implemented new services, technological solutions, and increased the number of customers and sales. So it is most clear: the WOG group of companies is not bankrupt and grows fast.


unian--2020-01-15--U.S. Army General Milley calls Ukraine 'key partner to NATO'

The senior leaders discussed the current security environment in Europe .
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark @ @ @ @ @ a `` key partner to NATO . ''
Read alsoUkraine says ready to become NATO @ @ @ @ @ '' Ukraine is a key partner to NATO and plays a critical role in maintaining @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said during a meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the @ @ @ @ @ Colonel General Ruslan Khomchak in Brussels , Belgium , on January 14 , 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ leaders discussed the current security environment in Europe .
On January 14 , Khomchak took @ @ @ @ @ Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session in a format with the operational partners of the @ @ @ @ @ ) , according to the official website of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry .

The senior leaders discussed the current security environment in Europe.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley has called Ukraine a "key partner to NATO."
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"Ukraine is a key partner to NATO and plays a critical role in maintaining peace and stability in Europe," he said during a meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Ruslan Khomchak in Brussels, Belgium, on January 14, 2020.
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It is noted the senior leaders discussed the current security environment in Europe.
On January 14, Khomchak took part in the 182nd Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session in a format with the operational partners of the Resolute Support Mission (Afghanistan), according to the official website of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.


unian--2020-01-15--Ukraine's Finance Ministry starts drafting three-year budget declaration – minister

The document is expected to be submitted to the Cabinet before May 15 .
Ukrainian Finance Minister Oksana Markarova says @ @ @ @ @ a three-year budget declaration for 2021-2023 .
`` The budget process never ends .
We @ @ @ @ @ declaration for 2021-2023 , '' she wrote on Facebook on January 14 .
The document @ @ @ @ @ for consideration by the Cabinet of Ministers before May 15 , according to the relevant @ @ @ @ @ official .
As UNIAN reported earlier , in January 2019 , the then Ukrainian President @ @ @ @ @ a bill into law to amend the Budget Code of Ukraine regarding the introduction of @ @ @ @ @ Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , passed the bill in December 2018 .

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unian--2020-01-15--PS752 plane crash: Ukraine's government on Wed to allocate funds to victims' families

Kyiv-bound flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran 's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of January 8 .
Ukraine 's government plans to allocate funds on Wednesday , January 15 , to provide a lump sum in cash in support of the families of those killed in the downing of Ukraine International Airlines ( UIA ) flight PS752 in Iran .
Read alsoPM Honcharuk : Ukraine to allocate over US $ 8,300 to families of victims of Iran plane crash '' On the allocation of funds for a lump sum in cash to support the families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 8 , '' says one of the points on the agenda of the government 's Wednesday meeting .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran 's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of January 8 .
It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board .
Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians .
There were also 82 citizens of Iran , 63 citizens of Canada , 10 citizens of Sweden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Germany and the United Kingdom each .
There were no survivors .
On January 11 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a `` human error . ''

Kyiv-bound flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of January 8.
Ukraine's government plans to allocate funds on Wednesday, January 15, to provide a lump sum in cash in support of the families of those killed in the downing of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS752 in Iran.
Read alsoPM Honcharuk: Ukraine to allocate over US$8,300 to families of victims of Iran plane crash
"On the allocation of funds for a lump sum in cash to support the families of those killed in a plane crash in the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 8," says one of the points on the agenda of the government's Wednesday meeting.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of January 8. It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board. Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians. There were also 82 citizens of Iran, 63 citizens of Canada, 10 citizens of Sweden, four citizens of Afghanistan, three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each. There were no survivors.
On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."


unian--2020-01-15--National Bank detects 58 illegal exchange booths across Ukraine in 2019

The regulator informed law enforcement agencies about the violators .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) in 2019 conducted 1,123 checks of currency exchange offices at non-bank financial institutions , where 58 illegal booths were identified .
Read alsoOnline currency purchases , sales by Ukrainians almost equal in 2019 , at US $ 1 bln In particular , illegal foreign exchange booths were revealed in the city of Kyiv , as well as in Kyiv region , Vinnytsia region , Volyn region , Dnipropetrovsk region , Donetsk region , Ivano-Frankivsk region , Lviv region , Sumy region , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kherson region , according to the NBU 's website .
Among violations recorded were foreign exchange transactions without proper documentation , a significant discrepancy between cash at the cash desk and accounting reporting , and failure to provide documents , materials , and information upon request of authorized employees of the National Bank .
The regulator reported the violations to law enforcement agencies .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the National Bank in 2018 conducted over 1,100 inspections of forex booths at non-bank financial institutions in all regions of Ukraine , identifying 78 @ @ @

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unian--2020-01-15--Bloomberg: U.S. spy agencies tracking Russian hack of Biden-linked Burisma

The U.S. is reviewing evidence of the hack at Burisma Holdings first disclosed by researchers at security company Area 1 .
U.S. spy agencies are tracking a Russian hacking attack against a Ukrainian gas company linked to the impeachment of President Donald Trump , including whether it was done to find damaging information on former Vice President Joe Biden 's family , according to a senior U.S. official .
The U.S. is reviewing evidence of the hack at Burisma Holdings first disclosed by researchers at security company Area 1 , according to Shelby Pierson , the election threats executive for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intelligence , Bloomberg reported .
When asked whether there are concerns the attack by Russian intelligence was done to find derogatory information on Biden which could then be used to undermine his presidential campaign , Pierson said intelligence officials are examining that possibility .
The vice president 's son , Hunter , was once on the company 's board .
`` We try to keep a very open mind as to why intelligence services would be pursuing this information which could of course include the scenarios that you outlined , '' Pierson said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security conference in Washington .
`` Before we even jump to a conclusion of intent we 're always looking for what are those compromises , '' she said .
`` Let 's just not forget that some of this can be for reconnaissance purposes or for other applications that have nothing to do with a messaging campaign . ''
Pierson later said in an interview with MSNBC that `` we 've long talked about the Russians as a threat so we certainly are tracking that . ''

The U.S. is reviewing evidence of the hack at Burisma Holdings first disclosed by researchers at security company Area 1.
U.S. spy agencies are tracking a Russian hacking attack against a Ukrainian gas company linked to the impeachment of President Donald Trump, including whether it was done to find damaging information on former Vice President Joe Biden's family, according to a senior U.S. official.
The U.S. is reviewing evidence of the hack at Burisma Holdings first disclosed by researchers at security company Area 1, according to Shelby Pierson, the election threats executive for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Bloomberg reported.
Read alsoReuters: Russian hackers targeted Ukrainian company at center of impeachment storm
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When asked whether there are concerns the attack by Russian intelligence was done to find derogatory information on Biden which could then be used to undermine his presidential campaign, Pierson said intelligence officials are examining that possibility. The vice president's son, Hunter, was once on the company's board.
"We try to keep a very open mind as to why intelligence services would be pursuing this information which could of course include the scenarios that you outlined," Pierson said Tuesday on the sidelines of an election security conference in Washington.
"Before we even jump to a conclusion of intent we're always looking for what are those compromises," she said. "Let's just not forget that some of this can be for reconnaissance purposes or for other applications that have nothing to do with a messaging campaign."
Pierson later said in an interview with MSNBC that "we've long talked about the Russians as a threat so we certainly are tracking that."


unian--2020-01-15--Ecologist warns of radioactive contamination threat over Russia-led forces' actions in Donbas

The ecologist says radioactive elements may get to the Siversky Donets River .
Chairperson of the All-Ukrainian Ecological League Tetiana Tymochko has said the Yunkom mine in the Russia-occupied part of Ukraine 's Donbas may pose a radioactive contamination threat to the south of the Russian Federation over Russian-led forces ' actions .
`` Radioactive elements may get to Russia because Russian occupying authorities have decided to stop pumping out underground mine water at the Yunkom mine , '' she wrote in her blog with the Ukrainian online news outlet Obozrevatel .
According to Tymochko , this mine was experimental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear explosion was carried out in it in 1979 , and later `` the nuclear facility was mothballed . ''
The coal mine is located in the town of Bunhe , Donetsk region .
It was built in 1912 and was shut down in 2002 .
It was part of the Ordzhonikidzevuhillia enterprise .
`` The Yunkom mine has been under the careful scrutiny of Ukrainian environmental services for all years of [ Ukraine 's ] independence .
Despite serious economic costs , underground mine water was pumped out from the Yunkom all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the occupying authorities decided to stop pumping water from the Yunkom mine , '' she said .
Thus , `` radioactive elements , migrating through underground horizons , may get to the Siversky Donets River , which flows through the territory of Ukraine and ends its course in the south of the Russian Federation , in Rostov region . ''

The ecologist says radioactive elements may get to the Siversky Donets River.
Chairperson of the All-Ukrainian Ecological League Tetiana Tymochko has said the Yunkom mine in the Russia-occupied part of Ukraine's Donbas may pose a radioactive contamination threat to the south of the Russian Federation over Russian-led forces' actions.
"Radioactive elements may get to Russia because Russian occupying authorities have decided to stop pumping out underground mine water at the Yunkom mine," she wrote in her blog with the Ukrainian online news outlet Obozrevatel.
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According to Tymochko, this mine was experimental during the Soviet period. An experimental nuclear explosion was carried out in it in 1979, and later "the nuclear facility was mothballed."
The coal mine is located in the town of Bunhe, Donetsk region. It was built in 1912 and was shut down in 2002. It was part of the Ordzhonikidzevuhillia enterprise.
"The Yunkom mine has been under the careful scrutiny of Ukrainian environmental services for all years of [Ukraine's] independence. Despite serious economic costs, underground mine water was pumped out from the Yunkom all the time. But last year, the occupying authorities decided to stop pumping water from the Yunkom mine," she said.
Thus, "radioactive elements, migrating through underground horizons, may get to the Siversky Donets River, which flows through the territory of Ukraine and ends its course in the south of the Russian Federation, in Rostov region."


unian--2020-01-15--Servant the People faction leader says parliament may start considering farmland bill in mid-Februar

The bill designed to launch the farmland market in Ukraine from October 1 , 2020 , passed its first reading on November 13 .
Chairman of the of Servant the People parliamentary faction David Arakhamia does not rule out that the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , may start considering the bill on the farmland market in the middle of February .
Read alsoUkrainian lessee farmers to be able to buy land on preferential terms – economy minister Arakhamia told journalists that now the parliament should vote for all bills that are relevant for the time being .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ draft law on the farmland market , which can last up to three months .
Answering an UNIAN reporter 's question on whether this means that the consideration of the bill could be postponed for the summer , Arakhamia said : `` I think it could be mid-February or sometime around .
Maybe late in February . ''
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Verkhovna Rada on November 13 passed bill No .
2178-10 in the first reading to amend certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning the turnover of agricultural land , designed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from October 1 , 2020 .
More than 4,000 amendments were submitted to the parliament .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said foreigners and foreign entities would be allowed to buy agricultural land only if it is approved by referendum .

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The bill designed to launch the farmland market in Ukraine from October 1, 2020, passed its first reading on November 13.
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unian--2020-01-15--WTA: Ukraine's Yastremska moves past injured Kerber in Adelaide

19-year-old Yastremska will now take on Donna Vekic of Croatia in the elite eight of the event .
Dayana Yastremska claimed a spot in the Adelaide International quarterfinals on Wednesday , as the Ukrainian teenager was leading former World No.1 Angelique Kerber of Germany , 6-3 , 2-0 , when the German retired from the match due to a left hamstring injury .
In the first match between the two players , Yastremska blasted her way to a strong first-set win , with 11 winners to just four unforced errors in that timeframe .
The World No.24 had claimed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well before No.9 seed Kerber retired after dropping the first two points of the third game , WTA wrote .
19-year-old Yastremska will now take on Donna Vekic of Croatia in the elite eight of the event .
Vekic fought back from a set down to overcome Maria Sakkari of Greece , 2-6 , 7-5 , 6-1 , in their earlier second-round encounter .
Kerber started off by breaking Yastremska in the opening game , then raced to 40-0 as she neared consolidating the break .
However , the Yastremska groundstrokes started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shots with depth and power to claim five straight points and claw the break back immediately .
The Ukrainian started to take command of the opening frame from there , blasting a pinpoint backhand winner into the corner to break for 4-2 , then wrapping up the next game with a crosscourt winner off of the same wing to lead 5-2 .
Kerber had to fight off a set point in a protracted tussle before holding for 5-3 , but the German then got a chance to pull herself back into the set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following game .
Yastremska , though , found well-placed serves to escape that situation , and she closed out the one-set lead after a Kerber return flew just long on the teenager 's second set point .
The first game of the second set also went Yastremska 's way , as Kerber lost a rally on the Ukrainian ’ s second break point with a wide backhand .
After falling behind 2-0 , 0-30 , Kerber immediately stopped play to consult with the trainer about her hamstring , and unfortunately for the German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ended the tilt .

19-year-old Yastremska will now take on Donna Vekic of Croatia in the elite eight of the event.
Dayana Yastremska claimed a spot in the Adelaide International quarterfinals on Wednesday, as the Ukrainian teenager was leading former World No.1 Angelique Kerber of Germany, 6-3, 2-0, when the German retired from the match due to a left hamstring injury.
In the first match between the two players, Yastremska blasted her way to a strong first-set win, with 11 winners to just four unforced errors in that timeframe. The World No.24 had claimed the first two games of the second set as well before No.9 seed Kerber retired after dropping the first two points of the third game, WTA wrote.
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19-year-old Yastremska will now take on Donna Vekic of Croatia in the elite eight of the event. Vekic fought back from a set down to overcome Maria Sakkari of Greece, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, in their earlier second-round encounter.
Kerber started off by breaking Yastremska in the opening game, then raced to 40-0 as she neared consolidating the break. However, the Yastremska groundstrokes started to click, and she reeled off shots with depth and power to claim five straight points and claw the break back immediately.
The Ukrainian started to take command of the opening frame from there, blasting a pinpoint backhand winner into the corner to break for 4-2, then wrapping up the next game with a crosscourt winner off of the same wing to lead 5-2.
Kerber had to fight off a set point in a protracted tussle before holding for 5-3, but the German then got a chance to pull herself back into the set, with two break points in the following game. Yastremska, though, found well-placed serves to escape that situation, and she closed out the one-set lead after a Kerber return flew just long on the teenager's second set point.
The first game of the second set also went Yastremska's way, as Kerber lost a rally on the Ukrainian’s second break point with a wide backhand. After falling behind 2-0, 0-30, Kerber immediately stopped play to consult with the trainer about her hamstring, and unfortunately for the German, she deemed herself unable to continue and ended the tilt.


unian--2020-01-15--Ukraine wants Iran to hand over PS752 flight recorders

The Ukrainian side is taking all measures to ensure proper decoding of the flight recorders .
The Office of the Prosecutor General and the SBU Security Service of Ukraine have asked the Iranian authorities to hand over the black boxes of flight PS752 shot down over Tehran on January 8 .
Read alsoZelensky , Trudeau agree on further joint actions regarding PS752 crash '' The Office of the Prosecutor General and the SBU Security Service of Ukraine have turned to the competent authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran , asking for legal assistance related to the handover to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft which was carrying out the Tehran-Kyiv PS752 flight and was shot down by the Iranian military , '' the Office said on Telegram .
The Ukrainian side is taking all measures to ensure proper decoding of the flight recorders and preserve evidence in the investigation into the circumstances of the plane crash .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran 's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday , January 8 .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on board .
Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians .
There were also 82 citizens of Iran , 63 citizens of Canada , 10 citizens of Sweden , four citizens of Afghanistan , three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each .
There were no survivors .
On January 11 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a `` human error . ''

The Ukrainian side is taking all measures to ensure proper decoding of the flight recorders.
The Office of the Prosecutor General and the SBU Security Service of Ukraine have asked the Iranian authorities to hand over the black boxes of flight PS752 shot down over Tehran on January 8.
Read alsoZelensky, Trudeau agree on further joint actions regarding PS752 crash
"The Office of the Prosecutor General and the SBU Security Service of Ukraine have turned to the competent authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, asking for legal assistance related to the handover to the Ukrainian law enforcers of the flight recorders of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft which was carrying out the Tehran-Kyiv PS752 flight and was shot down by the Iranian military," the Office said on Telegram.
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The Ukrainian side is taking all measures to ensure proper decoding of the flight recorders and preserve evidence in the investigation into the circumstances of the plane crash.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, January 8. It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board. Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians. There were also 82 citizens of Iran, 63 citizens of Canada, 10 citizens of Sweden, four citizens of Afghanistan, three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each. There were no survivors.
On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."


unian--2020-01-15--U.S. may provide Ukraine with up to US$700 mln in aid in 2020 – envoy

Yelchenko said US $ 250 million in military aid had already been allocated .
Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Volodymyr Yelchenko has said the United States may provide Ukraine with up to US $ 700 million in aid in 2020 .
Read alsoUkraine , U.S. sign contract for delivery of second batch of Javelin – defense ministry '' In total in 2020 , the allocation of US $ 250 million from the Pentagon is envisaged , as well as another US $ 450 million from the U.S. Department of State as economic assistance .
So , the total sum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million , including US $ 365 million in military aid , '' he said at a briefing in Washington , D.C. , on Tuesday , the Ukrainian TSN TV news service reports .
Yelchenko said US $ 250 million in military aid had already been allocated , another US $ 50 million will be disbursed if certain conditions are met when the first part is implemented , and almost US $ 50 million is left from previous years .
As UNIAN reported earlier , U.S. President Donald Trump on December 20 enacted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
The NDAA , among other things , reauthorizes US $ 300 million of funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative , to include lethal defensive items as well as new authorities for coastal defense cruise missiles , and anti-ship missiles .

Yelchenko said US$250 million in military aid had already been allocated.
Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Volodymyr Yelchenko has said the United States may provide Ukraine with up to US$700 million in aid in 2020.
Read alsoUkraine, U.S. sign contract for delivery of second batch of Javelin – defense ministry
"In total in 2020, the allocation of US$250 million from the Pentagon is envisaged, as well as another US$450 million from the U.S. Department of State as economic assistance. So, the total sum of U.S. aid is US$698 million, including US$365 million in military aid," he said at a briefing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the Ukrainian TSN TV news service reports.
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Yelchenko said US$250 million in military aid had already been allocated, another US$50 million will be disbursed if certain conditions are met when the first part is implemented, and almost US$50 million is left from previous years.
As UNIAN reported earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump on December 20 enacted the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA, among other things, reauthorizes US$300 million of funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, to include lethal defensive items as well as new authorities for coastal defense cruise missiles, and anti-ship missiles.


unian--2020-01-15--Official hryvnia weakens against U.S. dollar to UAH 24.03 as of Jan 15

The four-year maximum was fixed at UAH 23.26 per U.S. dollar on December 26 .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) on Tuesday evening let the official hryvnia weaken by 10 kopiykas and set its forex rate as of Wednesday , January 15 , at UAH 24.03 to the U.S. dollar .
Read alsoDeposits at Ukraine 's banks total almost US $ 44 bln both in national and foreign currency The official forex rate against the euro for Wednesday is fixed at UAH 26.69 per euro , which is seven kopiykas down from the rate set for Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market on Tuesday , January 14 , closed at UAH 23.97/24.00 per U.S. dollar , while the hryvnia quotations to the euro were at UAH 26.66/26.69 , dealers of commercial banks said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine 's national currency in November 2019 strengthened by 3.4 % against the U.S. dollar and by 13.4 % in the 11 months of 2019 , to UAH 23.97 per dollar .
The hryvnia continued getting stronger in December until its four-year maximum set at UAH 23.26 per dollar on December 26 .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weaken on December 27 , 2019 , for the first time over the month , and this trend continued in early 2020 .
UNIAN memo .
Ukraine 's national currency in 2019 strengthened against the U.S. dollar by 14.5 % , to UAH 23.69 and against the euro by 16.7 % , to UAH 26.42 .

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unian--2020-01-15--Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid 10 enemy attacks on Jan 14

The enemy opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems , 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers , heavy machine guns , and rifles .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on January 14 mounted 10 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action .
Read alsoUkrainian officer : Russia 's possession of military hardware in Donbas can be proved '' The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire 10 times on January 14 .
Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in enemy shelling , '' the press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said on Facebook in a morning update on January 15 , 2020 .
The enemy opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems , 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , and rifles .
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka , and the villages of Novotroyitske , Nevelske , Shyrokyne , Luhanske , Orikhove , Krymske , and Novoluhanske .
`` Since Wednesday midnight , Russia-led forces have mounted one attack on Ukrainian positions near the town of Svitlodarsk , using an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

The enemy opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems, 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and rifles.
Russia's hybrid military forces on January 14 mounted 10 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.
Read alsoUkrainian officer: Russia's possession of military hardware in Donbas can be proved
"The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire 10 times on January 14. Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in enemy shelling," the press center of the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in a morning update on January 15, 2020.
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The enemy opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems, 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and rifles.
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, and the villages of Novotroyitske, Nevelske, Shyrokyne, Luhanske, Orikhove, Krymske, and Novoluhanske.
"Since Wednesday midnight, Russia-led forces have mounted one attack on Ukrainian positions near the town of Svitlodarsk, using an 82mm mortar," the update said.


unian--2020-01-15--POLITICO: House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate

The material released on Tuesday contains several handwritten notes , emails , encrypted messages .
The House Intelligence Committee released new evidence on Tuesday related to the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump , including information turned over by Lev Parnas , an indicted former associate of Trump 's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani .
The release , which reflects the unfinished nature of the House 's impeachment inquiry , comes ahead of an expected House vote on Wednesday to formally send the impeachment articles to the Senate for a trial , POLITICO reported .
`` Despite unprecedented obstruction by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and review potentially relevant evidence and will make supplemental transmittals , '' Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) wrote Tuesday to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler ( D-N.Y. ) , whose panel is responsible for compiling the complete record of the investigation ahead of the Senate 's trial .
The material released on Tuesday contains several handwritten notes , emails , encrypted messages , and other documents that underscore the close relationship between Parnas and Giuliani , who was actively pursuing an effort last year to push the Ukrainian government to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The documents also complicate one of Trump 's oft-stated defenses of his actions toward Ukraine .
A previously undisclosed May 2019 letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is among the tranche of documents the Democrat-led committee made public on Tuesday .
In the letter , which was obtained from Parnas ' cell phone that was turned over the Intelligence Committee on Sunday , Giuliani asked for a half-hour meeting with Zelensky as the former New York City mayor was pursuing investigations targeting former Vice President Joe Biden — and Giuliani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's `` knowledge and consent '' and in his capacity as a `` personal '' attorney for the president .
Trump , though , has stated that he was acting on behalf of the U.S. government when he allegedly pushed for the investigations .
`` In my capacity as personal counsel to President Trump and with his knowledge and consent , I request a meeting with you on this upcoming Monday , May 13th or Tuesday , May 14th , '' Giuliani wrote in the letter , which was obtained from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One of the documents included in the disclosure is a handwritten note by Parnas that states : `` Get Zelensky to announce that the Biden case will be investigated . ''
Another refers to Lanny Davis , the attorney representing Trump 's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen : `` Get rid of Lanny Davis ( nicely ! )
'' Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was also a frequent target in text messages between Parnas and his allies .
In some texts , it appeared that Yovanovitch 's very movements were being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not already ousted .
Both Giuliani and Parnas were subpoenaed as part of the House 's impeachment inquiry .
Giuliani has refused to comply , while Parnas was granted permission from a federal judge earlier this month to release the contents of his devices , which were seized by the U.S. Attorney 's Office for the Southern District of New York when he was arrested , to the Intelligence Committee in compliance with the subpoena .
Parnas was arrested on October 9 at Dulles International Airport outside Washington .
He was charged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of foreign dollars into American elections .
Parnas has pleaded not guilty to the charges .

The material released on Tuesday contains several handwritten notes, emails, encrypted messages.
The House Intelligence Committee released new evidence on Tuesday related to the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, including information turned over by Lev Parnas, an indicted former associate of Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
The release, which reflects the unfinished nature of the House's impeachment inquiry, comes ahead of an expected House vote on Wednesday to formally send the impeachment articles to the Senate for a trial, POLITICO reported.
"Despite unprecedented obstruction by the president, the committee continues to receive and review potentially relevant evidence and will make supplemental transmittals," Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote Tuesday to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), whose panel is responsible for compiling the complete record of the investigation ahead of the Senate's trial.
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Read alsoU.S. House Intel Committee gets video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Parnas
The material released on Tuesday contains several handwritten notes, emails, encrypted messages, and other documents that underscore the close relationship between Parnas and Giuliani, who was actively pursuing an effort last year to push the Ukrainian government to announce investigations targeting Trump's political rivals. The documents also complicate one of Trump's oft-stated defenses of his actions toward Ukraine.
A previously undisclosed May 2019 letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is among the tranche of documents the Democrat-led committee made public on Tuesday.
In the letter, which was obtained from Parnas' cell phone that was turned over the Intelligence Committee on Sunday, Giuliani asked for a half-hour meeting with Zelensky as the former New York City mayor was pursuing investigations targeting former Vice President Joe Biden — and Giuliani made clear that he was acting with Trump's "knowledge and consent" and in his capacity as a "personal" attorney for the president. Trump, though, has stated that he was acting on behalf of the U.S. government when he allegedly pushed for the investigations.
"In my capacity as personal counsel to President Trump and with his knowledge and consent, I request a meeting with you on this upcoming Monday, May 13th or Tuesday, May 14th," Giuliani wrote in the letter, which was obtained from a screenshot contained on Parnas' phone.
One of the documents included in the disclosure is a handwritten note by Parnas that states: "Get Zelensky to announce that the Biden case will be investigated."
Another refers to Lanny Davis, the attorney representing Trump's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen: "Get rid of Lanny Davis (nicely!)"
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was also a frequent target in text messages between Parnas and his allies. In some texts, it appeared that Yovanovitch's very movements were being tracked amid a rising frustration that she was not already ousted.
Both Giuliani and Parnas were subpoenaed as part of the House's impeachment inquiry. Giuliani has refused to comply, while Parnas was granted permission from a federal judge earlier this month to release the contents of his devices, which were seized by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York when he was arrested, to the Intelligence Committee in compliance with the subpoena.
Parnas was arrested on October 9 at Dulles International Airport outside Washington. He was charged with campaign finance violations involving the steering of foreign dollars into American elections. Parnas has pleaded not guilty to the charges.


unian--2020-01-15--NATO showcases flight interceptions over Baltics

With U.S. President Donald Trump regularly accusing Europe of not spending enough on defense , the air commanders hope such displays can highlight how NATO 's planes are helping to protect the continent .
NATO held a practice drill to work out interceptions of Russian aircraft in allied airspace .
Violations of NATO airspace over the Baltics have fallen since Moscow 's annexation of Crimea in 2014 , but air activity on allied borders remains constant as jets fly from the Russian mainland across the Baltic Sea to Kaliningrad , Reuters reports .
`` They are present more or less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General Klaus Habersetzer , who runs NATO 's northern European air policing command , told Reuters on Tuesday while flying over the Baltics .
During the simulations , NATO pilots from Britain , France , Belgium , and Denmark carrying air-to-air missiles took turns to simulate the interception of a Belgian air force transporter - playing the role of a Russian plane - en route to Lithuania , performing visual inspections of the aircraft 's status .
With U.S. President Donald Trump regularly accusing Europe of not spending enough on defense , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how NATO 's planes are helping to protect the continent .

With U.S. President Donald Trump regularly accusing Europe of not spending enough on defense, the air commanders hope such displays can highlight how NATO's planes are helping to protect the continent.
NATO held a practice drill to work out interceptions of Russian aircraft in allied airspace.
Violations of NATO airspace over the Baltics have fallen since Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014, but air activity on allied borders remains constant as jets fly from the Russian mainland across the Baltic Sea to Kaliningrad, Reuters reports.
"They are present more or less everyday," German air force Lieutenant General Klaus Habersetzer, who runs NATO's northern European air policing command, told Reuters on Tuesday while flying over the Baltics.
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During the simulations, NATO pilots from Britain, France, Belgium, and Denmark carrying air-to-air missiles took turns to simulate the interception of a Belgian air force transporter - playing the role of a Russian plane - en route to Lithuania, performing visual inspections of the aircraft's status.
With U.S. President Donald Trump regularly accusing Europe of not spending enough on defense, the air commanders hope such displays can highlight how NATO's planes are helping to protect the continent.


unian--2020-01-15--Experimental "electronic census" data soon to be published in Ukraine

The country held its first and only full-fledged census back in 2001 .
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is set to release this or next week the results of the electronic census , Minister Dmytro Dubilet said at a briefing following a government meeting Wednesday .
`` We have established the actual number of people living in Ukraine .
We used several methods , and all methods yielded approximately the same result .
Next week , I hope we can share our first data , '' said Dubilet .
At the same time , the minister pointed out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is lower than that in the traditional census .
Read alsoUkraine 's census in 2020 may be conducted online – PM Honcharuk '' My personal opinion is that a traditional census is n't necessary .
This is extra money , extra expenses for the budget , which bring ambiguous results , '' he added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on December 1 , a trial population census was launched in Ukraine , which is a preparatory stage for the 2020 All-Ukrainian Population Census .
The country held its first and only full-fledged @ @ @ @ @

The country held its first and only full-fledged census back in 2001.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is set to release this or next week the results of the electronic census, Minister Dmytro Dubilet said at a briefing following a government meeting Wednesday.
"We have established the actual number of people living in Ukraine. We used several methods, and all methods yielded approximately the same result. Next week, I hope we can share our first data," said Dubilet.
At the same time, the minister pointed out that the margin of error in electronic census is lower than that in the traditional census.
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Read alsoUkraine's census in 2020 may be conducted online – PM Honcharuk
"My personal opinion is that a traditional census isn't necessary. This is extra money, extra expenses for the budget, which bring ambiguous results," he added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on December 1, a trial population census was launched in Ukraine, which is a preparatory stage for the 2020 All-Ukrainian Population Census.
The country held its first and only full-fledged census back in 2001.


unian--2020-01-15--U.S. embassy comments on appointment of Ukraine's anti-graft body chief

The NAPC has great potential , says U.S. chargé d'affaires .
The United States Embassy in Kyiv has congratulated Oleksandr Novikov over his appointment to the top post at the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption .
`` The people of Ukraine have waited a long time for real change .
This moment offers the NAPC a new opportunity to fulfill its mandate and demonstrate that the sacrifices made by brave individuals in 2014 were not in vain , '' said Chargé d'Affaires , a.i .
Kristina Kvien .
She added that the NAPC has a great potential .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Government of Ukraine to promote key functions such as political finance reform and conflict of interest policies , and support anti-corruption units across the many Ministries , '' the diplomat said .
Read alsoUkraine receives from U.S. `` important data '' on PS752 crash – foreign minister '' We stand by you and will support you in this mission , '' said Kvien .
Ukraine 's anti-corruption institutions working properly will safeguard Ukrainian citizens and bolster Ukraine 's independence , security , and prosperity , the diplomat said , adding that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become a `` true champion of change . ''

The NAPC has great potential, says U.S. chargé d'affaires.
The United States Embassy in Kyiv has congratulated Oleksandr Novikov over his appointment to the top post at the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption.
"The people of Ukraine have waited a long time for real change. This moment offers the NAPC a new opportunity to fulfill its mandate and demonstrate that the sacrifices made by brave individuals in 2014 were not in vain," said Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Kristina Kvien.
She added that the NAPC has a great potential. "It can act as a hub within the Government of Ukraine to promote key functions such as political finance reform and conflict of interest policies, and support anti-corruption units across the many Ministries," the diplomat said.
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Read alsoUkraine receives from U.S. "important data" on PS752 crash – foreign minister
"We stand by you and will support you in this mission," said Kvien.
Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions working properly will safeguard Ukrainian citizens and bolster Ukraine's independence, security, and prosperity, the diplomat said, adding that the embassy looks forward to seeing the NAPC become a "true champion of change."


unian--2020-01-15--Ukraine, NATO to hold joint exercise in Odesa

The parties will work out action algorithms for crisis situations that may arise in the Black Sea region .
On October 5–9 , 2020 , Odesa will host joint exercise `` Coherent Resilience '' involving Ukrainian forces and those of NATO member states , aimed to protect critical infrastructure in the Black Sea region , as reported by the Cabinet press service .
Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Bettina Cadenbach have signed the relevant document at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to conduct large-scale joint exercises in response to Russia 's actions in Black Sea region The parties will work out action algorithms for crisis situations that may arise in the Black Sea region .
`` The goal is to provide a smooth , timely , and competent response to cyber attacks , attacks on ports , seizure of transport routes and other threats , '' the government said .
It is noted that more than 200 experts will take part in the exercises .
Ukraine will be represented by officials from over 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deploy representatives of NATO centers of excellence and the NATO Mission in Ukraine .
The European Hybrid Threat Center will also join in .
`` Ukraine and NATO will work out a legend of a certain critical situation that will require coordinated action .
During training , authorities will be able to harmonize their plans , check the effectiveness of response and recovery , the ability to communicate with each other on time , and inform people , '' the report says .

The parties will work out action algorithms for crisis situations that may arise in the Black Sea region.
On October 5–9, 2020, Odesa will host joint exercise "Coherent Resilience" involving Ukrainian forces and those of NATO member states, aimed to protect critical infrastructure in the Black Sea region, as reported by the Cabinet press service.
Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Bettina Cadenbach have signed the relevant document at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.
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The parties will work out action algorithms for crisis situations that may arise in the Black Sea region.
"The goal is to provide a smooth, timely, and competent response to cyber attacks, attacks on ports, seizure of transport routes and other threats," the government said.
It is noted that more than 200 experts will take part in the exercises.
Ukraine will be represented by officials from over 20 government departments, while the Alliance will deploy representatives of NATO centers of excellence and the NATO Mission in Ukraine.
The European Hybrid Threat Center will also join in.
"Ukraine and NATO will work out a legend of a certain critical situation that will require coordinated action. During training, authorities will be able to harmonize their plans, check the effectiveness of response and recovery, the ability to communicate with each other on time, and inform people," the report says.


unian--2020-01-15--Zelensky: New prisoner swap lists being drafted

Thanks to the negotiations in the Normandy format held in Paris , agreements were reached on the return of part of Ukrainians held in Russia , according to Zelensky .
Work is currently underway on the formation of new swap lists for the release of illegally detained Ukrainians held in the Russian Federation and the occupied territories , President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during his phone talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday .
Zelensky noted that thanks to negotiations in the Normandy format held in Paris , it was possible to reach agreements on the return of part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President 's Office press service reports .
Read alsoAt Minsk talks , Ukraine to promote additional measures toward full ceasefire in Donbas '' Unfortunately , we were not able to release everyone , but we returned 76 persons .
And we are very grateful to you for participating in this process , '' Zelensky told Merkel .
He stressed that work is underway on the formation of new swap lists .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on December 31 , 2019 , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drawn for another stage of exchange of held persons , including of those held in the temporarily occupied Crimea .

Thanks to the negotiations in the Normandy format held in Paris, agreements were reached on the return of part of Ukrainians held in Russia, according to Zelensky.
Work is currently underway on the formation of new swap lists for the release of illegally detained Ukrainians held in the Russian Federation and the occupied territories, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during his phone talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday.
Zelensky noted that thanks to negotiations in the Normandy format held in Paris, it was possible to reach agreements on the return of part of Ukrainians held in Russia, the President's Office press service reports.
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"Unfortunately, we were not able to release everyone, but we returned 76 persons. And we are very grateful to you for participating in this process," Zelensky told Merkel.
He stressed that work is underway on the formation of new swap lists.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on December 31, 2019, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin reached an understanding that new lists should be drawn for another stage of exchange of held persons, including of those held in the temporarily occupied Crimea.


unian--2020-01-15--European Commission not to make any exceptions to energy rules for Nord Stream 2 – Kuleba

Ukraine 's vice PM says security risks remain regarding the pipeline .
The European Commission reported that they would not make exceptions to the European gas market rules for the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline .
That 's according to Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba , who spoke following a meeting with European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson .
`` Security risks related to Nord Stream 2 remain .
In the morning we discussed this with European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson .
I received assurances : the position of the European Commission is unchanged .
EU rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without exception , '' said Kuleba .
Read alsoU.S .
sanctions on Nord Stream 2 help Ukraine sign new gas deal with Russia – Prystaiko '' Energy security will continue to be at the center of our dialogue with the EU , '' the Ukrainian vice PM added .
UNIAN memo .
The Nord Stream 2 project envisages the construction and operation of two gas pipeline branches with a total throughput capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year from the coast of Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Germany 's Greifswald .
This new pipeline bypassing Ukraine is to be built next to the existing Nord Stream 1 pipeline .
The construction of the pipeline should be completed before the end of 2019 .
The pipeline will be 1,220 km long .
The project is being implemented by Russia 's Gazprom in alliance with European companies – ENGIE , OMV , Shell , Uniper , and Wintershall .
Ukraine stands against the construction of Nord Stream 2 as it will most likely lose its status of a gas transit country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimated at US $ 3 billion annually .
The project is also highly criticized by the U.S. , Poland , and the Baltic States .

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unian--2020-01-15--Ukraine boosts production of frozen sea fish by almost 20% in Jan-Nov 2019

Output of finished products and canned herring goods reached 2,850 tonnes ( 13.1 % up ) , while finished products and canned goods made of other fish stood at 12,885 tonnes ( 16 % up ) .
The State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine says Ukrainian enterprises in January-November 2019 boosted frozen sea fish output by 19.7 % year-over-year ( y-o-y ) , up to 9,285 tonnes .
Over the period under review , the rise in production of fish products was also observed with regard to other commodity items , the agency 's press service said on January 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In January-November 2019 , Ukrainian companies produced 3,221 tonnes of fish fillet and fish meat ( fresh or chilled ) , which was 35.3 % up y-o-y ; 1,264 tonnes of dried , salted , or brined fish fillets ( 52.3 % up ) ; and 554 tonnes of Pacific , Atlantic , and Danube smoked salmon ( 25.6 % up ) .
Output of finished products and canned herring goods reached 2,850 tonnes ( 13.1 % up ) ; finished products and canned goods made of other fish stood at 12,885 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report said .
In total , Ukraine produced : 3,530 tonnes of dried fish ; 2,910 tonnes of salted herring ; 1,790 tonnes of salted fish ; 3,595 tonns of smoked fish ; 11,967 tonnes of finished products and canned sardine , sardinella , anchovy , and sprat products ( whole or sliced ; in vinegar , oil , marinade , and tomato ) ; 2,070 tonnes of finished products and canned goods made of other fish ; and 3,007 tonnes of caviar of other fish .
In 10 months of 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frozen fish worth US $ 955,000 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , production of fish products in Ukraine in 2018 grew by 5.2 % , up to 66,300 tonnes .

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unian--2020-01-15--At Minsk talks, Ukraine to promote additional measures toward full ceasefire in Donbas

During a phone conversation with Merkel , Zelensky expressed concern over the enemy 's failure to comply with the agreements @ @ @ @ @ eastern Ukraine .
The Ukrainian side at the next meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group @ @ @ @ @ to be held in Minsk January 16m will work to promote additional measures toward a @ @ @ @ @ Donbas , President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said during his phone talks with German Chancellor @ @ @ @ @ minister elaborates on when Ukraine should start seeking alternative to Minsk deal At the same @ @ @ @ @ concern over the enemy 's failure to implement the agreements reached during the meeting of @ @ @ @ @ Paris on December 9 on ensuring an actual regime of `` full silence '' in @ @ @ @ @ President Office press service .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the first meeting of the @ @ @ @ @ Settlement in 2020 is scheduled be held in Minsk on January 16 .

During a phone conversation with Merkel, Zelensky expressed concern over the enemy's failure to comply with the agreements to ensure sustainable ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian side at the next meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group for Donbas settlement, set to be held in Minsk January 16m will work to promote additional measures toward a complete and comprehensive ceasefire in Donbas, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said during his phone talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Read alsoForeign minister elaborates on when Ukraine should start seeking alternative to Minsk deal
At the same time, the president expressed concern over the enemy's failure to implement the agreements reached during the meeting of the Normandy Four leaders in Paris on December 9 on ensuring an actual regime of "full silence" in Donbas, according to the President Office press service.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the first meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group for Donbas Settlement in 2020 is scheduled be held in Minsk on January 16.


unian--2020-01-15--Rada plans to once again consider "tax terror bill" on Jan 16

If legislation passes Parliament , Ukraine may lose 1 % of the country 's GDP , experts suggest .
The Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , on January 16 plans to consider at the second reading bill No .
1210 to amend the Tax Code of Ukraine on Improvement of Tax Administration , Removal of Technical and Logical Mismatches in the Tax Legislation .
Ukrainian businesses have already branded the draft law as `` tax terror bill '' .
Outlining the strategy of the bill 's authors , Director for economic programs of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Do you know how to ruin the economy with just one bill ?
Collect all wishes of the Finance Ministry and tax officers with a huge number of technical amendments in a single document – with a comparative table of 580 pages – and switch on a 'turbo mode ' . ''
If the bill passes Parliament , Ukraine may lose 1 % of the country 's GDP and see a reduction in extraction of natural resources due to increased royalties for gas and iron ore production and the introduction of legislation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( BEPS ) .
In addition , IT companies may curtail their operations in Ukraine due to double taxation regulations and an 18 % tax on income received from abroad , the expert says .
Amelin also predicts a serious deterioration in Ukraine 's business climate ( including through unjustified strengthening of control over base erosion ) , unlawful interventions by tax authorities ( including through adjusting financial performance figures ) , and discrimination against foreign investors ( taxation of exchange rate differences ) .
`` Although the bill has changed significantly compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heavy .
A significant negative factor is business purpose rule – the right of a tax officer to evaluate a foreign economic transaction as to whether it is economically viable or not .
Constant lawsuits in this regard , which we first saw at the time of Mykola Azarov 's premiership , will return .
Given the plans for the development of European Union markets by Ukrainian exporters , this is a very bad initiative , '' expert at the Institute of Social and Economic Transformation Viacheslav Cherkashyn said .
The expert added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assumes unjustifiably inflated international obligations that neither the business nor the state can fulfill .
`` Some parts of the tools that the bill contains were being introduced in the European Union with directives for three and a half through seven years .
That was a long transition period .
We have just one year .
Tax officers are hysterical , too – they do n't know what to do , and how .
But at the same time , fines increase on many positions by four times , '' Cherkashyn said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ major business associations and those of Ukraine 's foreign investors , including the European Business Association , the American Chamber of Commerce , the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs , the Federation of Employers of Ukraine , and many others back in November 2019 spoke against the bill .
The Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine also categorically opposed the bill , calling it `` tax terror . ''

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unian--2020-01-15--Russian government resigns after Putin proposes constitutional changes

Despite vows not to change legislation to run for the third term , Putin may stay in power by taking the helm of the newly-created State Council .
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday , January 15 , told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the entire government is resigning , according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia .
Medvedev made the move after Putin delivered his address to the Federal Assembly with a proposal to amend the Russian Constitution .
`` Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich [ Putin ] , dear colleagues , you all witnessed the address of the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as president outlined not only the priorities of work in our country for the coming year , but also a number of fundamental changes to the Constitution of the Russian Federation .
These changes , once adopted , which in all likelihood , will be done following discussion , as was said , will bring significant changes not only to a number of articles of the Constitution , but also to the balance of power as a whole - executive , legislative , and judicial .
In this context , it is obvious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russian Federation , must provide president of our country with the opportunity to take all the necessary decisions .
And in these conditions , I believe that it would be right for the Russian government to resign in accordance with Article 117 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation , '' Medvedev said .
In turn , Putin proposed introducing a new post of deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council and appointing Medvedev to take it up .
In 2024 Putin 's presidential powers expire .
According to the Constitution of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer run for the post of head of the Russian state .
At the same time , Putin offered to consolidate in the Constitution the powers and role of the newly-created State Council .
If the new body receives wide powers , Putin could prolong his actual rule by becoming its head .
The outgoing government will remain in situ until the new one is appointed , according to BBC .
Correspondents say possible candidates to succeed Mr Medvedev as prime minister include Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin , Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin @ @ @ @ @ @

Despite vows not to change legislation to run for the third term, Putin may stay in power by taking the helm of the newly-created State Council.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday, January 15, told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the entire government is resigning, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.
Medvedev made the move after Putin delivered his address to the Federal Assembly with a proposal to amend the Russian Constitution.
"Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin], dear colleagues, you all witnessed the address of the President of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Vladimirovich as president outlined not only the priorities of work in our country for the coming year, but also a number of fundamental changes to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. These changes, once adopted, which in all likelihood, will be done following discussion, as was said, will bring significant changes not only to a number of articles of the Constitution, but also to the balance of power as a whole - executive, legislative, and judicial. In this context, it is obvious that we, as the government of the Russian Federation, must provide president of our country with the opportunity to take all the necessary decisions. And in these conditions, I believe that it would be right for the Russian government to resign in accordance with Article 117 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation," Medvedev said.
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In turn, Putin proposed introducing a new post of deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council and appointing Medvedev to take it up.
In 2024 Putin's presidential powers expire. According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, he can no longer run for the post of head of the Russian state. At the same time, Putin offered to consolidate in the Constitution the powers and role of the newly-created State Council. If the new body receives wide powers, Putin could prolong his actual rule by becoming its head.
Crazy day in Moscow politics. Basically, Putin has removed Medvedev as PM & will take all the decisions DM wld normally have taken; he's asked ministers to stay in place until there's a new cabinet.
Medvedev will be deputy of the Security Council - out of the way?
But why? — Sarah Rainsford (@sarahrainsford) January 15, 2020
The outgoing government will remain in situ until the new one is appointed, according to BBC.
Correspondents say possible candidates to succeed Mr Medvedev as prime minister include Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin, Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin and Energy Minister Alexander Novak.


unian--2020-01-15--U.S. House releases correspondence between Giuliani's ally and Ukraine's Avakov, Lutsenko and Bakano

U.S. House releases correspondence between Giuliani's ally and Ukraine's Avakov, Lutsenko and Bakanov

Parnas got into contact with Ukrainian officials in April 2019 , and later he started communicating with Zelensky 's entourage .
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has released correspondence between Lev Parnas , an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump 's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani , and Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov , SBU Chief Ivan Bakanov and former Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko .
`` In early May 2019 , Parnas reached out to Ivan Bakanov , a close aide to Zelensky , asking for help in connecting with President Volodymyr Zelensky , '' the U.S. House Permanent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ document posted on its website while commenting on excerpts of WhatsApp messages between the officials .
It is noted Parnas also sent Bakanov an article dated May 9 from The New York Times , which outlined Giuliani 's agenda in Ukraine , including investigations into the Bidens .
Parnas also connected on this topic with Serhiy Shefir , a close aide to President Zelensky , however , their conversation was short .
`` The first WhatsApp message from Parnas to Arsen Avakov , Ukraine 's Minister of Interior , was sent on April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parnas wrote that he was in Kyiv and wanted to meet .
Avakov proposed a meeting at noon the following day .
It is not clear if they met then , but they stayed in touch and met at the end of April , '' the document says .
In early May 2019 , Parnas reached out to Avakov , asking for his help in facilitating Giuliani 's trip to Ukraine .
Avakov did not reply to the last message from Parnas , in which the latter asked about the results of meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequently communicated with former Prosecutor General Lutsenko , who fed Parnas information about the Bidens .
Lutsenko frequently made references to Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch , whom he wanted removed from her post in Kyiv .
He wrote the ambassador had pointed to bad selection of judges for the Supreme Court .
In addition , Lutsenko said Yovanovitch had asked not to `` touch '' the `` high-profile activists of the National Anti-corruption Bureau , '' namely MPs Serhiy Leshchenko , Mustafa Nayyem , as well as NGO member Vitaliy Shabunin .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make a decision about Madam [ Yovanovitch ] – you are bringing into question all my allegations .
Including about B , '' Lutsenko said .
He added `` My [ ex-Minister of Ecology Mykola ] Zlochevsky matter is progressing well . ''
In addition , he said `` And here you [ Giuliani ] ca n't even get rid of one [ female ] fool . ''
In response , Parnas said the U.S. openly supports Lutsenko and called him `` a true Ukrainian hero . ''
As UNIAN reported earlier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whistleblower 's complaint , the White House unprecedentedly published the memorandum of the July 25 telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky , which became the cause behind a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump .
According to the memorandum , Trump repeatedly asked Zelensky to `` look into '' the situation regarding a probe into former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden 's son , Hunter Biden , in Ukraine .

Parnas got into contact with Ukrainian officials in April 2019, and later he started communicating with Zelensky's entourage.
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has released correspondence between Lev Parnas, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, and Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, SBU Chief Ivan Bakanov and former Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko.
"In early May 2019, Parnas reached out to Ivan Bakanov, a close aide to Zelensky, asking for help in connecting with President Volodymyr Zelensky," the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said in a document posted on its website while commenting on excerpts of WhatsApp messages between the officials.
It is noted Parnas also sent Bakanov an article dated May 9 from The New York Times, which outlined Giuliani's agenda in Ukraine, including investigations into the Bidens. Parnas also connected on this topic with Serhiy Shefir, a close aide to President Zelensky, however, their conversation was short.
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"The first WhatsApp message from Parnas to Arsen Avakov, Ukraine's Minister of Interior, was sent on April 15, 2019.˂…˃ In this message, Parnas wrote that he was in Kyiv and wanted to meet. Avakov proposed a meeting at noon the following day. It is not clear if they met then, but they stayed in touch and met at the end of April," the document says.
In early May 2019, Parnas reached out to Avakov, asking for his help in facilitating Giuliani's trip to Ukraine. Avakov did not reply to the last message from Parnas, in which the latter asked about the results of meeting with the president.
Moreover, Parnas frequently communicated with former Prosecutor General Lutsenko, who fed Parnas information about the Bidens. Lutsenko frequently made references to Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, whom he wanted removed from her post in Kyiv. He wrote the ambassador had pointed to bad selection of judges for the Supreme Court.
In addition, Lutsenko said Yovanovitch had asked not to "touch" the "high-profile activists of the National Anti-corruption Bureau," namely MPs Serhiy Leshchenko, Mustafa Nayyem, as well as NGO member Vitaliy Shabunin.
"It's just that if you don't make a decision about Madam [Yovanovitch] – you are bringing into question all my allegations. Including about B," Lutsenko said. He added "My [ex-Minister of Ecology Mykola] Zlochevsky matter is progressing well." In addition, he said "And here you [Giuliani] can't even get rid of one [female] fool."
In response, Parnas said the U.S. openly supports Lutsenko and called him "a true Ukrainian hero."
As UNIAN reported earlier, on September 24, 2019, after a whistleblower's complaint, the White House unprecedentedly published the memorandum of the July 25 telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, which became the cause behind a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump.
According to the memorandum, Trump repeatedly asked Zelensky to "look into" the situation regarding a probe into former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, in Ukraine.