unian--2020-02-08--Draft resolution to dismiss NABU chief registered in Ukraine's parliament

The decision was signed by 216 lawmakers .
A draft resolution on the dismissal of Artem Sytnyk from the post of head of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine ( NABU ) has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament .
Document No .
3039 was posted on the parliament 's website on February 7 .
The decision was signed by 216 lawmakers .
As UNIAN reported earlier , in May 2019 , the State Bureau of Investigation ( SBI ) opened criminal proceedings against Sytnyk .
He was accused of having a free vacation in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Rivne region , and his friend , businessman Mykola Nadeyko , paid the bills .
Nadeyko paid not only for hotel accommodation , but also for food and expensive entertainment .
Sytnyk believed there was no corpus delicti in the case , and it should be closed .
But the court rejected his appeal , having thus backed the ruling of the court of first instance , which found Sytnyk guilty of committing an act of corruption and imposed a fine worth UAH 3,400 ( or US $ 138 at the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ December 13 , the Rivne Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the court of first instance in Sytnyk 's elite vacation case .

The decision was signed by 216 lawmakers.
A draft resolution on the dismissal of Artem Sytnyk from the post of head of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament.
Document No. 3039 was posted on the parliament's website on February 7.
The decision was signed by 216 lawmakers.
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Read alsoElite leisure in Rivne region: Court finds NABU head Sytnyk guilty of corruption
As UNIAN reported earlier, in May 2019, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) opened criminal proceedings against Sytnyk. He was accused of having a free vacation in the elite hunting grounds of the Polisske-Sarny farm in Rivne region, and his friend, businessman Mykola Nadeyko, paid the bills. Nadeyko paid not only for hotel accommodation, but also for food and expensive entertainment.
Sytnyk believed there was no corpus delicti in the case, and it should be closed. But the court rejected his appeal, having thus backed the ruling of the court of first instance, which found Sytnyk guilty of committing an act of corruption and imposed a fine worth UAH 3,400 (or US$138 at the current forex rate) on him.
On December 13, the Rivne Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the court of first instance in Sytnyk's elite vacation case.


unian--2020-02-08--Coronavirus to be known as NCP for now, as China reports 86 new deaths – media

It is also reported 2,152 people have been recovered from the novel coronavirus .
China 's National Health Commission has given the virus a temporary official name – novel coronavirus pneumonia , or NCP .
The commission announced the new name at a press conference on Saturday and said it should be adopted by China 's government departments and organisations in China until a permanent name for the infection has been determined , South China Morning Post reported .
Meanwhile , the coronavirus has killed 86 more people in China and been confirmed in a further 3,399 , the National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 34,546 .
The new deaths , 81 in Hubei and five in other provinces , brought the national death toll to 722 , as of Friday , the commission said .
As well as the 81 deaths , Hubei – the epicentre of the novel coronavirus epidemic – reported earlier on Saturday that it had confirmed 2,841 new cases .
The province 's totals are now 24,953 confirmed cases and 699 deaths .
At the same time , the worldwide death total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 35,000 confirmed cases of infection .
It is also reported 2,152 people have been recovered from the novel coronavirus .

It is also reported 2,152 people have been recovered from the novel coronavirus.
China's National Health Commission has given the virus a temporary official name – novel coronavirus pneumonia, or NCP.
The commission announced the new name at a press conference on Saturday and said it should be adopted by China's government departments and organisations in China until a permanent name for the infection has been determined, South China Morning Post reported.
Read alsoWHO warns coronavirus hasn't peaked
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Meanwhile, the coronavirus has killed 86 more people in China and been confirmed in a further 3,399, the National Health Commission reported on Saturday. That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 34,546.
The new deaths, 81 in Hubei and five in other provinces, brought the national death toll to 722, as of Friday, the commission said.
As well as the 81 deaths, Hubei – the epicentre of the novel coronavirus epidemic – reported earlier on Saturday that it had confirmed 2,841 new cases. The province's totals are now 24,953 confirmed cases and 699 deaths.
At the same time, the worldwide death total stands at 724 deaths and more than 35,000 confirmed cases of infection.
It is also reported 2,152 people have been recovered from the novel coronavirus.


unian--2020-02-08--NBU strengthens official hryvnia to UAH 24.53 to U.S. dollar on Feb 10

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unian--2020-02-08--Zelensky: Important for Ukraine to build relations with Italy as strong member of EU, NATO

The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that it is important for Ukraine to build relations with Italy as a strong member of the European Union and NATO .
`` It is important for Ukraine to build relations with Italy as a powerful member of the EU and NATO , '' he said at a meeting with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in Italy , according to the Ukrainian president 's press service .
The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues , including the development of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic and investment cooperation , Italy 's support for the reform process in Ukraine , and the integration of our country into the Euro-Atlantic structures .
The Ukrainian president said that new opportunities were being opened to intensify cooperation between the two countries .
Mattarella , in turn , praised the role of the Ukrainian community in Italy , which makes an important contribution to the development of interpersonal contacts between the countries .
The Ukrainian president also briefed his Italian counterpart on the situation in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , and on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the meeting in the Normandy format in Paris .
Zelensky said he was hopeful that Italy would continue to support solidary international efforts aimed to restore Ukraine 's sovereignty and territorial integrity .

The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that it is important for Ukraine to build relations with Italy as a strong member of the European Union and NATO.
"It is important for Ukraine to build relations with Italy as a powerful member of the EU and NATO," he said at a meeting with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in Italy, according to the Ukrainian president's press service.
Read alsoUkraine's president, Italy's PM discuss Markiv case
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The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues, including the development of political dialogue, prospects for trade, economic and investment cooperation, Italy's support for the reform process in Ukraine, and the integration of our country into the Euro-Atlantic structures.
The Ukrainian president said that new opportunities were being opened to intensify cooperation between the two countries.
Mattarella, in turn, praised the role of the Ukrainian community in Italy, which makes an important contribution to the development of interpersonal contacts between the countries.
The Ukrainian president also briefed his Italian counterpart on the situation in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, and on the implementation of the agreements reached during the meeting in the Normandy format in Paris.
Zelensky said he was hopeful that Italy would continue to support solidary international efforts aimed to restore Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.


unian--2020-02-08--Ukraine reports six enemy attacks in Donbas on Feb 7

There were no casualties among Ukrainian troops in the past day .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on Friday mounted @ @ @ @ @ in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
Read alsoOSCE SMM : Recent developments in eastern Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ of ceasefire required '' The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire six @ @ @ @ @ '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update @ @ @ @ @ on February 8 , 2020 .
The enemy opened fire , employing proscribed 122mm artillery @ @ @ @ @ mortars , an anti-tank missile system , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine @ @ @ @ @ .
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the villages of Novomykhailivka , Vasylivka , Orikhove @ @ @ @ @ .
There were no casualties among Ukrainian troops in the past day .
`` Since @ @ @ @ @ have attacked Ukrainian positions near Orikhove , using 122mm artillery systems and 120mm mortars , @ @ @ @ @ No Ukrainian army casualties registered on Saturday have been reported yet .

There were no casualties among Ukrainian troops in the past day.
Russia's hybrid military forces on Friday mounted six attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
Read alsoOSCE SMM: Recent developments in eastern Ukraine positive, but full implementation of ceasefire required
"The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire six times on February 7," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on February 8, 2020.
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The enemy opened fire, employing proscribed 122mm artillery systems, 120mm and 82mm mortars, an anti-tank missile system, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms.
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the villages of Novomykhailivka, Vasylivka, Orikhove, Krymske, and Hladosove.
There were no casualties among Ukrainian troops in the past day.
"Since Saturday midnight, Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions near Orikhove, using 122mm artillery systems and 120mm mortars," the update said.
No Ukrainian army casualties registered on Saturday have been reported yet.


unian--2020-02-08--Ukraine's president, Italy's PM discuss Markiv case

On November 20 , Ukraine filed an appeal against Markiv 's verdict .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte have discussed the case of Ukrainian guardsman Vitaliy Markiv , who has been convicted and sentenced to 24-year imprisonment in Italy .
`` I understand that the Prime Minister can not influence the Italian court .
But I showed in detail what happened there , at what distance he [ Markiv ] was from the murder scene .
And that we have to take the man [ back home ] , '' the president said , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's mother thanked Zelensky for his efforts to help release her son .
`` We are very grateful for this visit .
We are really happy .
It is very important for Vitaliy .
With such support , Vitaly believes that everything will end well .
He is ready and wants to return to Ukraine , '' she woman said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , deputy commander of a platoon of the Ukrainian National Guard 's first battalion , senior sergeant Markiv was detained in Italy on June 30 , 2017 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalist Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian interpreter Andrei Mironov amid a mortar attack in Donetsk region in May 2014 .
According to the Ukrainian investigation , the two were killed in shelling by Russian-led troops .
Ukrainian National Guard officials insisted that the Ukrainian battalion was not armed with mortars in 2014 .
The jury in the court of Italy 's Pavia on July 12 , 2019 , sentenced the Ukrainian guardsman to 24 years in prison .
He is also to pay compensation to Rocchelli 's family .
Zelensky ordered the Ministry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Office to immediately address the issue of Markiv 's return to Ukraine .
On November 20 , Ukraine filed an appeal against Markiv 's verdict .
It is to be considered by a Lombardy appellate court in the spring of 2020 .

On November 20, Ukraine filed an appeal against Markiv's verdict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte have discussed the case of Ukrainian guardsman Vitaliy Markiv, who has been convicted and sentenced to 24-year imprisonment in Italy.
"I understand that the Prime Minister cannot influence the Italian court. But I showed in detail what happened there, at what distance he [Markiv] was from the murder scene. And that we have to take the man [back home]," the president said, according to the presidential press service.
Read alsoMarkiv case: Ukraine's Rada asks Italy to ensure objective appeal hearing
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Markiv's mother thanked Zelensky for his efforts to help release her son. "We are very grateful for this visit. We are really happy. It is very important for Vitaliy. With such support, Vitaly believes that everything will end well. He is ready and wants to return to Ukraine," she woman said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, deputy commander of a platoon of the Ukrainian National Guard's first battalion, senior sergeant Markiv was detained in Italy on June 30, 2017, on suspicion of the murder of Italian journalist Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian interpreter Andrei Mironov amid a mortar attack in Donetsk region in May 2014.
According to the Ukrainian investigation, the two were killed in shelling by Russian-led troops. Ukrainian National Guard officials insisted that the Ukrainian battalion was not armed with mortars in 2014.
The jury in the court of Italy's Pavia on July 12, 2019, sentenced the Ukrainian guardsman to 24 years in prison. He is also to pay compensation to Rocchelli's family.
Zelensky ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prosecutor General's Office to immediately address the issue of Markiv's return to Ukraine.
On November 20, Ukraine filed an appeal against Markiv's verdict. It is to be considered by a Lombardy appellate court in the spring of 2020.


unian--2020-02-10--Zelensky to attend Munich Security Conference 2020

The 56th Security Conference will be held on February 14-16 , 2020 .
`` We are pleased that Ukrainian President @ @ @ @ @ for a high-level townhall discussion on Ukraine at MSC2020 , '' the MSC wrote on @ @ @ @ @ The Munich Security Conference is an annual conference on international security policy that has taken @ @ @ @ @ since 1963 .
The conference is held annually in February .
The venue is Bayerischer @ @ @ @ @ Germany .
The 56th Security Conference will be held on February 14-16 , 2020 .

The 56th Security Conference will be held on February 14-16, 2020.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2020.
Read alsoZelensky shares impressions of meeting with Pope Francis
"We are pleased that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join us for a high-level townhall discussion on Ukraine at MSC2020," the MSC wrote on Facebook.
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UNIAN memo. The Munich Security Conference is an annual conference on international security policy that has taken place in Munich, Bavaria since 1963.
The conference is held annually in February. The venue is Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany.
The 56th Security Conference will be held on February 14-16, 2020.


unian--2020-02-10--Zagorodnyuk: Disengagement along entire contact line in Donbas contradicts Minsk agreements

Zagorodnyuk says it does n't change the security situation in Donbas .
Ukraine 's Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk says the disengagement of forces and weapons along the entire contact line in Donbas , the country 's east , contradicts the Minsk peace agreements .
Read alsoOSCE SMM : Recent developments in eastern Ukraine positive , but full implementation of ceasefire required '' We 've very seriously examined this issue at the Defense Ministry , the General Staff , and other law enforcement agencies , at meetings of the National Security and Defense Council .
The main thing was that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Minsk agreements stipulate that foreign military units should leave Ukraine and illegal armed formations should be disarmed and disbanded .
Of course , if old agreements were replaced by new ones , the new ones would take priority , and the new ones could be about the disengagement .
But this would actually make any efforts to implement this [ security ] part of the Minsk agreements more complicated , '' he said in an interview for RFE/RL 's Ukrainian service .
Zagorodnyuk says the disengagement does n't change the security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other side has the political will to escalate the conflict – two kilometers will not make any difference .
This is not a problem for [ enemy ] snipers , for sabotage and reconnaissance groups , '' he added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the disengagement of troops and weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russia-led forces near the village of Stanytsia Luhanska took place in June 2019 .
Forces and weapons near the town of Zolote were withdrawn on October 29 , which was followed by the disengagement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Petrivske on November 9-11 .

Zagorodnyuk says it doesn't change the security situation in Donbas.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk says the disengagement of forces and weapons along the entire contact line in Donbas, the country's east, contradicts the Minsk peace agreements.
Read alsoOSCE SMM: Recent developments in eastern Ukraine positive, but full implementation of ceasefire required
"We've very seriously examined this issue at the Defense Ministry, the General Staff, and other law enforcement agencies, at meetings of the National Security and Defense Council. The main thing was that this, firstly, contradicts the Minsk agreements. The Minsk agreements stipulate that foreign military units should leave Ukraine and illegal armed formations should be disarmed and disbanded. Of course, if old agreements were replaced by new ones, the new ones would take priority, and the new ones could be about the disengagement. But this would actually make any efforts to implement this [security] part of the Minsk agreements more complicated," he said in an interview for RFE/RL's Ukrainian service.
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Zagorodnyuk says the disengagement doesn't change the security situation in Donbas.
"Because if the other side has the political will to escalate the conflict – two kilometers will not make any difference. This is not a problem for [enemy] snipers, for sabotage and reconnaissance groups," he added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the disengagement of troops and weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russia-led forces near the village of Stanytsia Luhanska took place in June 2019.
Forces and weapons near the town of Zolote were withdrawn on October 29, which was followed by the disengagement of forces near the villages of Bohdanivka and Petrivske on November 9-11.


unian--2020-02-10--Ukraine's Cabinet dismisses Deputy FM Kyslytsia

Kyslytsia has been appointed Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations .
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has @ @ @ @ @ Kyslytsia .
Relevant order No .
70-r of February 5 , 2020 , is available @ @ @ @ @ `` To dismiss Serhiy Olehovych Kyslytsia as Deputy Foreign Minister on February 27 , 2020 @ @ @ @ @ transfer to another job , '' the document says .
As UNIAN reported earlier , @ @ @ @ @ December 19 , 2019 , appointed Kyslytsia as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United @ @

Kyslytsya has been appointed Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has dismissed Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya.
Read alsoUkraine's Deputy FM Kyslytsya appointed representative to UN
Relevant order No. 70-r of February 5, 2020, is available on the government portal.
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"To dismiss Serhiy Olehovych Kyslytsya as Deputy Foreign Minister on February 27, 2020, over [his] transfer to another job," the document says.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on December 19, 2019, appointed Kyslytsya as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.


unian--2020-02-10--Pension Fund reports on levels of monthly pensions in Ukraine as of Jan 1

In total , there are 11.3 million retirement-age people in Ukraine ; of them , 2.6 million still work .
The Pension Fund of Ukraine ( PFU ) has said the average pension in the country as of January 1 , 2020 , stood at UAH 3,082.98 , or about US $ 126 .
Retirement-age pensions ( UAH 3,064/US $ 125 on the average ) accounted for 75.4 % of all pensions paid , the share of disability pensions ( UAH 2,641/US $ 108 ) is 12.8 % , and that of survivors ' pension benefits ( UAH 2,916/US $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PFU wrote on Facebook on February 7 .
The share of long-service pensions is 5.4 % of the total number of assigned retirement benefits ( the largest average pension UAH 4,500/US $ 183 ) , while that of social pensions is a mere 0.7 % ( UAH 1,644/US $ 67 ) .
In total , there are 11.3 million retirement-age people in Ukraine ; of them , 2.6 million still work .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Pension Fund 's budget for 2020 was set at UAH 448.61 billion ( US $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion ( US $ 6 billion ) in deficit , which will be covered by subsidies from the national budget .
The maximum pension in Ukraine is expected to be tripled in 2020 .

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In total, there are 11.3 million retirement-age people in Ukraine; of them, 2.6 million still work.
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unian--2020-02-10--Ukraine's Embassy in Japan gives details about Ukrainian with coronavirus

The man is said to have no visible signs of virus symptoms .
The Embassy of Ukraine in Japan has given details about the health condition of a citizen of Ukraine who was reportedly infected with the novel coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship .
Read alsoUkrainian citizen on board Diamond Princess liner gets infected with new coronavirus '' The Japanese side has officially confirmed only one case involving our citizen .
The Ukrainian is now in hospital under the supervision of doctors .
He is being treated and provided with everything necessary .
He feels good and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visible signs of virus symptoms , '' the diplomats said , adding the Ukrainian had no complaints .
As UNIAN reported earlier , there was one confirmed case involving a citizen of Ukraine on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship placed in quarantine off Yokohama port near Tokyo , Japan , over the China novel coronavirus .
The quarantine regime was introduced from 07:00 on February 5 for a period of 14 days .
In total , there are 3,700 people from 56 countries on board the ship , of which 2,700 are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including 25 Ukrainians .

The man is said to have no visible signs of virus symptoms.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Japan has given details about the health condition of a citizen of Ukraine who was reportedly infected with the novel coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
Read alsoUkrainian citizen on board Diamond Princess liner gets infected with new coronavirus
"The Japanese side has officially confirmed only one case involving our citizen. The Ukrainian is now in hospital under the supervision of doctors. He is being treated and provided with everything necessary. He feels good and, in general, he has no visible signs of virus symptoms," the diplomats said, adding the Ukrainian had no complaints.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, there was one confirmed case involving a citizen of Ukraine on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship placed in quarantine off Yokohama port near Tokyo, Japan, over the China novel coronavirus.
The quarantine regime was introduced from 07:00 on February 5 for a period of 14 days. In total, there are 3,700 people from 56 countries on board the ship, of which 2,700 are passengers and the remaining are crew members, including 25 Ukrainians.


unian--2020-02-10--Ukraine's National Bank forecasts almost 67% reduction in gas imports in 2020

This is due to high stocks in the country 's underground storage facilities .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( @ @ @ @ @ reduction by around 66.7 % in gas imports in 2020 , to 5 billion cubic @ @ @ @ @ This is due to high gas stocks in the country 's underground storage facilities ( @ @ @ @ @ the NBU 's January 2020 Inflation Report , published on the regulator 's website on @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine is expected to increase annual gas purchases to 9 bcm in subsequent years , @ @ @ @ @ UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine on November 2 stopped injecting gas into its USFs and @ @ @ @ @ the 2019-2020 heating season .
By the start of the heating season , Ukraine had @ @ @ @ @ in its underground storage facilities against 17.2 bcm year-on-year .

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unian--2020-02-10--Ukraine's exports in 2019 grow due to record shipments of agricultural products

High grain yields in 2018-2019 ensured record shipments of certain groups of commodities , namely grain and oilseeds , abroad .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) says exports from Ukraine in 2019 rose by 6.4 % due to record shipments of agricultural products abroad , despite price deterioration for Ukrainian exporters .
Read alsoRecord 75 mln tonnes of grain collected in Ukraine in 2019 '' High grain yields in 2018-2019 ensured record supplies of certain groups of commodities ( grain and oilseeds , sunflower oil , and oilcake ) , which supported the dynamic growth of food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 2020 Inflation Report .
The slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2019 was due to the fact that the yield of maize , although it was a significant one , remained at the level of 2018 .
At the same time , China 's increased demand for food products was an additional factor for boosting the exports amid a China-U.S. trade dispute .
`` As a result , for the first time in history , China has become Ukraine 's largest trade partner , outrunning Russia , Germany and Poland , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier , Ukrainian agribusinesses exported 30 million tonnes of grain in July-December 2019 , which was 30.5 % up year-over-year .
As of February 7 , 2020 , Ukrainian farmers exported 37.14 million tonnes of grain from the beginning of the current marketing year ( July 2019 – June 2020 ) .
Ukraine in 2019 harvested 75.1 million tonnes of grain , which was 4 million tonnes up on the figure reported in 2018 .
In particular , Ukrainian farmers gathered 28.3 million tonnes of wheat ( 15 % up ) and 35.8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0.1 % up ) .
Ukraine is expected to export 54 million tonnes of last year 's grain .

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unian--2020-02-10--Russian FM Lavrov speaks about possible exchange of ambassadors with Kyiv

According to Lavrov , the two countries are highly interconnected in the economy .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the Russian side is able to return its ambassador to Kyiv and receive the ambassador of Ukraine in Moscow .
Read alsoLavrov says `` hopes '' for progress on Donbas under Zelensky '' The Ukrainian side recalled the ambassador , threatened to break off diplomatic relations [ after Russia unleashed aggression in Ukraine in 2014 ] .
However , it seems like someone there has mentioned the probability of [ Ukrainian President Volodymyr ] Zelensky 's decision to return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even in the current situation , our countries are highly interconnected in the economy , in the field of transport , in humanitarian affairs , in family ties .
And , of course , it 's unreasonable to constantly erect some kind of barriers , for air traffic , for rail transport , and just for communication , '' he said in an interview for the Rossiyskaya Gazeta government newspaper .
Lavrov said he had met with his Ukrainian counterpart Vadym Prystaiko only once , namely at the Norman Four summit in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported earlier , Ukraine recalled the then Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko from Moscow for consultations in March 2014 .
Russia took a similar step in 2016 .

According to Lavrov, the two countries are highly interconnected in economic issues.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the Russian side does not mind returning its ambassador to Kyiv and receiving the ambassador of Ukraine in Moscow.
Read alsoLavrov says "hopes" for progress on Donbas under Zelensky
"The Ukrainian side recalled the ambassador, threatened to break off diplomatic relations [after Russia unleashed aggression in Ukraine in 2014]. However, it seems like someone there has mentioned the probability of [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky's decision to return the ambassadors. We will not mind. Even in the current situation, our countries are highly interconnected in the economy, in the field of transport, in humanitarian affairs, in family ties. And, of course, it's unreasonable to constantly erect some kind of barriers, for air traffic, for rail transport, and just for communication," he said in an interview for the Rossiyskaya Gazeta government newspaper.
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Lavrov said he had met with his Ukrainian counterpart Vadym Prystaiko only once, namely at the Norman Four summit in Paris in December 2019.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine recalled the then Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko from Moscow for consultations in March 2014. Russia took a similar step in 2016.


unian--2020-02-10--OSCARS 2020: Full list of winners

OSCARS 2020: Full list of winners

The 92nd Academy Awards took place in Hollywood , Los Angeles , on Sunday , February 9 , 2020 .
South Korean film 'Parasite ' has been named best picture at this year 's Oscars , becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize , according to the BBC .
Parasite 's Bong Joon-ho beat Sam Mendes ( '1917 ' ) to the prize for best director , and also took the best original screenplay award .
What is more , it won the award for best international feature .
Here is the full list of Oscar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a leading role nominees : Leonardo DiCaprio in ONCE UPON A TIME ...
IN HOLLYWOOD Jonathan Pryce in THE TWO POPES Performance by an actor in a supporting role nominees : Tom Hanks in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Anthony Hopkins in THE TWO POPES Brad Pitt in ONCE UPON A TIME ...
IN HOLLYWOOD – WINNER Performance by an actress in a leading role nominees : Performance by an actress in a supporting role nominees : Best animated feature film of the year nominees : HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A WARZONE ( IF YOU ’ RE A GIRL ) – WINNER Best international feature film of the year nominees : '' I Ca n't Let You Throw Yourself Away '' from TOY STORY 4 '' ( I 'm Gon na ) Love Me Again '' from ROCKETMAN – WINNER '' I 'm Standing With You '' from BREAKTHROUGH '' Into The Unknown '' from FROZEN II Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Music and Lyric by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo Best motion picture of the year nominees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gerwig

South Korea's 'Parasite' won four awards in total.
The 92nd Academy Awards took place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Sunday, February 9, 2020.
South Korean film 'Parasite' has been named best picture at this year's Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize, according to the BBC.
Parasite's Bong Joon-ho beat Sam Mendes ('1917') to the prize for best director, and also took the best original screenplay award. What is more, it won the award for best international feature.
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Here is the full list of Oscar winners:
Performance by an actor in a leading role nominees:
Antonio Banderas in PAIN AND GLORY
Leonardo DiCaprio in ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Adam Driver in MARRIAGE STORY
Joaquin Phoenix in JOKER – WINNER
Jonathan Pryce in THE TWO POPES
Performance by an actor in a supporting role nominees:
Tom Hanks in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Anthony Hopkins in THE TWO POPES
Al Pacino in THE IRISHMAN
Joe Pesci in THE IRISHMAN
Brad Pitt in ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD – WINNER
Performance by an actress in a leading role nominees:
Cynthia Erivo in HARRIET
Scarlett Johansson in MARRIAGE STORY
Saoirse Ronan in LITTLE WOMEN
Charlize Theron in BOMBSHELL
Renée Zellweger in JUDY – WINNER
Performance by an actress in a supporting role nominees:
Kathy Bates in RICHARD JEWELL
Laura Dern in MARRIAGE STORY – WINNER
Scarlett Johansson in JOJO RABBIT
Florence Pugh in LITTLE WOMEN
Margot Robbie in BOMBSHELL
Best animated feature film of the year nominees:
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
Dean DeBlois, Bradford Lewis and Bonnie Arnold
I LOST MY BODY
Jérémy Clapin and Marc du Pontavice
KLAUS
Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh and Marisa Román
MISSING LINK
Chris Butler, Arianne Sutner and Travis Knight
TOY STORY 4 – WINNER
Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera
Achievement in cinematography nominees:
THE IRISHMAN
Rodrigo Prieto
JOKER
Lawrence Sher
THE LIGHTHOUSE
Jarin Blaschke
1917 – WINNER
Roger Deakins
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Robert Richardson
Achievement in costume design nominees:
THE IRISHMAN
Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson
JOJO RABBIT
Mayes C. Rubeo
JOKER
Mark Bridges
LITTLE WOMEN – WINNER
Jacqueline Durran
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Arianne Phillips
Achievement in directing nominees:
THE IRISHMAN
Martin Scorsese
JOKER
Todd Phillips
1917
Sam Mendes
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE – WINNER
Bong Joon Ho
Best documentary feature nominees:
AMERICAN FACTORY – WINNER
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert
THE CAVE
Feras Fayyad, Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær
THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY
Petra Costa, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris and Tiago Pavan
FOR SAMA
Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts
HONEYLAND
Ljubo Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska and Atanas Georgiev
Best documentary short subject nominees:
IN THE ABSENCE
Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL) – WINNER
Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva
LIFE OVERTAKES ME
John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN
Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
WALK RUN CHA-CHA
Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt
Achievement in film editing nominees:
FORD V FERRARI – WINNER
Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland
THE IRISHMAN
Thelma Schoonmaker
JOJO RABBIT
Tom Eagles
JOKER
Jeff Groth
PARASITE
Yang Jinmo
Best international feature film of the year nominees:
CORPUS CHRISTI
Poland
Directed by Jan Komasa
HONEYLAND
North Macedonia
Directed by Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska
LES MISÉRABLES
France
Directed by Ladj Ly
PAIN AND GLORY
Spain
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
PARASITE – WINNER
South Korea
Directed by Bong Joon Ho
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling nominees:
BOMBSHELL – WINNER
Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker
JOKER
Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou
JUDY
Jeremy Woodhead
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL
Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten and David White
1917
Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) nominees:
JOKER – WINNER
Hildur Guðnadóttir
LITTLE WOMEN
Alexandre Desplat
MARRIAGE STORY
Randy Newman
1917
Thomas Newman
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
John Williams
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) nominees:
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" from TOY STORY 4
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from ROCKETMAN – WINNER
Music by Elton John
Lyric by Bernie Taupin
"I'm Standing With You" from BREAKTHROUGH
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"Into The Unknown" from FROZEN II
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
"Stand Up" from HARRIET
Music and Lyric by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo
Best motion picture of the year nominees:
FORD V FERRARI
Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and James Mangold, Producers
THE IRISHMAN
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers
JOJO RABBIT
Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi and Chelsea Winstanley, Producers
JOKER
Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers
LITTLE WOMEN
Amy Pascal, Producer
MARRIAGE STORY
Noah Baumbach and David Heyman, Producers
1917
Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougall, Producers
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino, Producers
PARASITE – WINNER
Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers
Achievement in production design nominees:
THE IRISHMAN
Production Design: Bob Shaw
Set Decoration: Regina Graves
JOJO RABBIT
Production Design: Ra Vincent
Set Decoration: Nora Sopková
1917
Production Design: Dennis Gassner
Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD – WINNER
Production Design: Barbara Ling
Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
PARASITE
Production Design: Lee Ha Jun
Set Decoration: Cho Won Woo
Best animated short film nominees:
DCERA (DAUGHTER)
Daria Kashcheeva
HAIR LOVE – WINNER
Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
KITBULL
Rosana Sullivan and Kathryn Hendrickson
MEMORABLE
Bruno Collet and Jean-François Le Corre
SISTER
Siqi Song
Best live action short film nominees:
BROTHERHOOD
Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon
NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB
Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi
THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW – WINNER
Marshall Curry
SARIA
Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre
A SISTER
Delphine Girard
Achievement in sound editing nominees:
FORD V FERRARI – WINNER
Donald Sylvester
JOKER
Alan Robert Murray
1917
Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Wylie Stateman
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Matthew Wood and David Acord
Achievement in sound mixing nominees:
AD ASTRA
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano
FORD V FERRARI
Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow
JOKER
Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland
1917 – WINNER
Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano
Achievement in visual effects nominees:
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick
THE IRISHMAN
Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and Stephane Grabli
THE LION KING
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman
1917 – WINNER
Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy
Adapted screenplay nominees:
THE IRISHMAN
Screenplay by Steven Zaillian
JOJO RABBIT – WINNER
Screenplay by Taika Waititi
JOKER
Written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
LITTLE WOMEN
Written for the screen by Greta Gerwig
THE TWO POPES
Written by Anthony McCarten
Original screenplay nominees:
KNIVES OUT
Written by Rian Johnson
MARRIAGE STORY
Written by Noah Baumbach
1917
Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD
Written by Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE – WINNER
Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
Story by Bong Joon Ho


unian--2020-02-10--Donbas war update: Attacks on Ukrainian positions grow to nine on Feb 9

No attacks have been reported since Monday midnight .
The number of Russian-led forces ' attacks on Ukrainian positions in @ @ @ @ @ grew to nine on Sunday , February 9 .
`` The enemy shelled our positions @ @ @ @ @ 122mm artillery systems , 120mm and 82mm mortars , as well as grenade launchers of @ @ @ @ @ guns , and small arms , '' the press center of the Joint Forces Operation @ @ @ @ @ a morning update on Monday , February 10 .
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near @ @ @ @ @ Starohnativka , Novoluhanske , Novozvanivka , and Orikhove .
One Ukrainian soldier was wounded amid @ @ @ @ @ No enemy attacks were reported from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on February 10 .

No attacks have been reported since Monday midnight.
The number of Russian-led forces' attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, grew to nine on Sunday, February 9.
Read alsoOne Ukrainian soldier wounded amid enemy shelling in Donbas on Feb 9
"The enemy shelled our positions, using proscribed 152mm and 122mm artillery systems, 120mm and 82mm mortars, as well as grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms," the press center of the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in a morning update on Monday, February 10.
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Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the villages of Lebedynske, Starohnativka, Novoluhanske, Novozvanivka, and Orikhove.
One Ukrainian soldier was wounded amid shelling on February 9.
No enemy attacks were reported from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on February 10.


unian--2020-02-10--RFE/RL: Two Ukrainians held in Bosnia on suspicion of stealing US$1.5 mln from Russia’s Sberbank ATM

RFE/RL: Two Ukrainians held in Bosnia on suspicion of stealing US$1.5 mln from Russia’s Sberbank ATMs

Police said the arrested suspects were n't cooperating with authorities .
Two of three Ukrainian men suspected of stealing the equivalent of US $ 1.51 million from automated-teller machines ( ATMs ) operated by a Russian state-owned bank in Bosnia-Herzegovina have been placed in pretrial detention for one month , local media reported over the weekend .
Dmytro Boyko and Oleksandr Zaytsev were arrested on February 2 in Bihac , a city of more than 56,000 inhabitants , RFE/RL 's Balkan Service reported .
A third suspect , Yaroslav Tytarenko , is still at large and entered Hungary the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All three entered Bosnia via Serbia on January 31 and were believed to have been residing in Montenegro and Serbia as well , local police said .
Approximately US $ 60,000 in local currency was found on the two apprehended suspects who solely targeted ATMs belonging to Sberbank , Russia 's largest lender .
Police said the arrested suspects were n't cooperating with authorities and did n't provide details of their actions , which saw them allegedly withdraw the money over a span of 53 hours .
The Russian state-owned bank told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was still missing .
RFE/RL learned of the alleged theft last week after speaking to customers who tried using Sberbank ATMs .
Sberbank 's in-country network of ATMs is operating normally and money was n't stolen from any client accounts , Vedran Persic , director of communications and marketing at Sberbank BiH , told RFE/RL .
Computer-hacking tools were used to withdraw the money , Vahidan Djaltur , a permanent court expert on information and communications , told RFE/RL .

Police said the arrested suspects weren't cooperating with authorities.
Two of three Ukrainian men suspected of stealing the equivalent of US$1.51 million from automated-teller machines (ATMs) operated by a Russian state-owned bank in Bosnia-Herzegovina have been placed in pretrial detention for one month, local media reported over the weekend.
Dmytro Boyko and Oleksandr Zaytsev were arrested on February 2 in Bihac, a city of more than 56,000 inhabitants, RFE/RL's Balkan Service reported.
Read alsoPolice smash 'GozNym' cybercrime network that stole $100 mln – media
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A third suspect, Yaroslav Tytarenko, is still at large and entered Hungary the next day, according to Bosnian police.
All three entered Bosnia via Serbia on January 31 and were believed to have been residing in Montenegro and Serbia as well, local police said.
Approximately US$60,000 in local currency was found on the two apprehended suspects who solely targeted ATMs belonging to Sberbank, Russia's largest lender.
Police said the arrested suspects weren't cooperating with authorities and didn't provide details of their actions, which saw them allegedly withdraw the money over a span of 53 hours.
The Russian state-owned bank told the Sarajevo Times that the remaining stolen money was still missing.
RFE/RL learned of the alleged theft last week after speaking to customers who tried using Sberbank ATMs.
Sberbank's in-country network of ATMs is operating normally and money wasn't stolen from any client accounts, Vedran Persic, director of communications and marketing at Sberbank BiH, told RFE/RL.
Computer-hacking tools were used to withdraw the money, Vahidan Djaltur, a permanent court expert on information and communications, told RFE/RL.


unian--2020-02-10--NBU strengthens official hryvnia to UAH 24.54 to U.S. dollar on Feb 10

The official forex rate of the hryvnia against the euro for Monday is fixed at UAH 26.90 .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) has set the official forex rate for Monday , February 10 , at UAH 24.54 to the U.S. dollar , which let the country 's national currency strengthen by four kopiykas .
Read alsoAmount of foreign currency alone for repayment of Ukraine 's debts in 2020 exceeds US $ 9 bln The hryvnia has risen against the dollar for the fourth day in a row after a week-long slide since Monday , January 27 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The official forex rate of the hryvnia against the euro for Monday is fixed at UAH 26.90 – the hryvnia gained 14 kopiykas in value since Friday .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Ukrainian hryvnia in January weakened by 5.7 % against the U.S. dollar , to UAH 25.03 , and by 4.7 % against the euro , to UAH 27.66 per euro .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the U.S. dollar was registered at UAH 30.01 in February 2015 .

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unian--2020-02-10--AP: Mainland China virus cases rise again after earlier decline

On Monday , China 's health ministry said another 3,062 cases had been reported over the previous 24 hours , raising the Chinese mainland 's total to 40,171 .
Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day , while the number of deaths grow by 97 to 908 , with at least two more outside the country .
Read alsoUkrainian citizen on board Diamond Princess liner gets infected with new coronavirus On Monday , China 's health ministry said another 3,062 cases had been reported over the previous 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total to 40,171 , according to the Associated Press .
Monday 's rise was a turnaround from a significant reduction in new cases reported Sunday , 2,656 , down by about 20 % from the 3,399 new cases reported in the previous 24-hour period .
That had prompted optimism that the `` joint control mechanism of different regions and the strict prevention and control measures have worked , '' in the words of a spokesman for the National Health Commission , Mi Feng .
Also Sunday , new cases were reported in Japan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the U.K. and Spain .
More than 360 cases have been confirmed outside mainland China .

On Monday, China's health ministry said another 3,062 cases had been reported over the previous 24 hours, raising the Chinese mainland's total to 40,171.
Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow by 97 to 908, with at least two more outside the country.
Read alsoUkrainian citizen on board Diamond Princess liner gets infected with new coronavirus
On Monday, China's health ministry said another 3,062 cases had been reported over the previous 24 hours, raising the Chinese mainland's total to 40,171, according to the Associated Press.
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Monday's rise was a turnaround from a significant reduction in new cases reported Sunday, 2,656, down by about 20% from the 3,399 new cases reported in the previous 24-hour period. That had prompted optimism that the "joint control mechanism of different regions and the strict prevention and control measures have worked," in the words of a spokesman for the National Health Commission, Mi Feng.
Also Sunday, new cases were reported in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, the U.K. and Spain. More than 360 cases have been confirmed outside mainland China.


unian--2020-02-10--European Commission Vice President says would give Crimea back to Ukraine if switched places with Pu

European Commission Vice President says would give Crimea back to Ukraine if switched places with Putin

The interview was part of a video series titled `` Face to Face '' .
Věra Jourová , Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency , has suggested in a video interview that she would give Crimea back to Ukraine if she had an opportunity to take up Russian President Vladimir Putin 's post for just one day .
The interview was part of a video series titled `` Face to Face '' , the project by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe party where it has engaged with European Commissioners in an informal way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see high-level political figures from a more personal angle .
Asked , with which politician she would switch place for one day , the official said : `` I think I would switch to Moscow and replace Vladimir Vladimirovitch Putin .
If I have one day , I would give Crimea back to Ukraine . ''
UNIAN memo .
Russia occupied the Ukrainian Crimea , introducing the military into the peninsula and organizing in March 2014 a pseudo-referendum on its self-determination .
The self-proclaimed Crimean authorities said that 96.77 % of the inhabitants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crimea to the Russian Federation .
On March 18 , 2014 , the so-called `` agreement '' was signed in the Kremlin on the accession of Crimea and Sevastopol to the Russian Federation .
Western powers did not recognize the annexation of Crimea and imposed sanctions against Russia .
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine officially announced the beginning of the temporary occupation of Crimea on February 20 , 2014 .

The interview was part of a video series titled "Face to Face".
Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, has suggested in a video interview that she would give Crimea back to Ukraine if she had an opportunity to take up Russian President Vladimir Putin's post for just one day.
The interview was part of a video series titled "Face to Face", the project by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe party where it has engaged with European Commissioners in an informal way to give the audience an opportunity to see high-level political figures from a more personal angle.
Read alsoRussia to continue "protecting Russian speakers" – official
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Asked, with which politician she would switch place for one day, the official said: "I think I would switch to Moscow and replace Vladimir Vladimirovitch Putin. If I have one day, I would give Crimea back to Ukraine."
UNIAN memo. Russia occupied the Ukrainian Crimea, introducing the military into the peninsula and organizing in March 2014 a pseudo-referendum on its self-determination.
The self-proclaimed Crimean authorities said that 96.77% of the inhabitants of the peninsula supported the accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation.
On March 18, 2014, the so-called "agreement" was signed in the Kremlin on the accession of Crimea and Sevastopol to the Russian Federation.
Western powers did not recognize the annexation of Crimea and imposed sanctions against Russia.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine officially announced the beginning of the temporary occupation of Crimea on February 20, 2014.


unian--2020-02-10--Zelensky's aide Yermak comments on meeting with Russian supervisor of puppet "republics"

The Ukrainian official said communication had been `` constructive '' .
Andriy Yermak , an aide to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky , has met with Deputy Head of Russian Presidential Administration Dmitry Kozak , who reports say has recently replaced Vladislav Surkov as top Moscow official supervising the Moscow-controlled and globally unrecognized entities in eastern Ukraine 's Donbas .
Speaking with Ukraine 24 TV Channel , Yermak said he was part of Ukraine 's team in the Normandy format of talks , although he was not an `` exclusive negotiator '' .
At the same time , the Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represents the Russian side in negotiations with Ukraine .
The two have discussed draft lists for upcoming prisoner swaps .
Yermak said he had already met Kozak and confirmed he had met Kozak 's predecessor Vladislav Surkov .
Yermak suggests that Kozak is different from Surkov in his approach .
`` It seems to me that he [ Kozak ] is more inclined to dialogue .
And on the issues on which I spoke with him , I can say that we had constructive communication , without which nothing would be possible of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .

The Ukrainian official said communication had been "constructive".
Andriy Yermak, an aide to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, has met with Deputy Head of Russian Presidential Administration Dmitry Kozak, who reports say has recently replaced Vladislav Surkov as top Moscow official supervising the Moscow-controlled and globally unrecognized entities in eastern Ukraine's Donbas.
Speaking with Ukraine 24 TV Channel, Yermak said he was part of Ukraine's team in the Normandy format of talks, although he was not an "exclusive negotiator". At the same time, the Ukrainian official confirmed that it is Kozak who represents the Russian side in negotiations with Ukraine.
The two have discussed draft lists for upcoming prisoner swaps.
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Yermak said he had already met Kozak and confirmed he had met Kozak's predecessor Vladislav Surkov.
Yermak suggests that Kozak is different from Surkov in his approach.
"It seems to me that he [Kozak] is more inclined to dialogue. And on the issues on which I spoke with him, I can say that we had constructive communication, without which nothing would be possible of what we already saw," he said.


unian--2020-02-10--"Anything is possible": Parl't Speaker Razumkov on reports on Presidential Office chief Bohdan's all

"Anything is possible": Parl't Speaker Razumkov on reports on Presidential Office chief Bohdan's alleged stepdown

Presidential Office staff this afternoon were allegedly clearing the office where Bohdan used to receive visitors .
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov has commented on media reports alleging that the Head of the Presidential Office , Andriy Bohdan , had resigned .
`` I 'm not a press secretary for Andriy Iosypovych Bohdan , I think it 's better to ask him , '' Razumkov told Nash TV channel , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
This came as a response to a request to comment on earlier reports claiming that the presidential office staff this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bohdan used to receive visitors .
`` Today I did n't have the opportunity to speak with him , so I ca n't comment on this '' Razumkov said .
`` I think that in our country , as we know how our people are , anything is possible , '' he went on to say .
`` At one time they said that Zelensky could not be president .
However , everyone sees who the president is today .
I probably could never have thought that I would be chairman of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything is possible , always . ''
`` However , to be politically correct , I believe we should ask rather than suggest , '' he concluded .

Presidential Office staff this afternoon were allegedly clearing the office where Bohdan used to receive visitors.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov has commented on media reports alleging that the Head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Bohdan, had resigned.
"I'm not a press secretary for Andriy Iosypovych Bohdan, I think it's better to ask him," Razumkov told Nash TV channel, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
This came as a response to a request to comment on earlier reports claiming that the presidential office staff this afternoon were allegedly clearing the office where Bohdan used to receive visitors.
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Read alsoTeam Zelensky eyes holding elections in Donbas late October
"Today I didn't have the opportunity to speak with him, so I can't comment on this" Razumkov said.
"I think that in our country, as we know how our people are, anything is possible," he went on to say. "At one time they said that Zelensky could not be president. However, everyone sees who the president is today. I probably could never have thought that I would be chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Therefore, anything is possible, always."
"However, to be politically correct, I believe we should ask rather than suggest," he concluded.


unian--2020-02-10--Naftogaz mulls gas purchases at stock  exchange by late February

The target minimum daily purchase volume is set at 10 million cubic meters , with a lot size of 1 mcm .
Until the end of February , Naftogaz Trading gas supply company , which is part of Naftogaz Group , plans to start purchasing natural gas through the electronic platform of Ukrainian Energy Exchange ( UEEX ) , where the contractual purchase price will be determined by bidding results .
Daily purchase and selling price offers at UEEX will allow Naftogaz becoming the main market maker on the domestic market .
It is noted that Naftogaz 's listing as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conditions of oversupply will support domestic gas producers and promote gas extraction in Ukraine .
Gas will be purchased on conditions of its delivery in the next month following the bidding .
Payments will be made immediately after the delivery is made , which will allow market players to improve own liquidity .
The planned minimum daily purchase volume is set at up to 10 million cubic meters , with a lot size of 1 mcm .
If the bidding sees success and interest from market players , the company plans to expand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of products purchased .
The company recalled that Naftogaz Trading , a gas supply company , is actively selling natural gas on the Ukrainian energy exchange .
Naftogaz 's starting selling price reflects the level of import parity .

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unian--2020-02-10--Ukraine needs FTA extension, visa facilitation with Canada, PM says

A special assessment mission from Canada 's Immigration Department is set to arrive in May .
Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk on Monday , February 10 , met with Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Larisa Galadza .
Extending the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement was named a key issue of the meeting , the government press service reports .
Oleksiy Honcharuk noted that the `` most pressing issue of our bilateral relations is the extension of the FTA in the field of services and investments . ''
`` According to my information , technical consultations at the expert level have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off formal negotiations on the extension .
It is important that the relevant directives from the Government of Canada and the President of Ukraine are received in the coming weeks , '' Honcharuk said .
The next issue discussed was visa facilitation for Ukrainians .
`` We are committed to shaping a dialogue that will yield real results in the process of visa waiver for Ukrainians .
Last year , we were invited to join the ETA + program .
Already this May , we look forward to the arrival of a special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canada .
Our Government will exert maximum efforts to assist it , so we hope that in the near future we will have positive results towards the Ukrainian-Canadian visa waiver , '' PM said .
Apart from that , the parties discussed the revision of the EDC ( Export Development Canada ) investment policy and the unblocking of support to the Canadian businesses in the framework of investment activity in Ukraine .
Oleksiy Honcharuk voiced a proposal to identify steps that would allow EDC to review its assessment of investment opportunities in Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government of Canada would pay due attention to informing EDC of all opportunities and conditions that Ukraine offers to Canadian investors .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Ukraine-Canada FTA came into force on August 1 , 2017 .
It immediately lifted up to 98 % of all restrictions and customs duties in mutual trade .

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unian--2020-02-10--New count says almost 1.5 mln IDPs registered in Ukraine

The report does n't show stats on financial support the government has provided to the affected citizens .
The number @ @ @ @ @ who fled from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the Autonomous @ @ @ @ @ February 10 amounted to 1,440,167 , the press service of the Ministry of Social Policy @ @ @ @ @ report does not indicate how many families have been registered .
Neither does it show @ @ @ @ @ the government has provided to the affected citizens .
Read alsoGovernment earmarks US $ 1.7 @ @ @ @ @ Donbas homes – official As UNIAN reported earlier , after Russia 's annexation of Crimea @ @ @ @ @ beginning of the anti-terrorist operation in the Donbas in April of the same year , @ @ @ @ @ from Crimea and war-affected areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions started fleeing the conflict-struck areas @ @ @ @ @ At the beginning of 2019 , the number of registered internal migrants from Crimea and @ @ @ @ @

The report doesn't show stats on financial support the government has provided to the affected citizens.
The number of registered internally displaced persons who fled from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea as of February 10 amounted to 1,440,167, the press service of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine reported.
The report does not indicate how many families have been registered. Neither does it show the volume of financial support the government has provided to the affected citizens.
Read alsoGovernment earmarks US$1.7 mln to compensate for destroyed Donbas homes – official
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As UNIAN reported earlier, after Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation in the Donbas in April of the same year, a large number of IDPs from Crimea and war-affected areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions started fleeing the conflict-struck areas to the government-controlled territory.
At the beginning of 2019, the number of registered internal migrants from Crimea and Donbas stood at 1,512,435.


unian--2020-02-10--Russian historian: Ukraine ruins Kremlin's "Napoleonic" plans

The political and economic models in Russia and Ukraine significantly differ , the expert notes .
Russia 's attempts to pull Ukraine into the Eurasian Economic Union failed , and Kyiv pretty much disrupted the Kremlin 's `` Napoleonic '' plans , which ultimately stood behind Russia 's aggression against Ukraine , says Viktor Mironenko , head of the Center for Ukrainian Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences .
Moscow had a plan , Mironenko told Segodnya , to become the center of a powerful economic entity , the Eurasian Economic Union , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , Ukraine was n't going to share the path with Russia as it sought to walk along with Europe , which put an end to the Kremlin 's plans .
The expert recalled that the Russian economy is not the former economy of the Soviet Union .
In terms of global weight , it stands at about 1 % of the total mass .
It turned out that Russia , as a nuclear power , does have certain weight in the world , albeit insufficient .
He notes that Russia can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like to speak with on equal terms , primarily the United States .
`` Having come to power , Putin had his own vision of what Russia 's global weight should be , and what kind of Russia he would like to see ... And one of the ideas that his entourage prompted was the idea of economic reintegration of the post-Soviet space , more precisely , parts of it .
This is indeed a very strong and powerful idea , which , if implemented , would have solved many problems for Putin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the center of such an association .
However , achieving this goal without Ukraine is simply impossible .
Therefore , it was precisely the 'taming of the obstinate ' Ukraine that became the focal idea of this right plan , which , unfortunately , is unfeasible under the existing conditions .
But today very few people in Russia are aware of and understand the new Ukrainian economy , its policy , even its history .
And it seems to me that there are no such people hatsoever in the Russian leadership , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mistake has been made .
The fact is that the modern economic and political systems of Russia and Ukraine are objectively incompatible , '' Mironenko said .
Read alsoPompeo assures Ukraine of U.S. support in countering Russian aggression – MFA He noted that while Russia 's key economic resource is energy ( about 70 % of budget revenues is brought by energy exports ) , in Ukraine it is both energy ( albeit on a much smaller scale ) and fertile land with a good climate , while the main resource is people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow rising up – economically and politically .
And different economies also involve different political systems .
It 's one thing if the economic model is to get some money from the sale of energy resources , and then partially let someone 's friends embezzle and partially spread funds across the vast country in a thin layer .
And it 's completely different when people are the main resource of the economy .
They must know that their work will be paid for , that they will manage the results of their work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which provides for economic freedom and political freedom .
So these two models turned out to be almost incompatible , '' said the expert .
Mironenko added that all this has largely sparked Russian aggression against Ukraine since 2014 , when the Russian leadership finally realized that an integration plan involving Ukraine was impossible .

The political and economic models in Russia and Ukraine significantly differ, the expert notes.
Russia's attempts to pull Ukraine into the Eurasian Economic Union failed, and Kyiv pretty much disrupted the Kremlin's "Napoleonic" plans, which ultimately stood behind Russia's aggression against Ukraine, says Viktor Mironenko, head of the Center for Ukrainian Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Moscow had a plan, Mironenko told Segodnya, to become the center of a powerful economic entity, the Eurasian Economic Union, in order to strengthen its global position. However, Ukraine wasn't going to share the path with Russia as it sought to walk along with Europe, which put an end to the Kremlin's plans.
The expert recalled that the Russian economy is not the former economy of the Soviet Union. In terms of global weight, it stands at about 1% of the total mass. It turned out that Russia, as a nuclear power, does have certain weight in the world, albeit insufficient. He notes that Russia cannot catch up with the powers they would like to speak with on equal terms, primarily the United States.
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"Having come to power, Putin had his own vision of what Russia's global weight should be, and what kind of Russia he would like to see... And one of the ideas that his entourage prompted was the idea of economic reintegration of the post-Soviet space, more precisely, parts of it. This is indeed a very strong and powerful idea, which, if implemented, would have solved many problems for Putin, including raising Russia's weight as the center of such an association. However, achieving this goal without Ukraine is simply impossible. Therefore, it was precisely the 'taming of the obstinate' Ukraine that became the focal idea of this right plan, which, unfortunately, is unfeasible under the existing conditions. But today very few people in Russia are aware of and understand the new Ukrainian economy, its policy, even its history. And it seems to me that there are no such people hatsoever in the Russian leadership, in Putin's entourage. And a systemic mistake has been made. The fact is that the modern economic and political systems of Russia and Ukraine are objectively incompatible," Mironenko said.
Read alsoPompeo assures Ukraine of U.S. support in countering Russian aggression – MFA
He noted that while Russia's key economic resource is energy (about 70% of budget revenues is brought by energy exports), in Ukraine it is both energy (albeit on a much smaller scale) and fertile land with a good climate, while the main resource is people.
"This human resource alone would allow rising up – economically and politically. And different economies also involve different political systems. It's one thing if the economic model is to get some money from the sale of energy resources, and then partially let someone's friends embezzle and partially spread funds across the vast country in a thin layer. And it's completely different when people are the main resource of the economy. They must know that their work will be paid for, that they will manage the results of their work. This is a liberal economic model, which provides for economic freedom and political freedom. So these two models turned out to be almost incompatible," said the expert.
Mironenko added that all this has largely sparked Russian aggression against Ukraine since 2014, when the Russian leadership finally realized that an integration plan involving Ukraine was impossible.


unian--2020-02-10--Inflation in Ukraine slows down to 3.2% in annual terms

In January , consumer prices rose by 0.2 % against December 2019 .
Consumer inflation in Ukraine in January 2020 amounted to 3.2 % year-on-year , slowing down from 4.1 % in December , according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine .
Compared with the previous month , consumer prices in January were up 0.2 % .
The agency says the largest price increase in annual terms was recorded for fruit and education services – at 13.5 % each , alcoholic beverages and tobacco products – at 12.6 % , railway passenger transport – at 11.3 % , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest price drops were recorded for natural gas ( 21.1 % ) , eggs ( 15.5 % ) , vegetables ( 9.4 % ) , fuel and oil ( 6.1 % ) , clothes , and shoes ( 3.3 % ) .
The State Statistics Service recalls that the data are provided without taking into account the occupied Crimea and Sevastopol , and the occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions .
As UNIAN reported earlier , inflation in Ukraine in 2019 slowed to 4.1 % and hit its lowest over the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Bank of Ukraine lowered its forecast for consumer price growth in Ukraine in 2020 to 4.8 % from 5 % previously projected .
The state budget of Ukraine for 2020 is based on the government 's macroeconomic forecast with an inflation rate of 5.5 % .

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unian--2020-02-10--Zelensky brings "fresh energy" to peace efforts in Donbas: Munich Security Conference report

At the same time , the report admits that a more comprehensive ceasefire and disengagement might collapse and fighting could escalate .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky `` has brought fresh energy '' to efforts to end the conflict in Donbas , according to the security report published on the website of the Munich Security Conference .
For 2020 , the International Crisis Group highlights ten conflicts to watch , which in many ways reflect global trends : Afghanistan , Yemen , Ethiopia , Burkina Faso , Libya , Kashmir , Venezuela , and Ukraine , the report reads .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the U.S. , Iran , Israel , and Persian Gulf states , as well as between the U.S. and North Korea .
As the global system is `` caught in the early swell of sweeping change , '' the circumstances of these conflicts point to `` shifts in great powers ' relations , the intensity of their competition , and the breadth of regional actors ' ambitions . ''
In the context of Ukraine , it is noted that the new Ukrainian president `` has brought fresh energy '' to efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yet if peace seems slightly more plausible now than a year ago , it is far from preordained – recent plans for a more comprehensive ceasefire and disengagement might collapse and fighting could escalate , '' the security report reads .

At the same time, the report admits that a more comprehensive ceasefire and disengagement might collapse and fighting could escalate.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky "has brought fresh energy" to efforts to end the conflict in Donbas, according to the security report published on the website of the Munich Security Conference.
For 2020, the International Crisis Group highlights ten conflicts to watch, which in many ways reflect global trends: Afghanistan, Yemen, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Libya, Kashmir, Venezuela, and Ukraine, the report reads.
Also, the report notes the conflicts between the U.S., Iran, Israel, and Persian Gulf states, as well as between the U.S. and North Korea.
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As the global system is "caught in the early swell of sweeping change," the circumstances of these conflicts point to "shifts in great powers' relations, the intensity of their competition, and the breadth of regional actors' ambitions."
In the context of Ukraine, it is noted that the new Ukrainian president "has brought fresh energy" to efforts to end the six-year old conflict.
"Yet if peace seems slightly more plausible now than a year ago, it is far from preordained – recent plans for a more comprehensive ceasefire and disengagement might collapse and fighting could escalate," the security report reads.


unian--2020-02-10--Ukrainians evacuated from China to be subject to two-week quarantine

Citizens refusing to sign consent will be denied evacuation , the health ministry says .
Ukrainians who plan to evacuate from the Chinese city of Wuhan , Hubei Province , will be quarantined for 14 days , acting chief of the Center for Public Health at the Ministry of Health Ihor Kuzin told a Kyiv briefing Monday .
The process is underway of setting up a mechanism for the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from Wuhan , the official said , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
The most optimistic scenario suggests the group will be taken from China on February @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon with the Chinese authorities .
At present , there is no detailed information regarding evacuation spots as technical guidance on the process is still in the process of coordination , according to Kuzin .
Read alsoAnother Ukrainian on board Diamond Princess gets infected with coronavirus – MFA All persons set to be evacuated will be subject to a two-week quarantine .
`` Now the Ministry of Health is being offered two locations that are being worked out .
These are not health care facilities , these are resort-type rehabilitation centers .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilities into a temporary observatory , the location will be determined ...
There are also proposals from the Ministry of Defense , but they are still being considered .
This is such a possible third location , '' the official said .
He added that the facilities in question are located within Kyiv region .
Citizens refusing to sign consent will be denied evacuation , the health ministry official says .
Currently , 51 persons have confirmed readiness to sign such consent .
According to UNIAN , the Chinese authorities declared an outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the end of December 2019 .
China 's National Health Commission has given the virus a temporary official name – novel coronavirus pneumonia , or NCP .
The virus is transmitted from person to person , with its incubation period lasting from two to 12 days .
On January 30 , the World Health Organization declared global emergency in connection with the spread of coronavirus from China .

Citizens refusing to sign consent will be denied evacuation, the health ministry says.
Ukrainians who plan to evacuate from the Chinese city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, will be quarantined for 14 days, acting chief of the Center for Public Health at the Ministry of Health Ihor Kuzin told a Kyiv briefing Monday.
The process is underway of setting up a mechanism for the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from Wuhan, the official said, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
The most optimistic scenario suggests the group will be taken from China on February 11, while details are being agreed upon with the Chinese authorities.
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At present, there is no detailed information regarding evacuation spots as technical guidance on the process is still in the process of coordination, according to Kuzin.
Read alsoAnother Ukrainian on board Diamond Princess gets infected with coronavirus – MFA
All persons set to be evacuated will be subject to a two-week quarantine.
"Now the Ministry of Health is being offered two locations that are being worked out. These are not health care facilities, these are resort-type rehabilitation centers. After the possibility is examined of converting these facilities into a temporary observatory, the location will be determined... There are also proposals from the Ministry of Defense, but they are still being considered. This is such a possible third location," the official said.
He added that the facilities in question are located within Kyiv region.
Citizens refusing to sign consent will be denied evacuation, the health ministry official says.
Currently, 51 persons have confirmed readiness to sign such consent.
According to UNIAN, the Chinese authorities declared an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan at the end of December 2019.
China's National Health Commission has given the virus a temporary official name – novel coronavirus pneumonia, or NCP.
The virus is transmitted from person to person, with its incubation period lasting from two to 12 days.
On January 30, the World Health Organization declared global emergency in connection with the spread of coronavirus from China.


unian--2020-02-10--Ukraine's Cabinet allocates another US$6.64 mln for payment of coal miners' wages

Ukraine 's national budget for 2020 provides for US $ 79.9 million for paying current and delayed wages .
Ukraine 's Energy and Environmental Protection Ministry says the Cabinet of Ministers has allocated another UAH 163 million , or US $ 6.64 million , for payment of coal miners ' wages .
Read alsoEnergy ministry says to close down loss-making state-owned coal mines In particular , the funds will be allocated to such enterprises as M.S .
Surhai Coal Mine , Pivdennodonbaska Coal Mine No.1 , Myrnohradvuhillia , Selydivvuhillia , Toretskvuhillia , Pervomaiskvuhillia , Lysychanskvuhillia , Lvivvuhillia , and Volynvuhillia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on February 10 .
Ukraine 's national budget for 2020 provides for UAH 1.96 billion , or US $ 79.9 million , for paying current and delayed wages , it said .
As UNIAN reported , Ukraine 's State Treasury Service on February 5 allocated UAH 163 million ( US $ 6.64 million ) for wages to miners .
As of January 1 , 2020 , wage arrears to miners totaled UAH 922 million ( US $ 37.6 million ) .
In October 2019 , the Energy and Environmental Protection Ministry announced it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country 's coal industry out of the unprofitable state in which it had been operating for more than a decade .
The ministry also launched audits at all state-run mines .

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unian--2020-02-10--European Commissioner Várhelyi to travel to Ukraine on Feb 11-12

The European diplomat will hold a press conference with Prime Minister Honcharuk and sign an agreement for the EU support to E-Governance and Digital Economy .
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi will travel to Kyiv , Ukraine , on February 11-12 , as the first Eastern Partnership country .
`` The focus of the visit will be to reiterate continuous EU strong support for Ukraine 's ambitious reform agenda , to discuss the state of reforms and the implementation of the Association Agreement as a follow-up to the European Union-Ukraine Association Council held in Brussels at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commission said in a daily news report on February 10 , 2020 .
Read alsoCoE : Congress president calls for inclusive consultation in territorial reform process in Ukraine '' Ukraine is not only a close neighbour of the European Union , but it is also a key partner .
Ukraine is continuing to make progress with many reforms .
But work needs to be continued , especially in the area of the rule of law and fight against corruption – key areas for economic development .
The steps taken by Ukraine paved the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the framework of the Normandy format , an essential element that the EU supports to contribute to reach a sustainable and peaceful solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine .
During my visit , I will discuss the comprehensive EU support that goes far beyond just financial support and technical assistance .
My visit to Ukraine will also feed into our discussions at the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council in March , '' Várhelyi said ahead of the visit .
The European diplomat will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , Chairman of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk , and members of the government , including Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmytro Kuleba and Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko .
The Commissioner will also meet with members of the Parliamentary Committee on Integration of Ukraine with the European Union .
In addition , he will participate in a candle laying ceremony to the Heavenly Hundred Memorial and will meet with representatives of civil society organizations as well as representatives of national minorities .
Várhelyi will also hold a press conference with Prime Minister Honcharuk and sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ E-Governance and Digital Economy .

The European diplomat will hold a press conference with Prime Minister Honcharuk and sign an agreement for the EU support to E-Governance and Digital Economy.
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi will travel to Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 11-12, as the first Eastern Partnership country.
"The focus of the visit will be to reiterate continuous EU strong support for Ukraine's ambitious reform agenda, to discuss the state of reforms and the implementation of the Association Agreement as a follow-up to the European Union-Ukraine Association Council held in Brussels at the end of January," the European Commission said in a daily news report on February 10, 2020.
Read alsoCoE: Congress president calls for inclusive consultation in territorial reform process in Ukraine
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"Ukraine is not only a close neighbour of the European Union, but it is also a key partner. Ukraine is continuing to make progress with many reforms. But work needs to be continued, especially in the area of the rule of law and fight against corruption – key areas for economic development. The steps taken by Ukraine paved the way to the December 2019 Summit in the framework of the Normandy format, an essential element that the EU supports to contribute to reach a sustainable and peaceful solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. During my visit, I will discuss the comprehensive EU support that goes far beyond just financial support and technical assistance. My visit to Ukraine will also feed into our discussions at the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council in March," Várhelyi said ahead of the visit.
The European diplomat will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, and members of the government, including Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmytro Kuleba and Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko. The Commissioner will also meet with members of the Parliamentary Committee on Integration of Ukraine with the European Union.
In addition, he will participate in a candle laying ceremony to the Heavenly Hundred Memorial and will meet with representatives of civil society organizations as well as representatives of national minorities.
Várhelyi will also hold a press conference with Prime Minister Honcharuk and sign an agreement for the EU support to E-Governance and Digital Economy.


unian--2020-02-10--Ukraine's government set to narrow gender pay gap

The concept also provides for the growth rates of average nominal monthly salaries in Ukraine up to 500 % in 2025 and 800 % in 2030 .
Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers is set to narrow a gender pay gap in the country and bring the average woman 's monthly salary to 83 % that of the average man 's by 2025 and to 85 % by 2030 .
Read alsoReal wages in Ukraine may grow by 10 % in 2020 – economy ministry That is stipulated in the concept for the implementation of the government policy to develop socially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on January 24 and published on Ukraine 's government portal .
According to the document , the ratio of female-to-male average salaries was 74.9 % in 2015 .
Thus , the government is willing to reduce the gap in due time .
The concept also provides for the growth rates of average nominal monthly salaries in Ukraine up to 500 % in 2025 and 800 % in 2030 .
In addition , it is planned to facilitate foreign direct investment in Ukraine 's economy from US $ 3 billion ( in 2015 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and further to US $ 17.5 billion in 2030 .
The concept also involves the implementation of measures to protect the environment , ensure employment , as well as develop labor relations and a social responsibility strategy for business entities .
The concept is expected to be implemented in two stages : until 2025 and then until 2030 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Cabinet of Ministers on December 27 passed a bill on labor , which is designed to preserve and expand social rights of employees , increase the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men and women , raise employees ' incomes , and streamline Ukrainian legislation in line with the European one .

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unian--2020-02-10--Kyiv names willow tree after Soviet rock legend Viktor Tsoi – media

The approval bestowing the status on the 18-meter tall , 60-year-old tree was announced by the city 's Department of Ecology and Natural Resources over the weekend .
Kyiv City Council has granted a decades-old willow the status of a botanical monument in honor of Soviet rock legend Viktor Tsoi in the same neighborhood where he was filmed in a movie shot in Ukraine 's capital .
The approval bestowing the status on the 18-meter tall , 60-year-old tree was announced by the city 's Department of Ecology and Natural Resources over the weekend , RFE/RL wrote .
Its new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even aesthetic trimming is prohibited on the tree , which has three trunks , each with a diameter of more than a half a meter , said department head Andriy Malyovaniy .
It stands near Lake Telbin in the city 's Dnipro district situated on the east bank of the Dnieper River , which bisects the city of 3.7 million people .
In July 1986 , just weeks after the Chornobyl nuclear accident , the musician , actor , and leader of the Kino rock group , appeared in the film The End @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director Serhiy Lysenko .
The movie weaves four plots , all of which are tied to Kino 's songs .
For the neighborhood 's residents `` and its guests , the Tsoi Tree area is not just a green space , it is a unique monument of historical value that needs to be preserved , '' said Andriy Strannikov , one of the project 's two co-sponsors in the city council .
Tsoi and his group were extremely popular in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s .
His songs stand as symbols @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change .
Tsoi , who was of Korean-Russian origin , died in a car crash in the then-Soviet republic of Latvia on August 15 , 1990 , aged 28 .
In June 2018 , a monument was unveiled to Tsoi in Almaty , the largest city in Kazakhstan where the artist wrote many of the songs in his final album and which is the country where his father was born .
Tsoi considered St. Petersburg , Russia 's second-largest city , his base during the formidable years of his truncated career .

The approval bestowing the status on the 18-meter tall, 60-year-old tree was announced by the city's Department of Ecology and Natural Resources over the weekend.
Kyiv City Council has granted a decades-old willow the status of a botanical monument in honor of Soviet rock legend Viktor Tsoi in the same neighborhood where he was filmed in a movie shot in Ukraine's capital.
The approval bestowing the status on the 18-meter tall, 60-year-old tree was announced by the city's Department of Ecology and Natural Resources over the weekend, RFE/RL wrote.
Its new status means construction, cutting, and even aesthetic trimming is prohibited on the tree, which has three trunks, each with a diameter of more than a half a meter, said department head Andriy Malyovaniy.
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It stands near Lake Telbin in the city's Dnipro district situated on the east bank of the Dnieper River, which bisects the city of 3.7 million people.
In July 1986, just weeks after the Chornobyl nuclear accident, the musician, actor, and leader of the Kino rock group, appeared in the film The End of the Holidays, directed by Ukrainian director Serhiy Lysenko.
The movie weaves four plots, all of which are tied to Kino's songs.
For the neighborhood's residents "and its guests, the Tsoi Tree area is not just a green space, it is a unique monument of historical value that needs to be preserved," said Andriy Strannikov, one of the project's two co-sponsors in the city council.
Tsoi and his group were extremely popular in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s.
His songs stand as symbols of the hope for freedom and political change.
Tsoi, who was of Korean-Russian origin, died in a car crash in the then-Soviet republic of Latvia on August 15, 1990, aged 28.
In June 2018, a monument was unveiled to Tsoi in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan where the artist wrote many of the songs in his final album and which is the country where his father was born.
Tsoi considered St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, his base during the formidable years of his truncated career.


unian--2020-02-10--Another Ukrainian on board Diamond Princess gets infected with coronavirus – MFA

Director of the Consular Service Department of Ukraine 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Pohoreltsev has reported about another confirmed @ @ @ @ @ infection involving a citizen of Ukraine on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship placed in @ @ @ @ @ Tokyo , Japan .
Read alsoUkraine 's Embassy in Japan gives details about Ukrainian with @ @ @ @ @ Foreign Affairs of Japan has routinely confirmed a second citizen of Ukraine , a crew @ @ @ @ @ cruise ship , has been diagnosed with the [ China ] coronavirus '' the diplomat @ @ @ @ @ earlier , the first case of the coronavirus involving a citizen of Ukraine on board @ @ @ @ @ was announced on February 9 .
The quarantine regime was introduced from 07:00 on February @ @ @ @ @ 14 days .
In total , there are 3,700 people from 56 countries on board @ @ @ @ @ 2,700 are passengers and the remaining are crew members , including 25 Ukrainians .

The man is a crew member.
Director of the Consular Service Department of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Pohoreltsev has reported about another confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection involving a citizen of Ukraine on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship placed in quarantine off Yokohama port near Tokyo, Japan.
Read alsoUkraine's Embassy in Japan gives details about Ukrainian with coronavirus
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has routinely confirmed a second citizen of Ukraine, a crew member of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, has been diagnosed with the [China] coronavirus" the diplomat said.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the first case of the coronavirus involving a citizen of Ukraine on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship was announced on February 9.
The quarantine regime was introduced from 07:00 on February 5 for a period of 14 days. In total, there are 3,700 people from 56 countries on board the ship, of which 2,700 are passengers and the remaining are crew members, including 25 Ukrainians.


unian--2020-02-10--Kremlin says Russia's ready to send ambassador to Kyiv – Peskov

Yet , there has been no substantive conversation about the exchange of the heads of the two countries ' diplomatic missions .
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed the Russian Foreign Ministry 's readiness to send Russia 's ambassador to Kyiv , although there have been no substantive talks on this issue .
`` It 's premature to speak about the candidates .
In general , you see certain contacts take place between the two presidents and at the expert level .
At the same time , there has been no substantive conversation about the exchange of the heads of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , such readiness has been declared by the foreign minister , '' he told journalists , according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia .
Read alsoRussian FM Lavrov speaks about possible exchange of ambassadors with Kyiv As UNIAN reported earlier , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Russian side did not mind returning its ambassador to Kyiv and receiving the ambassador of Ukraine in Moscow .
In September 2018 , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine informed the Russian Federation of the intention not to extend the Treaty of Friendship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russian Federation .
The Treaty on Friendship , Cooperation , and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation was signed by the then Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and his Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin on May 31 , 1997 .
The document fixed the principle of strategic partnership , the recognition of the inviolability of the existing borders , respect for territorial integrity and mutual commitment not to use its territory to harm the security of each other .
It was automatically renewed on each 10th anniversary of its signing , unless one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to end the treaty .
UNIAN memo .
On February 23 , 2014 , the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled Russian Ambassador to Kyiv Mikhail Zurabov to Moscow , who had occupied the post since 2009 .
After that , Andrey Vorobyov became Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Federation in Ukraine , but he died on May 30 , 2016 .
Since November 2016 , Alexander Lukashik has been serving as Chargé d'Affaires .
Ukraine recalled the then Ambassador to Russia Volodymyr Yelchenko in March 2014 .
Since 2015 , Ruslan Nimchynskyi has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russian Federation .

Yet, there has been no substantive conversation about the exchange of the heads of the two countries' diplomatic missions.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed the Russian Foreign Ministry's readiness to send Russia's ambassador to Kyiv, although there have been no substantive talks on this issue.
"It's premature to speak about the candidates. In general, you see certain contacts take place between the two presidents and at the expert level. At the same time, there has been no substantive conversation about the exchange of the heads of the diplomatic missions. Although, of course, such readiness has been declared by the foreign minister," he told journalists, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.
Read alsoRussian FM Lavrov speaks about possible exchange of ambassadors with Kyiv
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Russian side did not mind returning its ambassador to Kyiv and receiving the ambassador of Ukraine in Moscow.
In September 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine informed the Russian Federation of the intention not to extend the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
The Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation, and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation was signed by the then Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and his Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin on May 31, 1997.
The document fixed the principle of strategic partnership, the recognition of the inviolability of the existing borders, respect for territorial integrity and mutual commitment not to use its territory to harm the security of each other.
It was automatically renewed on each 10th anniversary of its signing, unless one party advised the other of its intention to end the treaty.
The Treaty expired on April 1, 2019.
UNIAN memo. On February 23, 2014, the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled Russian Ambassador to Kyiv Mikhail Zurabov to Moscow, who had occupied the post since 2009. After that, Andrey Vorobyov became Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, but he died on May 30, 2016. Since November 2016, Alexander Lukashik has been serving as Chargé d'Affaires.
Ukraine recalled the then Ambassador to Russia Volodymyr Yelchenko in March 2014. Since 2015, Ruslan Nimchynskyi has been serving as Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in the Russian Federation.


unian--2020-02-10--Ukrainian exports in 2019 grow due to record shipments of agricultural products

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