unian--2020-10-07--Ukraine, EU sign number of new agreements

An agreement on EU4Resilient Regions is among the documents signed .
Ukraine and the European Union have signed a number of new agreements .
An official ceremony where the documents were signed as part of the Ukraine-EU summit was broadcast on the website of the European Commission 's audiovisual service , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
Read alsoZelensky : European partners assure there 's no threat to visa-free travel In particular , Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna and EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi signed three agreements – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the development of civil society in Ukraine , as well as regarding the Climate Package for a Sustainable Economy ( CASE ) in Ukraine .
Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas said on Twitter that the EU4ResilientRegions program provides for the allocation of EUR 30 million , the Civil Society Facility for EUR 20 million , and the climate package for a sustainable economy for EUR 10 million .
In addition , three projects were signed between Ukraine and the European Investment Bank .
In particular , Minister of Development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vice-President of the European Investment Bank Teresa Czerwińska signed a financial agreement under the Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency project .
Also , Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy and Vice President of the EIB Lilyana Pavlova signed a guarantee agreement on the logistics networks , modernization and digitalization of the postal giant Ukrposhta .
Meanwhile , Ukrposhta CEO Ihor Smelyansky and Vice President of the EIB Lilyana Pavlova signed a financial agreement on the logistics networks , modernization and digitalization of the postal giant Ukrposhta .
As UNIAN learnt from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , EU4Resilient Regions should help attract EU assistance to increase Ukraine 's resilience , in particular to hybrid threats and destabilizing situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic , and Ukraine 's capacity to establish peace .
Also , the Civil Society Facility aims to help the EU to strengthen democracy in Ukraine .
the Climate Package for a Sustainable Economy ( CASE ) in Ukraine provides for the development and implementation of policies and measures that effectively support the transition to climate neutral , clean , resource efficient and safe energy supply and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances ; stimulating the transition to a clean and circular economy .
The goal of concluding an agreement on financing under the Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency project is to raise funds from the European Investment Bank to finance measures aimed at supporting the increased energy efficiency of public buildings in Ukraine .
The total contribution of the EIB under the agreement is EUR 300 million .
The signing of the document `` Logistics Network ( Modernization and Digitalization of Ukrposhta ) is to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crossbelt sorting line with a capacity of 12 thousand units per hour , posisorter sorting line , two Oprisorter sorting lines , semi-automatic roller conveyors , gravity conveyors , IT servers and peripherals ) , creation of three sorting facilities ( in particular , construction of a hub in Lviv ) and 22 sorting depots in total ( in particular , construction of depots in six cities ) , introduction of automatic tracking of cargo movement .
The total amount of funds for the implementation of the project , according to EIB experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ VAT ) .
A loan to be issued under the financial agreement entitled , `` Logistics Network ( Modernization and Digitization of Ukrposhta ) '' will let Ukrposhta modernize its logistics network by building three new sorting centers , 20 post offices , and the relevant IT infrastructure .

An agreement on EU4Resilient Regions is among the documents signed.
Ukraine and the European Union have signed a number of new agreements.
An official ceremony where the documents were signed as part of the Ukraine-EU summit was broadcast on the website of the European Commission's audiovisual service, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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In particular, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna and EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi signed three agreements – on EU4Resilient Regions, on the mechanism for the development of civil society in Ukraine, as well as the Climate Package for a Sustainable Economy (CASE) in Ukraine.
Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas said on Twitter that the EU4ResilientRegions program provides for the allocation of EUR 30 million, the Civil Society Facility for EUR 20 million, and the Climate Package for a Sustainable Economy for EUR 10 million.
In addition, three projects were signed between Ukraine and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
In particular, Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Oleksiy Chernyshov and Vice-President of the EIBTeresa Czerwińska signed a financial agreement under the Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency project.
Also, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Kryklii and Vice-President of the EIB Lilyana Pavlova signed a guarantee agreement on the logistics networks, modernization and digitalization of the postal giant Ukrposhta.
Meanwhile, Ukrposhta CEO Ihor Smelyansky and Vice-President of the EIB Lilyana Pavlova signed a financial agreement on the logistics networks, modernization and digitalization of the postal giant Ukrposhta.
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As UNIAN learnt from the press service of the President's Office, EU4Resilient Regions should help attract EU assistance to increase Ukraine's resilience, in particular to hybrid threats and destabilizing situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ukraine's capacity to establish peace.
In turn, the Civil Society Facility aims to help the EU to strengthen democracy in Ukraine.
The Climate Package for a Sustainable Economy (CASE) in Ukraine provides for the development and implementation of policies and measures that effectively support the transition to climate neutral, clean, resource efficient and safe energy supply and consumption; supporting climate change mitigation by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances; stimulating the transition to a clean and circular economy.
The goal of concluding the agreement on financing under the Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency project is to raise funds from the EIB to finance measures aimed at supporting the increased energy efficiency of public buildings in Ukraine. The total contribution of the EIB under the agreement is EUR 300 million.
The signing of the document "Logistics Network (Modernization and Digitalization of Ukrposhta)" is to ensure the purchase of sorting equipment (an automatic crossbelt sorting line with a capacity of 12,000 units per hour, a posisorter sorting line, two Oprisorter sorting lines, semi-automatic roller conveyors, gravity conveyors, IT servers and peripherals), the creation of three sorting facilities (in particular, the construction of a hub in Lviv), and 22 sorting depots in total (in particular, the construction of depots in six cities), introduction of automatic tracking of cargo movement. The total amount of funds for the implementation of the project, according to EIB experts, is EUR 30 million (excluding VAT).
A loan to be issued under the financial agreement entitled, "Logistics Network (Modernization and Digitization of Ukrposhta)" will let Ukrposhta modernize its logistics network by building three new sorting centers, 20 post offices, and the relevant IT infrastructure.


unian--2020-10-06--Zelensky: European partners assure there's no threat to visa-free travel

Ukrainian tourists will be able to travel to EU countries as soon as the `` epidemic situation allows . ''
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his European partners have assured him that there are no threats to the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU , and Ukraine fulfills all the necessary criteria .
He announced this at a joint press conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell in the wake of the 22nd Ukraine-EU summit in Brussels on October 6 , according to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ European Union assured that nothing threatens the visa-free regime , and Ukraine strictly fulfills all the necessary criteria .
And as soon as the difficult epidemic situation allows , Ukrainians will be able to plan trips to Europe again , '' Zelensky said .
`` It is worth emphasizing that the European Union takes note of Ukraine 's significant progress in implementing key reforms over the past year .
This is the introduction of the land market , the adoption of a banking law , the development of decentralization , the start of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
The president noted that the authorities were not going to stop on the path to positive changes in Ukraine , and further reform priorities , including strengthening the rule of law in Ukraine , had been discussed during the summit .

Ukrainian tourists will be able to travel to EU countries as soon as the "epidemic situation allows."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his European partners have assured him that there are no threats to the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU, and Ukraine fulfills all the necessary criteria.
He announced this at a joint press conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell in the wake of the 22nd Ukraine-EU summit in Brussels on October 6, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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"Partners from the European Union assured that nothing threatens the visa-free regime, and Ukraine strictly fulfills all the necessary criteria. And as soon as the difficult epidemic situation allows, Ukrainians will be able to plan trips to Europe again," Zelensky said.
"It is worth emphasizing that the European Union takes note of Ukraine's significant progress in implementing key reforms over the past year. This is the introduction of the land market, the adoption of a banking law, the development of decentralization, the start of the work of the High Anti-Corruption Court," he said.
The president noted that the authorities were not going to stop on the path to positive changes in Ukraine, and further reform priorities, including strengthening the rule of law in Ukraine, had been discussed during the summit.
Developments seen as threat to EU visa-free travel


unian--2020-10-06--WHO predicts COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end

By the end of 2021 , the WHO plans to produce 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines .
The World @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus vaccine may be ready by the end of this year .
This forecast was @ @ @ @ @ Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a WHO Executive Board meeting , according to Radio Free Europe / @ @ @ @ @ .
Read alsoReuters : Germany says Russian COVID-19 vaccine has not been sufficiently tested '' @ @ @ @ @ there is hope that by the end of this year we may have a vaccine @ @ @ @ @ '' he said in closing remarks .
• By the end of 2021 , the @ @ @ @ @ billion doses of coronavirus vaccines .
Sixty-seven higher income economies and 92 lower income economies @ @ @ @ @ COVAX Facility .
• The WHO does not exclude that 2 million people will fall @ @ @ @ @ Earlier , the UN said that the coronavirus pandemic was out of control .
This @ @ @ @ @ of global preparedness , interaction , unity and solidarity among countries .

By the end of 2021, the WHO plans to produce 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines.
The World Health Organization predicts that a coronavirus vaccine may be ready by the end of this year.
This forecast was given by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a WHO Executive Board meeting, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Ukrainian service.
Read alsoReuters: Germany says Russian COVID-19 vaccine has not been sufficiently tested
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"We will need vaccines and there is hope that by the end of this year we may have a vaccine. There is hope," he said in closing remarks.
Coronavirus vaccine: Latest developments


unian--2020-10-06--Zelensky comments on protests in Russia's Khabarovsk

The Ukrainian president said that those in power must listen to those they serve , or face revolt .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has commented on the protests in Khabarovsk , Russia 's Far East .
`` What is happening today in Khabarovsk is , I think , the very clear position of people who come out [ on to the streets ] – that they have an opinion , '' he said in an interview with POLITICO .
Read alsoUkraine does not interfere in U.S. presidential elections – Zelensky '' And this is the most important thing – that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the information policy of the Russian Federation .
You ca n't brainwash them .
It is clear that at any moment there will be a social explosion .
We see the same thing in Belarus today .
People are tired of these politics , '' Zelensky said .
The Ukrainian president said that those in power must listen to those they serve , or face revolt .
`` Can what is happening now in Belarus be the same in Russia ?
I ca n't tell you , '' Zelensky said .
`` But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Belarus [ where protests have multiplied following the disputed reelection of President Lukashenko in August ] will no longer stand for the policies that were before .
Authorities need to listen to the people .
And , most importantly , throwing people in police wagons for having a different opinion ; or using batons ; or certain means against people ; you ca n't build a dialogue .
People need to be heard .
If people want change , then it 's time for that change , '' he said .
Zelensky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolutions – the Orange Revolution of 2004-05 , and its Revolution of Dignity a decade later .
`` I see there , approximately the same situation , '' he said .
`` People do not want to live as before ...
If there is no dialogue , if the authorities do not talk about it with the people , and pretend that it is happening 'somewhere , in one area or another , this is not the whole country , ' then there will be a wave .
You know what the sea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away all the past . ''
• Protests have been taking place since July 11 , 2020 , in Russia 's Khabarovsk , Komsomolsk-on-Amur , Nikolaevsk-on-Amur , Sovetskaya Gavan , and other cities and towns of the region , as well as in Novosibirsk , Vladivostok and Omsk in connection with the arrest of third governor of Khabarovsk Krai Sergei Furgal .
• On September 23 , 2018 , Furgal won the elections for governor of Khabarovsk Krai , beating the candidate from the United Russia Party in the second round .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by decree deprived Khabarovsk of the status of the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District , which was transferred to Vladivostok .
• On July 9 , 2020 , Russia 's investigative committee detained Furgal and transferred him to Moscow on the same day .
The detention was related to a 2005 criminal case .
• On July 10 , Moscow 's Basmanny Court ruled to arrest the governor for two months , the hearing was held behind closed doors .
• Local residents are convinced that the criminal prosecution of Furgal @ @ @ @

The Ukrainian president said that those in power must listen to those they serve, or face revolt.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has commented on the protests in Khabarovsk, Russia's Far East.
"What is happening today in Khabarovsk is, I think, the very clear position of people who come out [on to the streets] – that they have an opinion," he said in an interview with POLITICO.
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"And this is the most important thing – that they cannot be influenced by only the information policy of the Russian Federation. You can't brainwash them. It is clear that at any moment there will be a social explosion. We see the same thing in Belarus today. People are tired of these politics," Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian president said that those in power must listen to those they serve, or face revolt.
"Can what is happening now in Belarus be the same in Russia? I can't tell you," Zelensky said. "But what I see is that the people of Belarus [where protests have multiplied following the disputed reelection of President Lukashenko in August] will no longer stand for the policies that were before. Authorities need to listen to the people. And, most importantly, throwing people in police wagons for having a different opinion; or using batons; or certain means against people; you can't build a dialogue. People need to be heard. If people want change, then it's time for that change," he said.
Zelensky noted that Ukraine had had two recent revolutions – the Orange Revolution of 2004-2005, and its Revolution of Dignity a decade later.
"I see there, approximately the same situation," he said. "People do not want to live as before... If there is no dialogue, if the authorities do not talk about it with the people, and pretend that it is happening 'somewhere, in one area or another, this is not the whole country,' then there will be a wave. You know what the sea is – and a wave always washes away all the past."
Protests in Khabarovsk


unian--2020-10-06--Brussels hosting 22nd Ukraine-EU summit

Brussels hosting 22nd Ukraine-EU summit

This is the first bilateral EU summit with a partner country held in Brussels in a traditional , offline format amid COVID-19 .
The 22nd Ukraine and EU summit has begun in Brussels .
This was announced by Ukraine 's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba .
`` The 22nd Ukraine-EU summit has begun in Brussels .
Our joint statement is already agreed & it 's a strong one .
President Volodymyr Zelensky has clearly reaffirmed : Ukraine 's course on joining the EU is irreversible .
Today will be a great day for Ukraine 's European integration , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• The annual Ukraine-EU summit in Brussels was originally scheduled for October 1 , but was slated for October 6 over a delay in EU leaders ' meeting .
• A day before the summit was to begin , President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced she was self-isolating after she had contacted a person who tested positive for COVID-19 .
• This is the first bilateral EU summit with a partner country held in Brussels in a traditional , offline format , since the beginning of the COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders will discuss priority issues in relations between Ukraine and the European Union , in particular , further steps to implement the Association Agreement , deepening sectoral integration between Ukraine and the EU , cooperation in the context of overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic , and further EU support for reforms in Ukraine .
• The previous EU-Ukraine summit took place in Kyiv on July 8 , 2019 .
The EU was represented at the summit by the then presidents of the European Council Donald Tusk and the European Commission Jean-Claude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behalf of Ukraine .
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This is the first bilateral EU summit with a partner country held in Brussels in a traditional, offline format amid COVID-19.
The 22nd Ukraine and EU summit has begun in Brussels.
This was announced by Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba.
"The 22nd Ukraine-EU summit has begun in Brussels. Our joint statement is already agreed & it's a strong one. President Volodymyr Zelensky has clearly reaffirmed: Ukraine's course on joining the EU is irreversible. Today will be a great day for Ukraine's European integration," he said on Twitter on October 6.
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EU summit with Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-06--Kyiv mayor reports 355 new COVID-19 cases, six fatalities in past day

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 25,091 .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases in the city rose by 355 in the past day .
`` In the past day , another 355 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus , including 10 healthcare workers .
There were six fatalities , '' Klitschko said on Telegram on October 6 .
Read alsoCOVID-19 : Over 4,300 new active cases reported on Oct 6 '' As of today , the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the city mayor , 190 women aged 18 to 89 and 146 men aged 18 to 84 are among those infected .
Nine girls ( from three to 16 years old ) and 10 boys ( from one to 17 years old ) have tested positive for COVID-19 .
Klitschko said 36 new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision .
He added that 282 people had recovered in the past day .
In total , 8,545 Kyiv residents have already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Darnytsky district ( 50 ) , Solomyansky district ( 47 ) , and Dniprovsky district ( 44 ) .
The total death toll in the city is 436 cases .
• The adaptive quarantine was introduced on August 1 .
The Ukrainian regions were split into the green , yellow , orange , and red zones depending on hospital load , the average number of PCR and ELISA tests , the ascertainment rate of COVID-19 , and daily spread dynamics .
• Quarantine-related curbs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ones are in the green zone , the regions included in the red zone will have to introduce the toughest restrictions .
• On August 26 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine until November 1 .
• Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the ministry has no plans to introduce a new lockdown in Ukraine yet .
• On October 1 , Ukraine redrew the map of COVID-19 quarantine zones and new epidemic zoning took effect on Monday , October 5 .

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 25,091.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 355 in the past day.
"In the past day, another 355 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus, including 10 healthcare workers. There were six fatalities," Klitschko said on Telegram on October 6.
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"As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 25,091."
According to the city mayor, 190 women aged 18 to 89 and 146 men aged 18 to 84 are among those infected.
Nine girls (from three to 16 years old) and 10 boys (from one to 17 years old) have tested positive for COVID-19.
Klitschko said 36 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.
He added that 282 people had recovered in the past day.
In total, 8,545 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease.
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Darnytsky district (50), Solomyansky district (47), and Dniprovsky district (44).
The total death toll in the city is 436 cases.
Quarantine in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-06--Romania introduces COVID-19 tests, 14-day quarantine for Ukrainian tourists

The relevant resolution comes into force on October 7 .
Romania has introduced a mandatory requirement for tourists coming from countries with COVID-19 spikes , including Ukraine , to provide their PCR ( polymerase chain reaction ) test results , as well as a 14-day quarantine .
That is according to the Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda , referring to Mediafax .
Romanian Health Minister Nelu Tataru has announced that tourists who come to Romania for up to three days from high-risk countries may cross the border only with negative PCR tests done no later than 48 hours before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer period , they must undergo a 14-day quarantine regardless of the negative test .
Read alsoCOVID-19 : Over 4,300 new active cases reported on Oct 6One may undergo a test on the eighth day of quarantine .
If it is negative , the quarantine ends early , on the 10th day .
The resolution comes into force on October 7 .
The list includes over 50 countries , namely the United States , France , Britain , Spain , Moldova , Hungary , Georgia , Ukraine , etc .
• Travel amid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into Ukraine from Sept 28 • Four more countries open borders for Ukrainians – foreign minister

The relevant resolution comes into force on October 7.
Romania has introduced a mandatory requirement for tourists coming from countries with COVID-19 spikes, including Ukraine, to provide their PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test results, as well as a 14-day quarantine.
That is according to the Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda, referring to Mediafax.
Romanian Health Minister Nelu Tataru has announced that tourists who come to Romania for up to three days from high-risk countries may cross the border only with negative PCR tests done no later than 48 hours before the trip.
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If travelers come for a longer period, they must undergo a 14-day quarantine regardless of the negative test.
Read alsoCOVID-19: Over 4,300 new active cases reported on Oct 6One may undergo a test on the eighth day of quarantine. If it is negative, the quarantine ends early, on the 10th day.
The resolution comes into force on October 7. The list includes over 50 countries, namely the United States, France, Britain, Spain, Moldova, Hungary, Georgia, Ukraine, etc.
COVID-19 travel: Other stories


unian--2020-10-06--Over 50% of entrepreneurs wary of economic crisis – poll

An average entrepreneur in Ukraine devotes 47 hours a week to doing business and believes the result is worth the effort .
A total of 52 % of Ukrainian entrepreneurs are wary of the economic crisis due to rising uncertainty and sliding income .
That 's according to a study by the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs , an UNIAN correspondent reported from Tuesday 's presentation .
Read alsoUkrainians take microloans worth more than Kyiv budgetSome 68 % of Ukrainian entrepreneurs feel pressure of constant financial obligations , but at the same time consider financial security ( 78 % ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their main motivation for starting a business .
According to the survey , an average entrepreneur in Ukraine devotes 47 hours a week to doing business and believes the result is worth the effort .
According to entrepreneurs polled , there are a number of obstacles to the rapid and high-quality development of entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine , among which the most significant are : high tax burden and complexity of tax administration ( 63 % ) , constant changes to the `` rules of the game '' ( 63 % ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loans and other sources of quick working capital ( 61 % ) .
Despite the complicated business environment , Ukrainian entrepreneurs see the country 's future in five years in a positive key : an economically developed , successful , and self-sufficient country with a western course of development ( accession to the EU ) , without war , with an integral territory and rule of law .
Read alsoUkraine sees no banking crisis amid economic recession – NBUThe study carried out for two months involved 2,000 entrepreneurs .
A total of 1,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 70 % were micro-business owners ( up to 10 employees , turnover up to UAH 5 million ( US $ 176,056 ) ) , 24 % small business ( 10-100 employees , UAH 5-50 million ( US $ 176,056-1.8 million ) turnover ) , 4 % medium business ( 100-250 employees , UAH 50-100 million ( US $ 1.8-3.5 million ) turnover ) , and 3 % large business ( from 250 employees , from UAH 100 million ( US $ 3.5 million ) turnover ) .

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unian--2020-10-06--U.S. revokes visa of Ukrainian Giuliani ally – CNN

The move comes along with the designation of `` Russian agent '' MP Derkach over meddling in U.S. election .
The U.S. State Department revoked the visa of a former Ukrainian diplomat Andriy Telizhenko who has worked with Republicans to spread `` baseless conspiracy theories '' about Donald Trump rival Joe Biden 's family and foreign meddling in 2016 , CNN has learned from American and Ukrainian officials .
A U.S. official said there are also conversations within the U.S. government about potentially sanctioning that individual and identifying him as a Russian agent , CNN reports .
Read alsoUkraine does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ZelenskyDemocrats have accused Telizhenko of intentionally spreading Russian disinformation .
In mid-September , the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned another ally of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani – Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach – and accused him of being an `` active Russian agent '' who is part of Moscow 's interference in the 2020 campaign .
A source familiar told CNN that Telizhenko was denied boarding a flight from Kyiv to New York .
A State Department spokesperson declined to comment , telling CNN , `` Visa records are confidential under U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discuss the details of individual visa cases . ''
Telizhenko is a stalwart Giuliani ally who has traveled with the former mayor and has promoted the conspiracy theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election to weaken Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and defeat President Donald Trump .
That theory flies in the face of the unanimous assessment from U.S. intelligence agencies that it was the Russian government who interfered in the 2016 election , and their goal was to elect Trump .
Giuliani did not respond to a request for comment on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who was a top White House adviser on Ukraine and had regular contacts with the Ukrainian embassy , testified in the impeachment inquiry that Telizhenko is `` not a credible individual . ''
David Holmes , a top U.S. diplomat , also cast doubt on Telizhenko , telling lawmakers , `` I do n't think we found his perspective to be always credible and useful . ''
The U.S. intelligence community has warned about Russian efforts to interfere in next month 's presidential election , and the Treasury Department 's decision to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. government to publicly condemn Russia 's ongoing interference in the 2020 election .
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv on Monday warned against doing business with Derkach , noting he `` maintains close connections with the Russian Intelligence Services and has served as an active Russian agent for over a decade , employing manipulation and deceit to attempt to influence elections in the United States and elsewhere around the world . ''

The move comes along with the designation of "Russian agent" MP Derkach over meddling in U.S. election.
The U.S. State Department revoked the visa of a former Ukrainian diplomat Andriy Telizhenko who has worked with Republicans to spread "baseless conspiracy theories" about Donald Trump rival Joe Biden's family and foreign meddling in 2016, CNN has learned from American and Ukrainian officials.
A U.S. official said there are also conversations within the U.S. government about potentially sanctioning that individual and identifying him as a Russian agent, CNN reports.
Read alsoUkraine does not interfere in U.S. presidential elections – ZelenskyDemocrats have accused Telizhenko of intentionally spreading Russian disinformation.
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In mid-September, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned another ally of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani – Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach – and accused him of being an "active Russian agent" who is part of Moscow's interference in the 2020 campaign.
A source familiar told CNN that Telizhenko was denied boarding a flight from Kyiv to New York.
"The guy fully deserved it," Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Volodymyr Yelchenko told CNN, speaking about Telizhenko's visa revocation.
A State Department spokesperson declined to comment, telling CNN, "Visa records are confidential under U.S. law; therefore, we cannot discuss the details of individual visa cases."
Telizhenko is a stalwart Giuliani ally who has traveled with the former mayor and has promoted the conspiracy theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election to weaken Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and defeat President Donald Trump.
That theory flies in the face of the unanimous assessment from U.S. intelligence agencies that it was the Russian government who interfered in the 2016 election, and their goal was to elect Trump.
Giuliani did not respond to a request for comment on the visa revocation.
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who was a top White House adviser on Ukraine and had regular contacts with the Ukrainian embassy, testified in the impeachment inquiry that Telizhenko is "not a credible individual." David Holmes, a top U.S. diplomat, also cast doubt on Telizhenko, telling lawmakers, "I don't think we found his perspective to be always credible and useful."
Derkach sanctions: Background
The U.S. intelligence community has warned about Russian efforts to interfere in next month's presidential election, and the Treasury Department's decision to sanction Derkach was an extraordinary step by the U.S. government to publicly condemn Russia's ongoing interference in the 2020 election.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv on Monday warned against doing business with Derkach, noting he "maintains close connections with the Russian Intelligence Services and has served as an active Russian agent for over a decade, employing manipulation and deceit to attempt to influence elections in the United States and elsewhere around the world."


unian--2020-10-06--Kremlin seeks to restore Soviet Union, Ukraine president says

The desire to rebuild the Soviet Union was the Kremlin 's major tragic mistake with regard to Ukraine .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced the Kremlin seeks to bring back the Soviet Union .
`` The Kremlin has a desire to bring back the Soviet Union .
We are very well aware of this , '' Zelensky said in an interview with Politico Europe , as reported by the President 's Office .
`` It seemed to them that , for example , in Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk region , where most residents speak Russian , they would also join @ @ @ @ @ @ @ split in Ukraine .
This is the region where I was born .
And I 'd like to say it 's great patriots of Ukraine that live there , '' he said .
Zelensky believes the desire to rebuild the Soviet Union was the Kremlin 's major tragic mistake with regard to Ukraine .
`` To return the relationship between people ...
I do not know how many years it takes and whether it is possible on principle today ... People who used to love were driven to a state where they hate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being willing to bring back the Soviet Union led .
I 'm sure this wo n't happen anyway .
Ukraine will never trade its independence for anything , '' the president added .
• Zelensky ahead of summit : Ukraine 's course toward EU unchanged • Ukraine does not interfere in U.S. presidential elections – Zelensky

The desire to rebuild the Soviet Union was the Kremlin's major tragic mistake with regard to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced the Kremlin seeks to bring back the Soviet Union.
"The Kremlin has a desire to bring back the Soviet Union. We are very well aware of this," Zelensky said in an interview with Politico Europe, as reported by the President's Office.
"It seemed to them that, for example, in Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk region, where most residents speak Russian, they would also join Russian politics, escalate the conflict and split in Ukraine. This is the region where I was born. And I'd like to say it's great patriots of Ukraine that live there," he said.
Zelensky believes the desire to rebuild the Soviet Union was the Kremlin's major tragic mistake with regard to Ukraine.
"To return the relationship between people... I do not know how many years it takes and whether it is possible on principle today... People who used to love were driven to a state where they hate. This is where this erroneous policy of being willing to bring back the Soviet Union led. I'm sure this won't happen anyway. Ukraine will never trade its independence for anything," the president added.
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unian--2020-10-06--Ukraine does not interfere in U.S. presidential elections – Zelensky

Ukraine does not interfere in any country 's elections , the president stressed .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine has not been meddling in the U.S. presidential elections .
`` It is very important for us that Ukraine does not interfere in the elections of any country , '' he said in an interview with POLITICO , adding that this includes Ukraine 's strategic partners .
`` By the way , we have bipartisan support from the Republicans and the Democrats [ in the U.S. ] They support the sanctions policy over the annexation of Crimea and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president recalled , according to the President 's Office .
`` You must understand me , I 'm a president of Ukraine , not of another country .
We will not interfere in the elections or do anything that could then be exploited as interference , '' the president said .
The U.S. presidential election will be held on Tuesday , November 3 .
According to a Reuters/Poll Ipsos survey released in early October , Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is 10 % ahead of his Republican rival , incumbent President Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach , an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump 's lawyer Rudy Giuliani , released heavily edited audio recordings he said he had received from `` investigative journalists '' of what he claims are phone conversations between former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden , former State Department head John Kerry , and former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made at the time the said politicians held the said offices .
The conversations , in Derkach 's opinion , testify to `` international corruption '' and Ukraine being `` governed '' from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked that his country be left out of November 's U.S. presidential election after Derkach published tapes presumably intended to affect Joe Biden , the rival of incumbent President Donald Trump .
On September 10 , U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach , referring to him as a Russian agent .
It said Derkach had `` directly or indirectly engaged in , sponsored , concealed , or otherwise been complicit in foreign interference in an attempt to undermine the upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election . ''
The move to introduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focused on `` exposing Russian malign influence campaigns and protecting our upcoming elections from foreign interference .
Derkach ’ s `` election influence efforts , '' as per U.S. Treasury The U.S. officials say Derkach waged a `` covert influence campaign '' – from at least late 2019 through mid-2020 – centered on cultivating `` false and unsubstantiated narratives '' concerning U.S. officials in the upcoming 2020 presidential election .
His efforts aimed to spur corruption investigations in both Ukraine and the United States `` designed to culminate prior to election day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ media through coverage of press conferences and other news events , including interviews and statements , the statement adds .
Between May and July 2020 , Derkach released `` edited audio tapes and other unsupported information with the intent to discredit U.S .
officials . ''
Also , the U.S. Treasury says , he `` levied unsubstantiated allegations against U.S. and international political figures . ''
Derkach `` almost certainly targeted '' the U.S. voting populace , prominent U.S. citizens , including members of the U.S. government , `` based on his reliance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ videos , and pro-Russian lobbyists in the United States used to propagate his claims . ''

Ukraine does not interfere in any country's elections, the president stressed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine has not been meddling in the U.S. presidential elections.
"It is very important for us that Ukraine does not interfere in the elections of any country," he said in an interview with POLITICO, adding that this includes Ukraine's strategic partners.
"By the way, we have bipartisan support from the Republicans and the Democrats [in the U.S.] They support the sanctions policy over the annexation of Crimea and the war in Donbas," the Ukrainian president recalled, according to the President's Office.
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"With all due respect to the United States – with all due respect to their main political decision, the presidential election – for me personally, it is more important to resolve the issue of war than elections in another country," said Zelensky.
"You must understand me, I'm a president of Ukraine, not of another country. We will not interfere in the elections or do anything that could then be exploited as interference," the president said.
U.S. presidential election
The U.S. presidential election will be held on Tuesday, November 3.
According to a Reuters/Poll Ipsos survey released in early October, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is 10% ahead of his Republican rival, incumbent President Donald Trump.
Read also Lukashenko accuses Ukraine of interfering in Belarus' internal affairs Derkach tapes: Background
On May 19, 2020, Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, released heavily edited audio recordings he said he had received from "investigative journalists" of what he claims are phone conversations between former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, former State Department head John Kerry, and former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made at the time the said politicians held the said offices. The conversations, in Derkach's opinion, testify to "international corruption" and Ukraine being "governed" from beyond.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked that his country be left out of November's U.S. presidential election after Derkach published tapes presumably intended to affect Joe Biden, the rival of incumbent President Donald Trump.
U.S. sanctions on Andriy Derkach
On September 10, U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach, referring to him as a Russian agent.
It said Derkach had "directly or indirectly engaged in, sponsored, concealed, or otherwise been complicit in foreign interference in an attempt to undermine the upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election."
The move to introduce sanctions, U.S. officials say, is focused on "exposing Russian malign influence campaigns and protecting our upcoming elections from foreign interference.
Derkach’s "election influence efforts," as per U.S. Treasury
The U.S. officials say Derkach waged a "covert influence campaign" – from at least late 2019 through mid-2020 – centered on cultivating "false and unsubstantiated narratives" concerning U.S. officials in the upcoming 2020 presidential election.
His efforts aimed to spur corruption investigations in both Ukraine and the United States "designed to culminate prior to election day."
The narratives were pushed in Western media through coverage of press conferences and other news events, including interviews and statements, the statement adds.
Between May and July 2020, Derkach released "edited audio tapes and other unsupported information with the intent to discredit U.S. officials." Also, the U.S. Treasury says, he "levied unsubstantiated allegations against U.S. and international political figures."
Derkach "almost certainly targeted" the U.S. voting populace, prominent U.S. citizens, including members of the U.S. government, "based on his reliance on U.S. platforms, English-language documents and videos, and pro-Russian lobbyists in the United States used to propagate his claims."


unian--2020-10-06--Impossible to stop war without engaging with Putin, Zelensky claims

Ukraine government `` never gives up '' and is set to move forward no matter what to achieve peace in Donbas , the president stressed .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that without engaging directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin , it will never be possible to end the war in Donbas and get all temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories back .
The statement came in an interview with Politico , the President 's Office reports .
`` I 'm sure that we 'll never stop the war if we do n't speak with Russia .
A separate case is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But if we do n't talk with President Putin , we wo n't be able to fully restore Ukraine , get all our territories back , '' Zelensky said .
At the same time , certain media outlets `` are doing everything to disrupt any opportunities for dialogue , even within the framework of the Normandy format or the Minsk process , '' the President 's Office reported .
Read alsoZelensky ahead of summit : Ukraine 's course toward EU unchanged '' This applies precisely to those media that belong either to large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power , holding senior positions before me .
They all have their media outlets .
They own them – unfortunately .
Although we never give up and believe that no matter what , on the issue of ending the war , we will be moving forward , talking with partners and with Russia in order to get our people and territories back , '' Zelensky added .
The last time the two presidents spoke over phone was July 26 when leaders discussed the implementation of the agreements reached at the Normandy Summit ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia ) in Paris on December 9 , 2019 .
• A package of measures meant to stop fighting in Donbas , called Minsk II , was agreed to on February 12 , 2015 .
It was developed at a summit in Minsk on February 11 , 2015 , by the leaders of Ukraine , Russia , France , and Germany .
The talks that led to the deal were overseen by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe , as per Wikipedia .
• Not a single provision of the Minsk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Among other things , the agreements reached by the Normandy Four provide for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and the withdrawal of all heavy weapons from Ukrainian territory .
It also provides for the exchange and release of all held persons , as well as the holding of local elections in Donbas .
• Leonid Kravchuk , head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement , is convinced that the Minsk agreements can not be implemented due to the different positions pursued by Ukraine and Russia .

Ukraine government "never gives up" and is set to move forward no matter what to achieve peace in Donbas, the president stressed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that without engaging directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it will never be possible to end the war in Donbas and get all temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories back.
The statement came in an interview with Politico, the President's Office reports.
"I'm sure that we'll never stop the war if we don't speak with Russia. A separate case is the support of our Western partners. But if we don't talk with President Putin, we won't be able to fully restore Ukraine, get all our territories back," Zelensky said.
At the same time, certain media outlets "are doing everything to disrupt any opportunities for dialogue, even within the framework of the Normandy format or the Minsk process," the President's Office reported.
Read alsoZelensky ahead of summit: Ukraine's course toward EU unchanged"This applies precisely to those media that belong either to large financial structures or politicians who were in power, holding senior positions before me. They all have their media outlets. They own them – unfortunately. Although we never give up and believe that no matter what, on the issue of ending the war, we will be moving forward, talking with partners and with Russia in order to get our people and territories back," Zelensky added.
Zelensky's talks with Putin
The last time the two presidents spoke over phone was July 26 when leaders discussed the implementation of the agreements reached at the Normandy Summit (Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia) in Paris on December 9, 2019.
Minsk Agreements: Background


unian--2020-10-06--Kyrgyzstan protests: President slams "coup attempt"

Following the president 's address , the Central Election Commission canceled the election results .
President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov has addressed the nation in a televised appeal following riots that went on overnight Tuesday in what he says was an attempt by certain political forces to illegally seize power in the country .
He said law enforcers had been told to hold fire amid unrest `` not to shed blood '' so they did not resist the crowd 's advance on the White House in Bishkek , according to 24.kg .
Protest leaders must act within the legal framework @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancel the election results , if possible , the president said , .
He has called on average citizens not to succumb to provocation .
Following the president 's address , the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan invalidated the results of parliamentary elections , 24.kg reports with reference to CEC member Gulnara Jurabaeva .
The CEC also discussed the issue of a possible self-dissolution , she added .
`` I believe that with this election campaign we have compromised ourselves , and therefore the best and most correct decision in this case would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
• Protests have been raging in Kyrgyzstan 's Bishkek overnight Tuesday following parliamentary elections many believe were rigged .
• Some 590 protesters were injured and one killed in clashes with riot police , the ministry of health reports .
• As the events unfolded on the evening of Monday , part of protesters moved to storm the parliament 's building , the so-called White House , which also hosts the president 's office .
• The crowd eventually took over the building after the government security retreated .
• In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headquarters of the National Security Committee .
Unconfirmed reports claim law enforcers guarding the building sided with protesters .
• Former president Almazbek Atambaev , who in June was sentenced to 11 years and 2 months in prison on corruption-related charges for 11 years , was freed from the seized building and driven off .
• In further developments , protesters also released former prime minister Sapar Isakov , who had been doing a prison sentence for corruption at the Historical Museum and during the modernization of Bishkek CHPP .
• Opposition parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government and elect a prime minister .
• One of the opposition leaders has called on border guards to shut the border down `` not to let the thieves flee '' .
He added that otherwise , border guards would be held accountable .

Following the president's address, the Central Election Commission canceled the election results.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov has addressed the nation in a televised appeal following riots that went on overnight Tuesday in what he says was an attempt by certain political forces to illegally seize power in the country.
He said law enforcers had been told to hold fire amid unrest "not to shed blood" so they did not resist the crowd's advance on the White House in Bishkek, according to 24.kg.
Protest leaders must act within the legal framework, while the Central Election Commission should cancel the election results, if possible, the president said, .
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He has called on average citizens not to succumb to provocation.
"Last night, some political forces tried to illegally seize state power. Using the results of the elections as a pretext, they violated public order," Jeenbekov said, according to Mediazona.
Following the president's address, the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan invalidated the results of parliamentary elections, 24.kg reports with reference to CEC member Gulnara Jurabaeva.
The CEC also discussed the issue of a possible self-dissolution, she added.
"I believe that with this election campaign we have compromised ourselves, and therefore the best and most correct decision in this case would be to resign early," Jurabayeva said.
Kyrgyz protests: Background


unian--2020-10-06--Zelensky, Johnson to sign new large Ukraine-UK strategic partnership deal – envoy

The public will be surprised when they see this major document to be signed by leaders , Prystaiko said .
Ukrainian Ambassador to Great Britain Vadym Prystaiko has said the new Agreement on Political Cooperation , Free Trade and Strategic Partnership , which will be signed in London by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , contains hundreds of pages .
`` A huge document .
Many hundreds of pages .
I think the public will be surprised when this document is signed by the leaders , '' Prystaiko said in an interview with the Voice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the official , the agreement covers a wide range of issues .
`` The agreement will establish strategic partnership between Ukraine and the UK .
This agreement is actually the one on constant political cooperation and trade .
This agreement is about the same as when we entered into the Association Agreement with the European Union , '' Prystaiko said .
Read alsoZelensky ahead of summit : Ukraine 's course toward EU unchangedThe ambassador admitted the issuance of British visas to Ukrainian citizens remains an issue , adding that but the Brits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of interior ministries of the two countries intended to discuss the topic separately .
`` Quotas – separately , trade – separately , high political level of cooperation – everything is fine , this is all a wonderful background for the migration part as well .
The process is sensitive for the domestic policy of Ukraine and Britain .
But at least we can talk about simplifying procedures most tormenting to Ukrainians , '' Prystaiko added .
Zelensky will pay an official visit to the UK on October 7-8 .
The program of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johnson , as well as an audience with the presidential couple with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge .
On January 9 , 2020 , Zelensky and Johnson agreed to speed up the process of preparing a new Agreement on Political Cooperation , Free Trade and Strategic Partnership between two countries .

The public will be surprised when they see this major document to be signed by leaders, Prystaiko said.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Great Britain Vadym Prystaiko has said the new Agreement on Political Cooperation, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership, which will be signed in London by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, contains hundreds of pages.
"A huge document. Many hundreds of pages. I think the public will be surprised when this document is signed by the leaders," Prystaiko said in an interview with the Voice of America's Ukrainian service.
According to the official, the agreement covers a wide range of issues.
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"The agreement will establish strategic partnership between Ukraine and the UK. This agreement is actually the one on constant political cooperation and trade. This agreement is about the same as when we entered into the Association Agreement with the European Union," Prystaiko said.
Read alsoZelensky ahead of summit: Ukraine's course toward EU unchangedThe ambassador admitted the issuance of British visas to Ukrainian citizens remains an issue, adding that but the Brits have recognized this and that the heads of interior ministries of the two countries intended to discuss the topic separately.
"Quotas – separately, trade – separately, high political level of cooperation – everything is fine, this is all a wonderful background for the migration part as well. The process is sensitive for the domestic policy of Ukraine and Britain. But at least we can talk about simplifying procedures most tormenting to Ukrainians," Prystaiko added.
Ukraine-UK ties: Background
Zelensky will pay an official visit to the UK on October 7-8. The program of the visit includes talks between Zelensky and Johnson, as well as an audience with the presidential couple with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
On January 9, 2020, Zelensky and Johnson agreed to speed up the process of preparing a new Agreement on Political Cooperation, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership between two countries.


unian--2020-10-06--Russian spy bailed out in Kherson as probe continues

Tetiana Kuzmych had been spying for Russia , gathering intel on Ukrainian government agencies .
The court in Kherson on Monday , October 5 , released from custody a Ukrainian woman , Tetiana Kuzmych , whom counterintelligence operatives this summer detained on high treason charges for spying in favor of the aggressor state Russia .
The suspect was released after UAH 500,000 bail was posted , TSN correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko reports .
The investigation says back in 2015 , Kuzmych , chief of the Rusich NGO who also taught students at the Kherson Academy of Continuing Education , was recruited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a Russian intelligence operative who went by a pseudonym Alexander Prestolov , the report reads .
Read alsoWhy Russia is afraid of Ukraine 's Neptune missilesIt was established that the woman had been gathering intelligence on Ukrainian government agencies and transferring sensitive data to the invaders via e-mail and in private meetings in Crimea and Moscow .
During the raid at Kuzmych 's home , a computer was retrieved before the security service obtained formal access to her e-mail account used to transmit intelligence to the Russians , as well as software @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In August , the court ruled to remand the suspect in custody until October 9 , setting bail at UAH 529,500 .
After that , several pro-Russian politicians and lawyers visited Kuzmych , while Russia 's Rossotrudnichestvo agency intended to post bail .
Also , MP with the pro-Russian Opposition Bloc , Vadym Novinsky , also expressed readiness to bail the Russian spy out .
It remains unclear , who exactly posted the required sum to have Kuzmych released from custody .
More on Russian spies exposed in Ukraine • SBU presses charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asset in Ukrainian gov't

Tetiana Kuzmych had been spying for Russia, gathering intel on Ukrainian government agencies.
The court in Kherson on Monday, October 5, released from custody a Ukrainian woman, Tetiana Kuzmych, whom counterintelligence operatives this summer detained on high treason charges for spying in favor of the aggressor state Russia.
The suspect was released after UAH 500,000 bail was posted, TSN correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko reports.
The investigation says back in 2015, Kuzmych, chief of the Rusich NGO who also taught students at the Kherson Academy of Continuing Education, was recruited during her visit to the occupied Crimea by a Russian intelligence operative who went by a pseudonym Alexander Prestolov, the report reads.
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Kuzmych has been assigned a codename: Tsvetayeva.
Read alsoWhy Russia is afraid of Ukraine's Neptune missilesIt was established that the woman had been gathering intelligence on Ukrainian government agencies and transferring sensitive data to the invaders via e-mail and in private meetings in Crimea and Moscow.
During the raid at Kuzmych's home, a computer was retrieved before the security service obtained formal access to her e-mail account used to transmit intelligence to the Russians, as well as software that deleted the sent files).
In August, the court ruled to remand the suspect in custody until October 9, setting bail at UAH 529,500.
After that, several pro-Russian politicians and lawyers visited Kuzmych, while Russia's Rossotrudnichestvo agency intended to post bail.
Also, MP with the pro-Russian Opposition Bloc, Vadym Novinsky, also expressed readiness to bail the Russian spy out.
It remains unclear, who exactly posted the required sum to have Kuzmych released from custody.
More on Russian spies exposed in Ukraine


unian--2020-10-06--Zelensky names condition for holding local elections in occupied Donbas

The Ukrainian border should be controlled by the government , the head of state believes .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that holding local elections in the temporarily uncontrolled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Donbas ( eastern Ukraine ) is impossible without Ukraine regaining full control over the uncontrolled section of the border with Russia .
The head of state made the comment in an interview with Politico Europe , which the President 's Office published on its website on October 6 .
Asked whether local elections could take place in the territories of Donbas that are now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` No . ''
`` I can give a more detailed answer .
I told President Macron , German Chancellor Merkel and President Putin that we will not have observers there if there is no border [ under Ukrainian control ] , and we will not be able to control the elections .
None of the Western observers will be able to come there .
Therefore , elections will never be transparent there .
From the point of view of security situation – there will be no free access for all [ political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be out there – there must be a free choice of the Ukrainian people .
The law enforcement system will not work there .
We do n't know what will happen if there is no border [ controlled by Ukrainian government ] between Ukraine and Russia , '' he said .
Read alsoLocal elections could be postponed on one condition – senior health officialZelensky stressed that Ukrainian authorities must regain control of the border in Donbas .
`` I say it openly .
I believe that it ca n't be otherwise .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the clauses of the Minsk agreements stipulates a withdrawal of all illegal armed groups from the Ukrainian territory .
`` How they will be withdrawn , where they should be taken out ... Then , the transfer of control over the border to us .
And then we 'll see that nothing else is happening , that there are no other militarized groups and that they are not heading back , '' he said .
Russia sees the Minsk agreements as tools with which to break Ukraine 's sovereignty .
Its interpretation reverses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : elections in occupied Donbas would take place before Ukraine had reclaimed control of the border ; this would be followed by comprehensive autonomy for Russia ` s proxy regimes , crippling the central authorities in Kyiv .
Ukraine would be unable to govern itself effectively or orient itself towards the West , according to Chatham House .
On July 15 , 2020 , the Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution scheduling local elections across Ukraine for October 25 .
Legislators note that the elections in the occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas shall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August 19 , at a meeting of the delegates to the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement , Ukraine 's delegation chief , first president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk informed the team members of the appeal he had submitted to the Verkhovna Rada to consider the issue of the resolution 's compliance with Law `` On a special procedure for local self-government in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions '' and a Package of Measures for the implementation of Minsk agreements .
On August 20 , journalist Serhiy Harmash , another member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Donetsk region , opined that by `` leaking '' to the media a document demanding to cancel the decision of the Verkhovna Rada on local elections , Moscow , makes it impossible to fulfill the requirement or even put the relevant question before Parliament .
Harmash believes that in this way Russia has deliberately driven the settlement process into a dead end , thus blocking a meeting of advisors to the Normandy Four ( Ukraine , Germany , France , and Russia ) leaders earlier scheduled for late August .
On the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was blocking the TCG work with a demand to repeal the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada on the impossibility of holding local elections in the occupied territories .
At the TCG meeting on August 19 , he said , representatives of the Russian Federation and their proxy forces in Donbas stated that they `` do not object to the elections being held throughout Ukraine , '' but demand that the paragraph on the impossibility of voting in the occupied territories be repealed .
On September 11 , Berlin hosted a meeting of political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Four member states .
According to the Office of the President of Ukraine , the advisors supported Kyiv 's call to take exhaustive measures to extend a sustainable and comprehensive ceasefire in Donbas .

The Ukrainian border should be controlled by the government, the head of state believes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that holding local elections in the temporarily uncontrolled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Donbas (eastern Ukraine) is impossible without Ukraine regaining full control over the uncontrolled section of the border with Russia.
The head of state made the comment in an interview with Politico Europe, which the President's Office published on its website on October 6.
Asked whether local elections could take place in the territories of Donbas that are now beyond Ukraine control, Zelensky replied: "No."
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"I can give a more detailed answer. I told President Macron, German Chancellor Merkel and President Putin that we will not have observers there if there is no border [under Ukrainian control], and we will not be able to control the elections. None of the Western observers will be able to come there. Therefore, elections will never be transparent there. From the point of view of security situation – there will be no free access for all [political] parties. And this's what must be out there – there must be a free choice of the Ukrainian people. The law enforcement system will not work there. We don't know what will happen if there is no border [controlled by Ukrainian government] between Ukraine and Russia," he said.
Read alsoLocal elections could be postponed on one condition – senior health officialZelensky stressed that Ukrainian authorities must regain control of the border in Donbas. "I say it openly. I believe that it can't be otherwise."
According to Zelensky, one of the clauses of the Minsk agreements stipulates a withdrawal of all illegal armed groups from the Ukrainian territory.
"How they will be withdrawn, where they should be taken out ... Then, the transfer of control over the border to us. And then we'll see that nothing else is happening, that there are no other militarized groups and that they are not heading back," he said.
Idea of local elections in occupied territories: Background
Russia sees the Minsk agreements as tools with which to break Ukraine's sovereignty. Its interpretation reverses key elements in the sequence of actions: elections in occupied Donbas would take place before Ukraine had reclaimed control of the border; this would be followed by comprehensive autonomy for Russia`s proxy regimes, crippling the central authorities in Kyiv. Ukraine would be unable to govern itself effectively or orient itself towards the West, according to Chatham House.
On July 15, 2020, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution scheduling local elections across Ukraine for October 25. Legislators note that the elections in the occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas shall not be scheduled or held. On August 19, at a meeting of the delegates to the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement, Ukraine's delegation chief, first president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk informed the team members of the appeal he had submitted to the Verkhovna Rada to consider the issue of the resolution's compliance with Law "On a special procedure for local self-government in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions" and a Package of Measures for the implementation of Minsk agreements.
On August 20, journalist Serhiy Harmash, another member of Ukraine's delegation representing certain areas of Donetsk region, opined that by "leaking" to the media a document demanding to cancel the decision of the Verkhovna Rada on local elections, Moscow, makes it impossible to fulfill the requirement or even put the relevant question before Parliament. Harmash believes that in this way Russia has deliberately driven the settlement process into a dead end, thus blocking a meeting of advisors to the Normandy Four (Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia) leaders earlier scheduled for late August.
On the same day, Kravchuk said that Russia was blocking the TCG work with a demand to repeal the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada on the impossibility of holding local elections in the occupied territories. At the TCG meeting on August 19, he said, representatives of the Russian Federation and their proxy forces in Donbas stated that they "do not object to the elections being held throughout Ukraine," but demand that the paragraph on the impossibility of voting in the occupied territories be repealed.
On September 11, Berlin hosted a meeting of political advisors to the leaders of the Normandy Four member states. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, the advisors supported Kyiv's call to take exhaustive measures to extend a sustainable and comprehensive ceasefire in Donbas.


unian--2020-10-06--Zelensky ahead of summit: Ukraine's course toward EU unchanged

`` Ukrainians want to live in European Ukraine , '' Zelensky said .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the EU-Ukraine summit has said Ukraine 's course toward the European Union remains unchanged .
`` Ukrainians want to live in European Ukraine , '' Zelensky said in an interview with POLITICO .
Zelensky leads a country at war , and in the interview he said he will arrive to meet with EU leaders on Tuesday , bearing a request and an offer .
Read alsoEU-Ukraine summit to be held in Brussels on Oct 6The request is that the EU continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict with Russia – by maintaining tough sanctions against Moscow , and further developing economic and political ties with Kyiv .
The offer is to help manufacture a coronavirus vaccine once an effective immunization is ready for mass production .
Zelensky believes Ukraine has come very well prepared for the strategically important event , the President 's Office says .
`` We have finally voted in bills on electronic communications , blood donation .
A draft law on water transport in Ukraine is already being considered .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ concession and deregulation .
They are not populist bills .
Also , there are complex reforms supported by the EU , in particular land reform .
You do not know how difficult the implementation of the land reform is .
For 30 years , throughout the years of our independence , no one could pass this reform .
I think we are ready for this summit , '' Zelensky summed up .
The previous EU-Ukraine summit took place in Kyiv on July 8 , 2019 .
The EU was represented at the summit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council Donald Tusk and the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker , and Ukraine – by President Zelensky .
Earlier , the 22nd Ukraine-EU summit was scheduled to be held in Brussels on October 1 , but was slated over a delay in EU leaders ' meeting .
On September 22 , Zelensky said that representatives of Ukraine and the European Union would discuss the creation of a negotiating platform for the de-occupation of Crimea .
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen was self-isolating the day before the annual Ukraine-EU summit was @ @ @

"Ukrainians want to live in European Ukraine," Zelensky said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the EU-Ukraine summit has said Ukraine's course toward the European Union remains unchanged.
"Ukrainians want to live in European Ukraine," Zelensky said in an interview with POLITICO.
"They understand that this is the way to be a member of the EU. I believe that we are mentally more European than, sorry, some EU countries," Zelensky said.
Zelensky leads a country at war, and in the interview he said he will arrive to meet with EU leaders on Tuesday, bearing a request and an offer.
Read alsoEU-Ukraine summit to be held in Brussels on Oct 6The request is that the EU continue, or even step up, its support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict with Russia – by maintaining tough sanctions against Moscow, and further developing economic and political ties with Kyiv.
The offer is to help manufacture a coronavirus vaccine once an effective immunization is ready for mass production.
Zelensky believes Ukraine has come very well prepared for the strategically important event, the President's Office says.
"We have finally voted in bills on electronic communications, blood donation. A draft law on water transport in Ukraine is already being considered. We have also voted important laws on concession and deregulation. They are not populist bills. Also, there are complex reforms supported by the EU, in particular land reform. You do not know how difficult the implementation of the land reform is. For 30 years, throughout the years of our independence, no one could pass this reform. I think we are ready for this summit," Zelensky summed up.
EU summit with Ukraine: Background
The previous EU-Ukraine summit took place in Kyiv on July 8, 2019. The EU was represented at the summit by the then presidents of the European Council Donald Tusk and the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, and Ukraine – by President Zelensky.
Earlier, the 22nd Ukraine-EU summit was scheduled to be held in Brussels on October 1, but was slated over a delay in EU leaders' meeting.
On September 22, Zelensky said that representatives of Ukraine and the European Union would discuss the creation of a negotiating platform for the de-occupation of Crimea.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen was self-isolating the day before the annual Ukraine-EU summit was to begin.


unian--2020-10-06--Ukraine interested in joint implementation of infrastructure projects with South Africa – Krykliy

Ukraine interested in joint implementation of infrastructure projects with South Africa – Krykliy The countries are working on two draft @ @ @ @ @ and on recognition of seafarers ' diplomas/certificates .

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The countries are working on two draft agreements: on merchant shipping and on recognition of seafarers' diplomas/certificates.
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unian--2020-10-06--EU-Ukraine summit to be held in Brussels on Oct 6

The 22nd summit between the European Union and Ukraine will take place in Brussels on Tuesday , October 6 , 2020 .
This is the first bilateral summit held in Brussels since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic , as reported in a press release by the Council of the European Union .
It is also the first bilateral EU-Ukraine summit with the participation of President of the European Council Charles Michel and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell , who will represent the European Commission .
Read alsoMEPs say certain Ukraine officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travelPresident Volodymyr Zelensky will be heading Ukraine 's delegation .
• The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and EU support to Ukraine , • The next steps in the implementation of the Association Agreement , including its Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area , and • The state of reforms in Ukraine .
The ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine 's Donbas will also be discussed , as well as the implementation of the Minsk agreements , the consequences of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia , recent developments in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy issues .
The previous EU-Ukraine summit took place in Kyiv on July 8 , 2019 .
The EU was represented at the summit by the then presidents of the European Council Donald Tusk and the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker , and Ukraine – by President Zelensky .
Earlier , the 22nd Ukraine-EU summit was scheduled to be held in Brussels on October 1 , but was slated over a delay in EU leaders ' meeting .
On September 22 , Zelensky said that representatives of Ukraine and the European Union would discuss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the de-occupation of Crimea .
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen was self-isolating the day before the annual Ukraine-EU summit was to begin .

President Volodymyr Zelensky will be heading Ukraine's delegation.
The 22nd summit between the European Union and Ukraine will take place in Brussels on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
This is the first bilateral summit held in Brussels since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as reported in a press release by the Council of the European Union.
It is also the first bilateral EU-Ukraine summit with the participation of President of the European Council Charles Michel and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, who will represent the European Commission.
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Read alsoMEPs say certain Ukraine officials, oligarchs could be deprived of visa-free travelPresident Volodymyr Zelensky will be heading Ukraine's delegation.
Leaders will review bilateral relations, including:
The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and EU support to Ukraine,
The next steps in the implementation of the Association Agreement, including its Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, and
The state of reforms in Ukraine.
The ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine's Donbas will also be discussed, as well as the implementation of the Minsk agreements, the consequences of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia, recent developments in Belarus, and other regional and foreign policy issues.
EU summit with Ukraine: Background
The previous EU-Ukraine summit took place in Kyiv on July 8, 2019. The EU was represented at the summit by the then presidents of the European Council Donald Tusk and the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, and Ukraine – by President Zelensky.
Earlier, the 22nd Ukraine-EU summit was scheduled to be held in Brussels on October 1, but was slated over a delay in EU leaders' meeting.
On September 22, Zelensky said that representatives of Ukraine and the European Union would discuss the creation of a negotiating platform for the de-occupation of Crimea.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen was self-isolating the day before the annual Ukraine-EU summit was to begin.


unian--2020-10-06--Trump discharged from hospital, back at White House

Meanwhile , the outbreak at the White House continued as more staff members tested positive .
U.S. President Trump left Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday , hours after the medical team treating him for COVID-19 cautioned that he 's `` not out of the woods yet . ''
He got back to the White House , where he gave a thumbs up before walking inside , taking off his mask as he did , CBS News reported .
Then Trump tweeted a minute-long video from the balcony , saying he 'd `` learned so much about coronavirus '' and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` One thing that 's for certain : Do n't let it dominate you , '' he said of COVID-19 .
`` Do n't be afraid of it .
You 're going to beat it . ''
The president 's stance rang alarms among many medical experts , who said he should have stressed precautions Americans should take to try to avoid getting the coronavirus .
Earlier Monday , Dr. Sean Conley , the White House physician , told reporters Donald Trump will be `` surrounded by world-class medical care , 24/7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alsoZelensky wishes Trump , First Lady `` fast and full recovery '' from COVID-19He 's being treated with dexamethasone , a powerful steroid recommended for use in severe cases of COVID-19 .
The drug can carry serious psychological side effects , but Conley said the president has n't exhibited any of them .
He repeatedly declined to provide specifics about the president 's lung condition or the last time Mr. Trump tested negative for the virus , citing federal privacy laws .
Meanwhile , the outbreak at the White House continued as more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kayleigh McEnany said Monday that she 'd tested positive for COVID-19 , and sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to CBS News that one of her deputies had tested positive , as well .
The U.S. president , CNN adds , has a pressing political interest in proving that he is better 28 days from an election in which he is trailing Joe Biden .
His campaign said Monday that he fully planned to debate the Democratic nominee in their second head-to-head clash – a town hall event with members of the @ @ @ @ @ @

Meanwhile, the outbreak at the White House continued as more staff members tested positive.
U.S. President Trump left Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday, hours after the medical team treating him for COVID-19 cautioned that he's "not out of the woods yet."
He got back to the White House, where he gave a thumbs up before walking inside, taking off his mask as he did, CBS News reported.
Then Trump tweeted a minute-long video from the balcony, saying he'd "learned so much about coronavirus" and believes he might be immune to it. "One thing that's for certain: Don't let it dominate you," he said of COVID-19. "Don't be afraid of it. You're going to beat it."
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The president's stance rang alarms among many medical experts, who said he should have stressed precautions Americans should take to try to avoid getting the coronavirus.
Earlier Monday, Dr. Sean Conley, the White House physician, told reporters Donald Trump will be "surrounded by world-class medical care, 24/7" at the White House.
Read alsoZelensky wishes Trump, First Lady "fast and full recovery" from COVID-19He's being treated with dexamethasone, a powerful steroid recommended for use in severe cases of COVID-19. The drug can carry serious psychological side effects, but Conley said the president hasn't exhibited any of them. He repeatedly declined to provide specifics about the president's lung condition or the last time Mr. Trump tested negative for the virus, citing federal privacy laws.
Meanwhile, the outbreak at the White House continued as more staff members tested positive. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Monday that she'd tested positive for COVID-19, and sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to CBS News that one of her deputies had tested positive, as well.
"It is inexplainable that the President of the United States, who is actively shedding virus in millions of particles, would walk into that building with an enormous number of staff, unmasked," said Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a professor at George Washington University School of Medicine, according to CNN.
The U.S. president, CNN adds, has a pressing political interest in proving that he is better 28 days from an election in which he is trailing Joe Biden. His campaign said Monday that he fully planned to debate the Democratic nominee in their second head-to-head clash – a town hall event with members of the public in Miami next week.


unian--2020-10-06--Hryvnia keeps sliding: fresh rates for Oct 6

The official forex rate against the euro for Tuesday is fixed at UAH 33.40 per euro .

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unian--2020-10-06--COVID-19: Over 4,300 new active cases reported on Oct 6

The total number of confirmed cases grew to 234,584 .
Ukraine said 4,348 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 6 , 2020 .
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 234,584 , as seen on the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council .
Read alsoCoronavirus hits Rada : 75 reportedly test positive , with one lethal case – mediaAs many as 103,401 patients , including 2,149 in the past day , have recovered .
The death toll has reached 4,520 with 90 fatalities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government reported 126,663 active cases as of October 6 .
In total , there have been 301,761 reports on suspected COVID-19 since year-start .
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Kharkiv region ( 487 cases ) and the city of Kyiv ( 355 ) .
The overall incidence per region is as follows : • 25,091 ( +355 ) in the city of Kyiv ; Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
COVID-19 tests were run by the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of October 6 , 2020 , the Center had received 4,665 reports of suspected cases .
In total , there have been 301,761 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
• The adaptive quarantine was introduced on August 1 .
The Ukrainian regions were split into the green , yellow , orange , and red zones depending on hospital load , the average number of PCR and ELISA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and daily spread dynamics .
• Quarantine-related curbs differ in each zone .
The mildest ones are in the green zone , the regions included in the red zone will have to introduce the toughest restrictions .
• On August 26 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine until November 1 .
• Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the ministry has no plans to introduce a new lockdown in Ukraine yet .
• On October 1 , Ukraine redrew the map of COVID-19 quarantine zones and new epidemic zoning took @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The total number of confirmed cases grew to 234,584.
Ukraine said 4,348 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 6, 2020.
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 234,584, as seen on the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council.
Read alsoCoronavirus hits Rada: 75 reportedly test positive, with one lethal case – mediaAs many as 103,401 patients, including 2,149 in the past day, have recovered.
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The death toll has reached 4,520 with 90 fatalities recorded in the past day.
The government reported 126,663 active cases as of October 6. In total, there have been 301,761 reports on suspected COVID-19 since year-start.
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Kharkiv region (487 cases) and the city of Kyiv (355).
The overall incidence per region is as follows:
25,091 (+355) in the city of Kyiv;
21,494 (+200) cases in Lviv region;
21,451 (+487) in Kharkiv region;
15,444 (+158) in Chernivtsi region;
15,021 (+292) in Odesa region;
14,610 (+189) in Ternopil region;
14,451 (+106) in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
13,374 (+126) in Rivne region;
10,317 (+98) in Zakarpattia region;
10,099 (+181) in Kyiv region;
8,880 (+146) in Volyn region;
7,372 (+235) in Dnipropetrovsk region;
7,263 (+295) in Khmelnytsky region;
7,070 (+136) in Zhytomyr region;
6,930 (+108) in Vinnytsia region;
5,676 (+223) in Sumy region;
4,812 (+135) in Chernihiv region;
4,746 (+116) in Zaporizhia region;
4,687 (+137) in Cherkasy region;
4,561 (+148) in Donetsk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts);
3,894 (+75) in Mykolaiv region;
3,270 (+305) in Poltava region;
1,544 (+48) in Kherson region;
1,333 (+39) in Luhansk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts); and
1,194 (+10) in Kirovohrad region;
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
COVID-19 tests were run by the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories. As of the morning of October 6, 2020, the Center had received 4,665 reports of suspected cases. In total, there have been 301,761 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
Quarantine in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-06--U.S. embassy elaborates on Derkach sanctions

On September 10 , the United States imposed sanctions on Andrii Derkach and other Russian agents for attempting to influence the U.S. electoral process , according to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv .
`` Derkach maintains close connections with the Russian Intelligence Services and has served as an active Russian agent for over a decade , employing manipulation and deceit to attempt to influence elections in the United States and elsewhere around the world .
Today , we would like to remind individuals and businesses what these sanctions mean , '' reads the statement by Embassy Spokesperson Daniel Langenkam .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ designated individuals and/or entities could themselves become subject to designation , the statement elaborates .
Also , entities owned by a blocked person `` may also be considered blocked persons . ''
The explanation adds that the property and interests in property of such an entity are blocked regardless of whether the entity itself is sanctioned .
`` The United States will remain vigilant in its efforts to uphold the integrity of our democracy , and the United States will continue to use all the tools at our disposal to counter these activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Derkach or other sanctioned individuals , '' the statement concludes .
On September 10 , U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach .
It said Derkach had `` directly or indirectly engaged in , sponsored , concealed , or otherwise been complicit in foreign interference in an attempt to undermine the upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election . ''
The move to introduce sanctions , U.S. officials say , is focused on `` exposing Russian malign influence campaigns and protecting our upcoming elections from foreign interference .
Derkach ’ s `` election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treasury • The U.S. officials say Derkach waged a `` covert influence campaign '' – from at least late 2019 through mid-2020 – centered on cultivating `` false and unsubstantiated narratives '' concerning U.S. officials in the upcoming 2020 presidential election .
• His efforts aimed to spur corruption investigations in both Ukraine and the United States `` designed to culminate prior to election day . ''
• The narratives were pushed in Western media through coverage of press conferences and other news events , including interviews and statements , the statement adds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Derkach released `` edited audio tapes and other unsupported information with the intent to discredit U.S .
officials . ''
Also , the U.S. Treasury says , he `` levied unsubstantiated allegations against U.S. and international political figures . ''
• Derkach `` almost certainly targeted '' the U.S. voting populace , prominent U.S. citizens , including members of the U.S. government , `` based on his reliance on U.S. platforms , English-language documents and videos , and pro-Russian lobbyists in the United States used to propagate his claims . ''

Ukrainian MP is a "Russian agent," diplomats stress.
On September 10, the United States imposed sanctions on Andrii Derkach and other Russian agents for attempting to influence the U.S. electoral process, according to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.
"Derkach maintains close connections with the Russian Intelligence Services and has served as an active Russian agent for over a decade, employing manipulation and deceit to attempt to influence elections in the United States and elsewhere around the world. Today, we would like to remind individuals and businesses what these sanctions mean," reads the statement by Embassy Spokesperson Daniel Langenkam."
A message on the implications of U.S. sanctions on Russia-linked individuals for attempting to influence the U.S. electoral process from Spokesperson Daniel Langenkamp. For the full statement: https://t.co/vDnYOu5fnDpic.twitter.com/mily0vsI7m — U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) October 5, 2020
Persons who provide material support to designated individuals and/or entities could themselves become subject to designation, the statement elaborates.
Also, entities owned by a blocked person "may also be considered blocked persons."
The explanation adds that the property and interests in property of such an entity are blocked regardless of whether the entity itself is sanctioned.
"The United States will remain vigilant in its efforts to uphold the integrity of our democracy, and the United States will continue to use all the tools at our disposal to counter these activities similar or linked to those of Andrii Derkach or other sanctioned individuals," the statement concludes.
Derkach sanctions: Background
On September 10, U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach.
It said Derkach had "directly or indirectly engaged in, sponsored, concealed, or otherwise been complicit in foreign interference in an attempt to undermine the upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election."
The move to introduce sanctions, U.S. officials say, is focused on "exposing Russian malign influence campaigns and protecting our upcoming elections from foreign interference.
Derkach’s "election influence efforts," as per U.S. Treasury


unian--2020-10-06--Donbas war update: Ukraine reports two ceasefire violations on Oct 5

Meanwhile , Joint Forces members jointly with State Emergency Service and forestry staff have been working to contain wildfires .
Ukraine has reported two violations of the latest ceasefire agreement by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Monday , October 5 .
`` In the past day , October 5 , the Russian Federation 's armed formations twice violated the ceasefire , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation ( JFO ) Command wrote on Facebook in an update as of 07:30 Kyiv time on October 6 , 2020 .
In particular , the enemy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Novoluhanske and the town of Avdiyivka .
Read alsoWildfires in Luhansk region : Stanytsia Luhanska checkpoint resumes workThe shots posed no threat to the lives and health of Ukrainian soldiers so Joint Forces did not return fire .
No casualties were reported in the past day .
Meanwhile , Joint Forces members jointly with State Emergency Service and forestry staff have been working to contain wildfires near the villages of Kriakivka , Triokhizbenka , Stariy Aidar , and Shumy .
Since Tuesday midnight , no attacks by Russia-controlled armed formations have been recorded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation is under full control of the Ukrainian military .
Participants in the Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , and the OSCE ) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a full and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line from 00:01 on Monday , July 27 .
The new ceasefire regime was enforced at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27 .
On the very first day of the newly-agreed truce , Russia 's hybrid military forces mounted three attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since then .

Meanwhile, Joint Forces members jointly with State Emergency Service and forestry staff have been working to contain wildfires.
Ukraine has reported two violations of the latest ceasefire agreement by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Monday, October 5.
"In the past day, October 5, the Russian Federation's armed formations twice violated the ceasefire," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Command wrote on Facebook in an update as of 07:30 Kyiv time on October 6, 2020.
In particular, the enemy fired grenade launchers near the village of Novoluhanske and the town of Avdiyivka.
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Read alsoWildfires in Luhansk region: Stanytsia Luhanska checkpoint resumes workThe shots posed no threat to the lives and health of Ukrainian soldiers so Joint Forces did not return fire.
No casualties were reported in the past day.
Meanwhile, Joint Forces members jointly with State Emergency Service and forestry staff have been working to contain wildfires near the villages of Kriakivka, Triokhizbenka, Stariy Aidar, and Shumy.
Since Tuesday midnight, no attacks by Russia-controlled armed formations have been recorded, the JFO HQ said.
The situation is under full control of the Ukrainian military.
Donbas ceasefire: Background
Participants in the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, and the OSCE) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a full and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line from 00:01 on Monday, July 27.
The new ceasefire regime was enforced at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27.
On the very first day of the newly-agreed truce, Russia's hybrid military forces mounted three attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. Ukraine has reported more such violations since then.