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INTHESPOTLIGHT ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 CONTENT 1.Topnews…page5 2.ArmedconflictinUkraine`seast…page5 UkrainiangovernmentintroducesstateofemergencyinDonetsk,Luhansk regions ContactgrouponUkraineconflictholdsmeetinginMinsk Ukraine'senvoytoUNsays12,000RussiansoldiersfightinDonbas AnotherRussianhumanitarianconvoyarrivesinDonbas Ukraineintalksoverdeliveriesoflethalweapons Ukraineloses50percentofmilitaryaviation-watchdog UNestimates5,190peoplekilledinUkrainesincebeginningofDonbasconflict SeparatistsleaveoccupiedpartsofLuhanskRegionwithoutwater 3.Internationalpolitical…page8 InternationalreactiontodevelopmentsinUkraine EUextendssanctionsagainstRussiauntilSeptember ParliamentaryAssemblyoftheCouncilofEuropestripsRussiaofvotingright untilApril UNSecurityCouncilholdsurgentmeetingonUkraine NATO'sannualreportharshlycriticizesRussia Ukraine-Russia UkrainecallsRussiaaggressor UkrainianpresidentsendsresponsetoPutin'sletter TwoRussianjournalistsdeportedfromUkraine Russia-Ukrainetradeshrinksbyonethird Crimeanissue CrimeanMajlisdeputyheadarrestedbyRussianauthorities,faces10yearsin prison RussiapreparingdocumentonillegalityofCrimea'stransfertoUkraine USAweakenssanctionsagainstCrimea 2 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Ukraine-EU IrelandratifiesEU-Ukraineassociationagreement EuropeanCommissioncancelsanti-dumpingdutiesonUkrainianweldedpipes 4.Domesticpolitical…page14 Parliamentpassesregulationsonterroristorganizationsatfirstreading ForeigntravelregulationsforUkrainiansmaychangeduetomobilization MPsrelaxvettinglawforseniorcommand Presidentsetsupjointintelligencecommittee ParliamentspeakerobligesMPstopostincomestatements UkrainianpresidentsignslawallowingYanukovychtobeaccusedinabsentia Yanukovych'sallyIvanyushchenkoputonwantedlist FourBerkutofficersofficiallysuspectedofdispersingMaydan Over942,000displacedpersonsregisteredinUkraine 5.Humanrights…page16 FreedomHouseranksUkraine"partlyfree"onFreedomintheWorld2015 rating 6.Media…page16 Prosecutor-General'sOfficeinvestigatingsignatureonsaledealforInterTV 7.Economy…page17 nd Ukrainedropsto162 placeineconomicfreedomranking IMFtoassistUkraineifsituationstabilizes EUagreestolend1.8bneurostoUkraine Ukraine,USsign2bn-dollarloanguaranteedeclaration Ukraine'spublicdebtdeclinesby3bndollars Ukraineowes4.7bndollarstoRussiaanditsbanks Ukrainehiresrestructuringconsultants–mediareports Ukrainefreezesgoldsales–IMF Governmentgives1.97bndollarstoNaftohaz 3 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Officialhryvnyaratehitsnewrecordlow Ukraineimposesmoratoriumondistributionofnetprofitbybanks Ukrainianbanksshow3bn-dollarlossin2014–mediareports NationalBankrevealsrefinancingdata Primaryindustriesshrinkby10percentin2014 Pivdenmashhaltsoperationsuntil2March Presidentsignslawloweringquorumforshareholdermeetings Presidentappointsmembersofsecuritiescommission 8.Energy…page21 Governmentextendsemergencymeasuresinenergysector Ukrainedemands12.2bndollarsfromGazprominStockholmcourt Ukrainespends42percentofgasreserves UkrainegrowsgasimportsfromSlovakiaandHungary Enerhoatom,Holtecsignadditionalnuclearstorageagreement 4 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 1.TOPNEWS GovernmentintroducesstateofemergencyinDonbas MeetingoftrilateralcontactgroupinMinskyieldsnoresult. YoucanfindmoredetailsinthesectionARMEDCONFLICTINUKRAINE'SEAST UkrainerecognizesRussiaasaggressorstate ParliamentcallsonglobalcommunitytorecognizeRussiaasaggressorstate, “DonetskandLuhanskpeople'srepublics”asterroristorganizations. YoucanfindmoredetailsinthesectionINTERNATIONALPOLITICAL:UKRAINERUSSIA. EuropeanCouncilextendssanctionsagainstRussiaduetodeteriorating situationinDonbas TheRussiahasalsobeenstrippedoftherighttovoteintheParliamentary AssemblyoftheCouncilofEurope. YoucanfindmoredetailsinthesectionINTERNATIONALPOLITICAL: INTERNATIONALREACTIONTODEVELOPMENTSINUKRAINE. 2.ARMEDCONFLICTINUKRAINE'SEAST UkrainiangovernmentintroducesstateofemergencyinDonetsk,Luhansk regions On26January,theCabinetofMinistersofUkrainedecidedtointroduceastate ofemergencyinDonetskandLuhanskregions.Thegovernmentalsosaidthatit wasonhighalertandreadytorespondtoemergenciesacrosstheentire country. WewouldliketopointoutthatthesituationinDonbasremainsdifficult.The mostintensefightingisobservedinthecitiesofDebaltseve,Vuhlehirskand Mariupol(DonetskRegion). AccordingtoUkrainianPrimeMinisterArseniyYatsenyuk,about1,000people havebeenevacuatedfromDebaltseve.Theprimeministeraddedthatbuses withthedisplacedresidentsareconstantlyattackedbythepro-Russian militants.ThepressserviceoftheDonetskregionalstateadministration reportedthaton1Februarythemilitantsfiredontwobusescarryingevacuated residentsfromDebaltseve,injuring8people. Additionally,wewouldliketostressthatpro-Russianseparatistsshelled Luhanskon27January.ThespecialmonitoringmissiontoUkraineofthe OrganizationforSecurityandCooperationinEurope(OSCE)reportedthat clustermunitionshadbeenfiredonthecity.Separatistsourcesreportedthat26 peoplehadbeeninjured. 5 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 On30January,morethan15civiliansdiedandmorethan30wereinjuredasa resultofshellinginDonetsk.Thesameday,eightcivilianswerekilledand19 wereinjuredbyshellinginHorlivka,which,likeDonetskandLuhansk,remains underthecontrolofpro-Russianseparatists. TheUkrainiansidepinnedresponsibilityfortheshellingonpro-Russian separatistsandtheRussianmilitary,whileRussiaandtherebelsaccused Ukraine. Foritspart,theOSCEaccusedpro-Russianseparatistsofblockingtheworkof itsspecialmonitoringmissioninUkrainianareasborderingRussia,theGerman broadcasterDeutscheWellehasreported. ContactgrouponUkraineconflictholdsmeetinginMinsk ThecityofMinsk(Belarus)on31Januaryhostedtrilateralconsultationsofthe contactgroup(Ukraine,Russia,OSCE)thatdealswiththesettlementofthe conflictinDonbas. Leadersoftheself-proclaimedDonetskandLuhanskpeople'srepublics(DPR andLPRrespectively)OleksandrZakharchenkoandIhorPlotnytskyy,who arethesignatoriestotheMinskProtocolandMemorandum,refusedto participateinthenegotiationsandsenttothemeetingtheir“representatives” DenysPushylinandVladyslavDeyneho.Atthesametime,themeetingwas attendedbytheleaderoftheUkrainianChoiceorganization,Viktor Medvedchuk,whoisconsideredtobeacloseallyofRussianPresident VladimirPutin. Itshouldbenotedthatpriortotheconsultations,thetrilateralcontactgroup preparedadocumentonacease-fireandthewithdrawalofheavyweaponsin Donbas,whichithopedtoapproveandsigninMinsk.However,asnotedbythe OSCE,representativesofthemilitantswerenotreadytodiscusstheproposals fromthecontactgroup.Instead,theycalledfortherevisionoftheProtocoland theMemorandum,theorganizationadded. Ukraine'srepresentativeinthenegotiations,ex-PresidentLeonidKuchma,said thatduringthemeetingtheseparatistsdemandedthatUkrainePresidentPetro Poroshenkoissueadecreeonunilateralcease-fire,andthreatenedtoresume full-scalehostilitiesalongthefrontlinesiftheirultimatumisnotmet.In addition,KuchmasaidthatPushylinandDeynehoinsistedthatthelineof contactshouldbedeterminedaccordingtothesituationasof31January2015, nottheoneapprovedintheMinskagreementsof19September2014. Atthesametime,Russiaprovidednoofficialreactiontothestatementsmadeby therepresentativesofthemilitants. ValeriyChalyy,deputyheadoftheUkrainianpresidentialadministration,said thatthepeaceprocesswasinjeopardybecauseoftheultimatumsputforthby theDPRandLPRrepresentatives. Earlier,theheadoftheKremlinadministration,SergeyIvanov,saidthatthe UkrainianconflictwouldcontinueuntilKievstartsdirectnegotiationswiththe self-proclaimedDonetskandLuhanskpeople'srepublics. 6 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Ukraine'senvoytoUNsays12,000RussiansoldiersfightinDonbas Asof26January,12,000Russiansoldiershavebeenstationedintheeastof Ukraine,theUkrainianpermanentenvoytotheUN,YuriySerheyev,hassaid.He addedthatRussiahadsent235tanks,720armouredpersonnelcarriersand263 artillerysystemstoassistpro-RussianrebelsinDonbas. ThepresscentreoftheUkrainianantiterroristoperationreportedthatduringa questioningofadetainedRussiantrooperittranspiredthatinadditionto militarypersonnel,RussiahadsentconvictstoUkraine. TheSecurityServiceofUkraine(SBU)reportedthaton20-23January,following anorderfromtheGeneralStaffoftheRussianArmedForces,sevenmobile crematoriumshadbeendispatchedtotheUkrainianterritorywhichwas temporarilyoccupiedbypro-Russianseparatistsinordertoburnthebodiesof killedRussianservicemen. Wewouldliketopointoutthatduringameetingon29January,theEUmilitary committeepresentedevidenceofRussia'sinvolvementintheconflictinDonbas totheEUforeignministers,thePolishnewspaperGazetaWyborczahasquoted thePolishnewsagencyPAPassaying.Inparticular,membersofthecommittee demonstratedevidenceofalargeRussianmilitaryunitpositionedclosetothe borderwithUkraine. Wewouldliketopointoutthaton27January,theBBCRussianairedavideo showingasecrettrainingcampinSt.Petersburgwheretroopswereundergoing basicmilitarytrainingbeforebeingsenttofightintheeastofUkraine. RussianPresidentVladimirPutinsaidthattheUkrainianarmywasaNATO legion,whichdidnotdefendUkraine'snationalinterestsbutwasbenton protectinggeopoliticalinterestsofcontainingRussia.Inhisturn,NATOSecretaryGeneralJensStoltenbergpointedoutthattheonlyforeignlegionfightingin UkrainewastheRussianArmedForces. AnotherRussianhumanitarianconvoyarrivesinDonbas On31January,the12thRussianconvoyof90vehiclesallegedlycarrying humanitarianassistancearrivedintheoccupiedterritoryofDonetskand Luhanskregions. Aspreviously,theRussianauthoritiesdidnotsecureUkraine'spermissionto deliverthecargo. TheUkrainianmilitaryhassaidonmultipleoccasionsthatrightafterthearrival inDonbasofRussianconvoyswiththeso-calledhumanitarianassistance,which isdistributedtopro-Russianseparatistsbutnottocivilians,theshellingof Ukrainianpositionsdramaticallyintensifies. Ukraineintalksoverdeliveriesoflethalweapons 7 TheUkrainianDefenceMinistryandforeigncountrieshavebeenconducting negotiationsondeliveriesoflethalweapons,arepresentativeoftheGeneralStaff oftheUkrainianArmedForces,AndriyOrdynovych,hassaid. ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 HeaddedthatthemilitaryleadersoftheNATOmemberstatesandotherstatesdid notrecognizetheneedtosupplyUkrainewithlethalweaponsatthemomentsince theybelievethattheUkrainianarmyissufficientlyequippedtofightwithproRussianseparatistsinDonbas. Aspreviouslyreported,PolandandFrancearereadytodelivermodernweaponsto Ukraine. USAssistantSecretaryofStateforEuropeanandEurasianAffairsVictoriaNuland saidthatifRussiadoesnotstoptosponsorviolenceandrefusestogiveUkraineback thecontrolovertheentirestateborder,theadministrationofPresidentBarack ObamawillreconsideritsstanceonsupplyingUkrainewithlethalweapons. Ukraineloses50percentofmilitaryaviation-watchdog Ukrainelostpracticallyahalfofitsmilitaryaviationlastyear,areportofFlightglobal Insight'sWorldAirForceshassaid.Atthebeginningof2014,Ukraine'sfleet included400aircraft,butithasshrunkto222. UNestimates5,190peoplekilledinUkrainesincebeginningofDonbasconflict TheUNhasestimatedthatasof26January2015,5,190peoplediedand11,520 wereinjuredinUkrainesinceAprillastyearwhentheconflictintheeasternpartof thecountrystarted. TheUkrainianpresidentialombudsmanforchildrenrights,MykolaKuleba,said thatasof26January,60childrenhavediedasaresultoffightinginDonbas. WewouldliketopointoutthatthewebsiteSlovoiDiloreportedthatasof28 January,1,420Ukrainianservicemenhadbeenkilledduringtheantiterrorist operation. Italsobecameknownthatcommanderofthe“Donbas”battalion,UkrainianMP SemenSemenchenkosufferedshellshockduringamilitaryoperationinVuhlehirsk on31January.On1February,healsogotinaroadtrafficaccident.Now,his conditionisstable. SeparatistsleaveoccupiedpartsofLuhanskRegionwithoutwater Thepro-Russianseparatistsdamagedawater-supplylineduringshelling,thus leavingalmosttheentireoccupiedterritoryofLuhanskRegionwithoutwater, governorofLuhanskRegionHennadiyMoskalsaidon31January,accordingtothe newsandanalysiswebsiteLB.ua. 3.INTERNATIONALPOLITICAL INTERNATIONALREACTIONTODEVELOPMENTSINUKRAINE EUextendssanctionsagainstRussiauntilSeptember On29January,theEuropeanCouncilvotedinfavourofextendingvisaandfinancial sanctionsagainstRussianofficialsandpro-RussianseparatistsuntilSeptember 2015.TheEUforeignministersexplainedtheirdecisionbythedeteriorationofthe situationinUkraine. 8 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 TheEuropeanCouncilalsourgedtheEuropeanCommissiontodraftproposals withinaweekregardingtheintroductionoffurthersanctions,whichwillbe discussedduringameetingon9February. On27January,theheadsofstateandleadersoftheEUmemberstatesurgedina jointstatementtheforeignministerstodiscusstheissueofpotentially increasingthepressureofsanctionsonRussia. Atthesametime,EuropeanParliamentPresidentMartinSchulzexpressed oppositiontonewsanctionsagainstMoscow. TheRussiandailyKommersantquoteditsownsourcesassayingthattheEU mightincludemoreRussianindividualsandcompaniesintoits"blacklists",as wellasbandeliveriesofcertainkindsofequipment,includingequipment intendedforthegassector,toRussia. ItisworthnotingthattheUSalsoconfirmedthewillingnesstotightensanctions againstRussia. RussianPrimeMinisterDmitriyMedvedevwarnedtheEUagainstnew sanctions,sayingthattheKremlinwouldrespondtothemharshly:"Inthecase ofmakingthesedecisions,I'dliketopointoutthatoureconomicreaction,and ingeneralanyother,willbewithoutrestraint." ParliamentaryAssemblyoftheCouncilofEuropestripsRussiaofvoting rightuntilApril On28April,lawmakersoftheParliamentaryAssemblyoftheCouncilofEurope (PACE)approvedaresolutionunderwhichsanctionsagainsttheRussian delegationwouldremaininplaceuntilAprilduetoaggressionagainstUkraine. Hence,theRussiandelegationwillnothavetherighttovoteintheCouncilof Europeuntilthenextsession.Additionally,Russianlawmakerswillbeunableto participateinelectionobservationmissions,serveasrapporteursorbe appointedasPACErepresentativesinotherbodies. TheresolutionalsolaysoutademandthatRussiafreewithin24hoursa memberoftheUkrainiandelegationtothePACE,militarypilotNadiya Savchenko,keptinRussiancustodysinceAugust2014. On27January,thePACEpassedaresolutiononthesituationinUkraineinwhich italsocalledonRussiatoimmediatelyreleaseSavchenkoandallprisonersof warwhoareillegallyheldinRussianjails. Additionally,thedocumentdemandsthatRussiaagreeallinitiativeson humanitarianassistancewiththeUkrainiangovernmentandrefrainfrom deliveringmilitaryassistancetopro-RussianseparatistsinDonbas.The assemblyalsourgedtheRussianleadershiptoensurethathumanrightsare respectedinCrimea. Inhisturn,theleaderoftheRussiandelegationtothePACE,AlekseyPushkov, saidthatRussiawouldsuspenditsparticipationinthePACEuntiltheendofthe year. 9 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 TheRussianForeignMinistrylaterstatedthatRussiaintendedtocontinueits workinthecommitteeofministersandotherbodiesoftheCouncilofEurope. WewouldliketopointoutthattheRussiansiderefusedtocomplywiththe PACErequesttoimmediatelyreleaseSavchenko.Furthermore,ittranspiredthat on15January,theRussianFederalSecurityServicehadlaunchedanewcriminal caseagainsttheUkrainianpilotoverherallegedlyillegalcrossingoftheRussian border.AtthesametimeSavchenkoinsiststhatshewaskidnappedandin Donbasbypro-RussianterroristsandthenillegallytransportedittoRussia. UNSecurityCouncilholdsurgentmeetingonUkraine On26January,theUNSecurityCouncilheldanurgentmeetingtodiscussthe situationinUkraine.ThemeetingwasorganizedontheinitiativeofLithuania duetoaterroristactinMariupolandduetothedeteriorationofthesituationin Donbas. Themajorityofthecountriesexpressedindignationoverthemostrecent actionsofpro-Russianseparatists,urgingRussiatocomplywithtermsofthe Minskagreements. Aspreviouslyreported,theUNSecurityCouncil'sattemptstoadoptresolutions onUkrainehavebeenregularlyblockedbyRussia,whichholdsthevetoright.In itsturn,theVerkhovnaRadaofUkraineurgedtheinternationalcommunityto stripRussiaofmembershipinthisbody. NATO'sannualreportharshlycriticizesRussia On30January,NATOSecretary-GeneralJensStoltenbergpresentedthe2014 annualreportofthealliance,whichharshlycriticizedRussia. Thedocumentsaidthatin2014,Russiaandseparatistswhomitbacked launchedacampaignofviolenceintendedtodestabilizeUkraineasasovereign state.Therefore,NATObelievesthattheactionsofMoscowfundamentally alteredtheimageofEuropeasafreecontinentandthusposedathreatto securityandstabilityintheworld.Asaresultofthesedevelopments,theforeign ministersoftheNATOmemberstatesdecidedtosuspendpracticalcivilianand militarycooperationwithRussiaandretainonlypoliticalcontacts,thereport read. WewouldliketopointoutthatNATO'sSupremeAlliedCommanderEurope,Gen PhilipBreedlove,inaninterviewwiththeGermandailyDieZeiton28January ruledoutthepossibilityofconstructiverelationswithMoscowduetothe conflictintheeastofUkraine. UKRAINE-RUSSIA UkrainecallsRussiaaggressor On27January,theVerkhovnaRadaofUkraineadoptedaresolutionon recognizingRussiaasacountry-aggressor. 10 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Ukrainianlawmakersalsourgedtheinternationalcommunitytorecognize Russiaasanaggressor,increasepressureonMoscowanddeclaretheselfproclaimedDonetskandLuhanskpeople'srepublicsterroristorganizations. Additionally,thedocumentstressedtheneedtoputmorepressureonRussia, includingbymeansofnewsanctions,inordertoforcetheRussianleadershipto complyfullywithalltheprovisionsoftheMinskagreements,stoptheillegal occupationofCrimeaandtofreeallhostagesandUkrainiancivilianswhoare illegallydetainedonRussianterritory. Followingtheparliamentvote,Russiawasrecognizedanaggressorstateand theself-proclaimedDonetskandLuhanskpeople'srepublicsasterrorist organizationsbythecitycouncilsofKiev,Dnipropetrovsk,Mariupol, KramatorskandSlavyansk(DonetskRegion). UkrainianpresidentsendsresponsetoPutin'sletter On25January,UkrainianPresidentPetroPoroshenkorespondedtoaletter sentbyhisRussiancounterpartVladimirPutin,inwhichheinformedthe latteraboutthecommitmentoftheUkrainiansidetotheunconditional implementationoftheMinskagreements,theUkrainianweeklyZerkaloNedeli hasreported. TheUkrainianheadofstatestressedthatduringameetingoftheforeign ministersintheso-calledNormandyformatinBerlinon21January,Russian ForeignMinisterSergeyLavrovalso"expressedcommitmentoftheRussian sidetotheMinskagreements,notingthatthewithdrawalofweaponswitha calibrethatexceeds100mmwouldtakeplacefromthelineofcontactas definedintheMinskagreementsof19September2014". Additionally,PoroshenkourgedtheRussianpresidenttofreeamemberofthe UkrainiandelegationtotheParliamentaryAssemblyoftheCouncilofEurope, militarypilotNadiyaSavchenko,whoiscurrentlyinRussiancustody. Wewouldliketopointoutthaton28January,GermanChancellorAngela MerkelandFrenchPresidentFrancoisHollandesaidinaphoneconversation withPoroshenkothattheysupportedhisapproachtothede-escalationofthe conflictinDonbas,whichshouldinvolvethewithdrawaloftroopsfromtheline ofcontactagreedbytheMinskdealof19September. WeshallremindyouthatinhislettertoPresidentPoroshenkoof15January, Putinlaidoutaproposaltostartthewithdrawalofweaponswithacalibre exceeding100mmfromthelineofcontact.However,duringtheperiodofa cease-fireannouncedinSeptember,pro-Russianseparatistsoccupiedmorethan 550sq.km.ofUkrainianterritory. TwoRussianjournalistsdeportedfromUkraine On30January,theSecurityServiceofUkrainedetainedacorrespondentand cameramanoftheRussianTVchannelLifeNewsduetotheactivity"which harmsUkraine'snationalinterestsandisunrelatedtojournalism",Markiyan Lubkivskyy,anadvisertotheSBUchief,hassaid. 11 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Thesameday,welearnedthatthedetainedemployeesoftheLifeNewsTV channelweredeportedfromUkraine. Russia-Ukrainetradeshrinksbyonethird TheRussianEconomicDevelopmentMinistryhassaidthatin2014,RussiaUkrainetradeshrankby28.8percent,comparedwith2013,to28.19bndollars. In2014,Ukraine'sbiggesttradepartnerswereEUcountriesaccountingfor35.5 percentofimportsandexports.TheyarefollowedbyCIScountries,29percent, andAsiancountries,24percent. On30January,expertswhotookpartinthe"Ukraine2015.Economicforecast" roundtableorganizedbytheGorsheninInstitutesaidthatUkraineshouldbe lookingforwaystoenterthirdmarketstoreviveitseconomy.Gorshenin Institutevice-presidentOleksiyLeshchenkorecalledthattheUkraine-Russia tradealwayshadnegativebalance."Weonlyhadpositivebalanceintradewith LatinAmericaandAsia.Thesecountriesmayhelpoureconomytofurther stabilize,"headded. Overall,theroundtableparticipantsagreedthatUkrainecouldboosttradewith agriculturalandmilitary-industrialproducts.Theexpertssaidthatany economicprospectscouldonlybemadeiftheDonbasconflictde-escalates. CRIMEANISSUE CrimeanMajlisdeputyheadarrestedbyRussianauthorities,faces10 yearsinprison On29January2015,theRussianInvestigationCommitteeinCrimeaarrested thedeputyheadoftheCrimeanTatarMajlis,AkhtemChyyhoz,withinthe frameworkofthecriminalcaseontheorganizationofmassriots.(Thecase referstothe26February2014rallybyCrimeanTatarsoutsidetheCrimean parliamentbuilding,whichwasbeforeCrimeawasannexedbyRussia–editorial note). Thesameday,theSimferopolcourtruledthatChyyhozshouldbeputincustody until19February2015.So-calledCrimeanprosecutorNatalyaPoklonskaya saidthathewasalsosuspectedofinvolvementinthedeathoftwopeoplekilled asaresultoftheprotesters'actions.SheaddedthatChyyhozwasfacing10 yearsinprison. TheKrym.RealiiwebsitesaidthatChyyhoz'shouseinBakhchysaraywas searchedbytheoccupyingauthoritieson30January.Ninehourslater,theyleft thehousetakenapart,thewebsitesaid. Krym.RealiisaidthatitpossessedvideofootageshowingthatChyyhozurged rallyparticipantstokeepcalm. On26January,RussianlawenforcersenteredtheofficeoftheCrimeanTatarTV channelATRinSimferopol.Thechannel'sdeputydirector,LiliyaBudzhurova, saidthepurposeoftheir"visit"wastoconfiscateallfilesontherallyoutside theCrimeanparliamentoffice. 12 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 CommentingonChyyhoz'sarrestandthesearchatATR,AmnestyInternational saidtheoccupyingauthoritiesofCrimeapersecutethedissenters. On26February,CrimeanTatarspreventedtheCrimeanparliamentfromholding asession.Earlyon27February,theparliamentbuildingwasseizedbythe RussianspecialforceswhocorralledMPsintothehall,thusmarkingthestartof Crimea'sannexationbyRussia. RussiapreparingdocumentonillegalityofCrimea'stransfertoUkraine TheworktodraftthebillrecognizingCrimea'stransfertoUkrainein1954as illegalhasbeencompleted,thechairmanoftheRussianFederationCouncil, VladimirDzhabarov,hassaid. ThedocumentcanbesenttotheStateDumainFebruary,hesaid. ThenewsandanalysiswebsiteLB.uasaidthatRussiawasgoingto"legalize"the March2014annexationoftheUkrainianpeninsula. USAweakenssanctionsagainstCrimea AllUSsanctionstookeffectontheterritoryofRussia-annexedCrimeaasof1 February2015. TheVisaandMasterCardpaymentprocessingnetworks,commercialservicesby Google,onlinestores,auctionsandotherscutoffCrimeaalittleearlier. On30January,theUSTreasuryannouncedexceptionsfromthesanctions imposedonCrimea.Inparticular,itallowedcertainnon-commercialtransfersto Crimeans,exceptforthosesubjecttopersonalsanctions. AnotherexceptionallowsCrimeanresidents,whoarenotsubjecttopersonal sanctions,touseUS-basedbankaccountsforprivate,notcommercial,transfers. UKRAINE-EU IrelandratifiesEU-Ukraineassociationagreement IrelandratifiedtheEU-Ukraineassociationagreementon28January2015. Theagreementhasalreadybeenratifiedby14outof28countries. EuropeanCommissioncancelsanti-dumpingdutiesonUkrainianwelded pipes On27January2015,theEuropeanCommissioncancelledanti-dumpingdutieson Ukrainianweldedpipes,theYevropeyskaPravdawebsitehasquotedapartnerat theBelgianlawfirmVanBael&Bellis,YuriyRudyuk,whorepresentsUkrainian pipemakers,assaying. 13 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 TheEuropeanCommissionleftunchangedthedutiesonpipesfromRussia, BelarusandChina,havingprolongedthemforanotherfiveyears. 4.DOMESTICPOLITICAL Parliamentpassesregulationsonterroristorganizationsatfirstreading On27January2015,theUkrainianparliamentpassedatfirstreadingthe governmentbillontheprocedureofrecognizingorganizationsasterroristones. ThedocumentintroducesamendmentstotheCodeofAdministrativeCourt ProcedureofUkrainebyauthorizingtheSupremeAdministrativeCourtof Ukrainetohearcasesonrecognizingorganizationsasterroristones. Ifanorganization'sterroristactivitiesresultedinacrisisorposedathreatto nationalsecurity,thisorganizationmayberecognizedasaterroristonebythe decisionoftheNationalSecurityandDefenceCouncilofUkraine. Thedocumentcanbeadoptedasawholenextweek. ForeigntravelregulationsforUkrainiansmaychangeduetomobilization On30January2015,UkrainianPresidentPetroPoroshenkosignedadecreeon additionalmeasurestoensurepartialmobilizationin2015,yettobeconsidered bytheCabinetofMinisters. Thedecreeinstructsthecabinettoworkoutlegalregulationsonforeigntravel byUkrainiancitizenssubjecttomilitaryserviceduringmobilization. On31January,Ukraine'sDefenceMinisterStepanPoltoraksaidthattotravel abroadUkrainiansofthemilitaryagewillberequiredtoshowarespective permitfromtheirlocalarmyrecruitingoffices. TheDefenceMinistryisformingaregisterofpersonsliableformilitaryservice whichwillincludeinformationaboutthosewhoevademobilization. On28January,theRussianFederalMigrationServiceallowedUkrainiancitizens liableformilitaryservicetostayinRussiafor90,insteadof30,days.Twodays earlier,whenannouncingthismeasure,RussianPresidentVladimirPutinsaid itwouldhelpdraftdodgers. Mpsrelaxvettinglawforseniorcommand On27January2015,theUkrainianparliamentamendedthelawonthe cleansingofauthorities,knownasthevettinglaw,toallowuniformedagency headstoappealtotheUkrainianpresidenttoexemptspecificseniorofficers fromvetting. PresidentPetroPoroshenkosignedthedocumenton30January. PoroshenkoauthorizedthereinstatementoftheformerGroundTroops commander,Col-GenHennadiyVorobyov,asfirstdeputychiefoftheGeneral Staff.Earlierhewasdismissedaftervetting.WhenViktorYanukovychwasthe president,VorobyovrefusedtouseforceagainstMaydanactivists. 14 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Presidentsetsupjointintelligencecommittee On30January2015,PresidentPetroPoroshenkosignedadecreetosetupa jointintelligencecommitteeunderhisauspices. Thisdecreealsoliquidatedtheintelligencecommitteeunderthepresidentof UkraineanddismissedhisheadIhorSmeshko. ParliamentspeakerobligesMPstopostincomestatements On29January2015,parliamentspeakerVolodymyrHroysmansignedan instructionobligingUkrainianMPstopublishtheirincomestatementsandthe listoftheirassistants. UkrainianpresidentsignslawallowingYanukovychtobeaccusedin absentia On30January2015,PresidentPetroPoroshenkosignedthelawallowing suspectsorthoseputoninternationalorinterstatewantedlisttobeaccusedin absentia. Amongsuchsuspectsareex-PresidentViktorYanukovychandex-Prime MinisterMykolaAzarov. TheUkrainianparliamentpassedabilltothiseffecton15January. Yanukovych'sallyIvanyushchenkoputonwantedlist TheInteriorMinistryhasputformerPartyofRegionsMPYuriy Ivanyushchenko,amemberofex-PresidentViktorYanukovych'sclose entourage,onwantedlist. Heissuspectedofgrossembezzlement. InteriorMinisterArsenAvakovearliersaidthatIvanyushchenkoorganizedand financedarmedthugs,knownastitushkos,whoabducted,beatandkilled Maydanactivists. FourBerkutofficersofficiallysuspectedofdispersingMaydan FourunitcommandersoftheBerkutriotpolicehavebeenservedanoticeof suspicionoverthedispersalofthe30November2013rallyonKiev's IndependenceSquareknownasMaydan,UkrainianProsecutor-GeneralVitaliy Yaremahassaid. Hespecifiedthatasaresultofcriminalactionsbypolice,over80peoplewere hurt,ofthem38wereinjured. Healsosaidthatthesuspectsstillholdseniorpostsinpolice. 15 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 AccordingtotheInteriorMinistry,over600lawenforcerswerehurtfrom18to 20February2014,whentheprotestsonMaydanevolvedintoviolentclashes. Fifty-fivecriminalcaseswereopenedoverpre-meditatedandattempted murdersofpoliceofficersandcausingbodilyharmtothem. Over942,000displacedpersonsregisteredinUkraine TheSocialPolicyMinistryhassaidthatover942,750displacedpersonsfrom CrimeaandDonbashavebeenregisteredinUkraineby26November2015. AccordingtotheUkrainianRedCrossSociety,themajorityofdisplacedpersons isconcentratedinKharkiv,Dnipropetrovsk,Odessa,Zaporizhzhya,Poltavaand Kievregions. 5.HUMANRIGHTS FreedomHouseranksUkraine"partlyfree"onFreedomintheWorld2015 rating FreedomHousehasrankedUkraine"partlyfree"ontheFreedomintheWorld 2015rating. EventsinEurasiain2014weredominatedbytheupheavalinUkraine.Gains relatedtotheousterofPresidentViktorYanukovychthroughtheEuroMaydanprotestsinFebruary,whichledtotheelectionofanewpresidentand parliamentlaterintheyear,wereoffsetbyRussia'sseizureofCrimeainMarch andongoingbattleswithpro-RussianseparatistsineasternUkraine,thereport says. 6.MEDIA Prosecutor-General'sOfficeinvestigatingsignatureonsaledealforInter TV ActingonamotionfromPetroPoroshenkoBlocMPSerhiyLeshchenko,the Prosecutor-General'sOfficeon22January2015openedacriminalcaseoverthe forgedsignatureofformerInterTVownerIhorPluzhnykovduringthesaleof thechannelin2005. Asreportedearlier,criminalistshaveconfirmedthatPluzhnykov'ssignature wasforged. AccordingtoLeshchenko,Pluzhnykovsignedanagreementtosellthechannel toRussianbusinessmanKonstantinGrigorishin,however,aftertheformer suddenlydied,thechannelendedupwithValeriyKhoroshkovskyy. Currently,thechannelispartofU.A.InterMediaGroupownedbybusinessman DmytroFirtash.AformerpresidentialadministrationheadandanOpposition BlocMP,SerhiyLyovochkin,alsoownssomeassetsinthegroup. 16 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 7.ECONOMY Ukrainedropsto162ndplaceineconomicfreedomranking nd Ukrainehasbeenranked162 outof178countriesinthe2015Indexof EconomicFreedompublishedbyTheHeritageFoundation,stillremaining amongcountrieswithrepressedeconomies.LastyearUkrainewasonthe155th place. TheresearchsaysthatespeciallygravedeteriorationsinUkraineareseenin propertyrights,themanagementofgovernmentspending,andinvestment freedom. IMFtoassistUkraineifsituationstabilizes TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)willprovidefinancialassistanceto Ukraineonlyafterthesituationinsidethecountryisstabilized,IMFManaging DirectorChristineLagardesaidinaninterviewwithFrenchnewspaperLe Monde. Accordingtoher,whentheIMFgavefinancialsupportinthespringof2014,its expertsexpectedtheconflictinthecountry'seasttoendbythewinter. Asreportedearlier,UkraineandtheIMFhavereachedapreliminaryagreement toextendthefinancingpackage. Atthemoment,theIMFmissionisworkinginKiev.Accordingtothenews agencyUkrainianNews,themission'sstayinUkrainehasbeenextendeduntil6 February. EUagreestolend1.8bneurostoUkraine EUfinanceministersagreedon27Januarytoallocate1.8bneurosinloansto Ukraine,leavingopentheoptionofincreasingaidatalaterstage,theReuters newsagencyhasreported. Ukraine,USsign2bn-dollarloanguaranteedeclaration UkraineandtheUnitedStateson28Januarysignedadeclarationonthe provisionbytheUSgovernmentof2bndollarsinloanguaranteestoKiev. AsnotedbyUSTreasurySecretaryJackLew,hiscountrycanincreasethesize ofloanguaranteesforUkrainethisyearto3bndollarsifUkraineimplements realreforms. Atthesametime,USAmbassadortoUkraineGeoffreyPyattsaidinan interviewwiththeZerkaloNedeliweeklythatifthereformprocessinUkraine slowsdown,itwillbeveryhardfortheUkrainianauthoritiestocountonthe supportfromboththeUSandtheEU. 17 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Ukraine'spublicdebtdeclinesby3bndollars PublicdebtofUkrainedecreasedbymorethan3bndollarsto69bndollarsin 2014.However,inhryvnyaterms,duetotheseveredepreciationofthelocal currency,theamountofdebtgrewfrom584.4bnhryvnyas)to1.1tnhryvnyas, accordingtothefinanceministry. Ukraineowes488.9bnhryvnyas(30.56bndollars)todomesticcreditorsand 611.7bnhryvnyas(38.23bndollars)toexternalcreditors. ItshouldbenotedthatUkraine'sgovernmentdebttotheIMFatthebeginning of2015was7.61bndollars. Ukraineowes4.7bndollarstoRussiaanditsbanks AccordingtotheFinanceMinistry,Ukraine'sdirectandpubliclyguaranteed debttotheRussianFederationanditsbanksatthebeginningof2015totalled 4.73bndollars,or12.2percentofthecountry'sexternaldebt. Ukraine'sdirectdebtmakes3bndollarsonEurobondsmaturinginDecember 2015plus605.9mdollarsowedunderthe1997agreementonsettingoffclaims inconnectionwiththestationingofRussia'sBlackSeaFleetinUkraine. Asfarasthecountry'spubliclyguaranteeddebttoRussianbanksisconcerned, atthebeginningof2015itconsistedof500mdollarsowedtoGazprombank, 474.9mdollarstoSberbankofRussiaand146.9mdollarstoVTBCapital. Ukrainehiresrestructuringconsultants–mediareports UkrainehashiredconsultingfirmLazardforpossiblerestructuringofitspublic debt,theReutersnewsagencyhasreported,citingsourcesfamiliarwiththe situation. Lastweek,FinanceMinisterNatalieJareskosaidthatKievhasplanstodiscuss withcreditorsoptionsfortherepaymentofsovereigndebt. Ukrainefreezesgoldsales–IMF Ukrainehassuspendedsalesofgoldfromitsreserves,accordingtothedata publishedbytheIMFon27January,theZerkaloNedeliweeklyhasreported. Earlier,theweeklybusinessmagazineWirtschaftsWochepublisheddatafrom theIMF,accordingtowhichUkraineinOctobersoldmorethanathirdofitsgold andforeignexchangereserves.InlateOctoberUkrainehad26tonnesofgold,a declineof14tonnesagainstSeptember.TheNationalBankexplainedthatthe salesofgoldwerecarriedouttooptimizethestructureoftheinternational reserves. 18 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Governmentgives1.97bndollarstoNaftohaz TheCabinetofMinisterson23Januaryissuedanordertoincreasethe authorizedcapitalstockofNaftohazUkrayiny,astate-runenergycompany,by 31.5bnhryvnyas(1.97bndollars)byissuingadditionalshares. Officialhryvnyaratehitsnewrecordlow TheNationalBankon30JanuarysettheofficialexchangerateoftheUkrainian hryvnyaatUAH/USD16.16.Thisisthelowestvalueofthehryvnyaeversetby theregulator. TheeuroraterosetoUAH/EUR18.28. Ontheblackmarket,USdollarsaresoldaboveUAH/USD20,whileeuroscanbe purchasedaboveUAH/EUR23. Ukraineimposesmoratoriumondistributionofnetprofitbybanks On28January,Ukrainebroughtintoforcealawthatintroducedmoratoriumon distributionofnetincomebybanks,exceptforsharecapitalincreasesand formationofreservefunds,aswellasonpurchasebybanksoftheiroutstanding shares. Ukrainianbanksshow3bn-dollarlossin2014–mediareports Asreportedbythemedia,Ukraine'sbankingsystemshowedacombinedlossof 53bnhryvnyas(3.31bndollars)in2014. Itshouldbenotedthat,accordingtoofficialdata,state-ownedUkreximbank ended2014withalossof9.8bnhryvnyas(612.5mdollars),andstate-owned Oshchadbank(SavingsBank)withalossof8.5bnhryvnyas(531.25mdollars). Atthesametime,Ukrsotsbanklost2.66bnhryvnyas(166.25mdollars),OTP Bank–2bnhryvnyas(125mdollars),RaiffeisenBankAval–1.37bnhryvnyas (85.63mdollars),NadraBank-1.04bnhryvnyas(65mdollars). However,Privatbankmadeaprofitof749mhryvnyas(46.81mdollars),Russia's VTBBank–643mhryvnyas(40.19mdollars),INGBank–228.9mhryvnyas (14.31mdollars),DeltaBank–46.3mhryvnyas(2.89mdollars). Itshouldbenotedthat2014wasarecordyearbythenumberoffailedbanks.A totalof33bankinginstitutionswentbankruptoverthepastyear. NationalBankrevealsrefinancingdata TheNationalBankhasstartedpublishingdataonissuanceofloanstobanksfor aperiodofmorethan30days. 19 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Overall,theregulatorin2014providedrefinancingloanstothetuneof 222.26bnhryvnyas(14.14bndollars),including115.6bnhryvnyas(7.23bn dollars)formorethan30days.ThelargestUkrainianbanks-Oshchadbankand Privatbank–receivedthemajorpartoftherefinancing–24.16bnhryvnyas (1.51bndollars)and19bnhryvnyas(1.19bndollars),respectively. Atthesametime,lastyearthecentralbankprovided13.18bnhryvnyas (823.75bndollars)inloansformorethan30calendardaysto16banksthat weresubsequentlyrecognizedasinsolvent. Also,banksrepaidloanstotheNationalBankforatotalof189.43bnhryvnyas (11.53bndollars). Primaryindustriesshrinkby10percentin2014 OvertheyearproductioninbasicsectorsofUkraine'seconomy(manufacturing, construction,agriculture,andwholesaleandretailtrade)declinedby9.6 percent,accordingtotheNationalBank. Asestimatedbytheregulator,themaincausesbehindsuchadeclinewerethe hostilitiesineasternUkraine,weakexternaldemandduetotheworsening economicsituationofUkraine'smaintradingpartners,thedeteriorationof traderelationswithRussia,thelossofpurchasingpowerofhouseholds,aswell asthedeteriorationoffinancialperformanceofcompaniesagainstthebackdrop oftighteningcreditactivity. However,thereweretwopositivefactors–aheavyharvestandthe liberalizationofaccessofUkrainiangoodstotheEUmarket. Pivdenmashhaltsoperationsuntil2March TheCEOofSouthernMachine-BuildingPlant(Pivdenmash)issuedanorder suspendingoperationoftheenterpriseuntil2March2015,accordingtonews andentertainmentwebsiteVGORODE.ua.Thedecisionwasmadebecauseofthe company'sdifficultsituationcausedbythelackofgovernmentordersand problematicsupplyofcomponentpartsfromthetemporarilyoccupiedregions ofDonbas. Thecompanyisexpectingabudgetadjustment,uponwhichtheenterprise shouldgetadefencecontract,thewebsitereported.Italsoplanstotakealoan tolaunchproductionoftractors,asthecompanyhasalreadyreceivedseveral respectiveorders. AswasalsoreportedthattheRussianspaceagencywillnolongerbuyZenith rocketsproducedbyPivdenmash,andwillreplacethemwithown-produced Angararockets. PivdenmashisamajorUkrainiancompanyintherocket-and-spaceindustry. Presidentsignslawloweringquorumforshareholdermeetings PresidentPetroPoroshenkoon28Januarysignedthelawthatlowersquorum requiredforholdinggeneralshareholdermeetingsofjoint-stockcompanies from60percentto50percent+1share. 20 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Presidentappointsmembersofsecuritiescommission PresidentPetroPoroshenkoon30JanuaryappointedmembersoftheNational SecuritiesandStockMarketCommission.TheagencyisnowheadedbyTymur Khromayev,ownerofinvestmentcompanyARTAandgas-producingcompany GreatEastEnergy. 8.ENERGY Governmentextendsemergencymeasuresinenergysector TheCabinetofMinistershasprolongedforanothermonththeemergency measuresintheelectricitymarketinordertoensurereliableanduninterrupted operationsofUkraine'sintegratedpowergrid,accordingtothegovernment resolutionof14January. Duringtheemergencyperiod,allelectricitymarketentities,regardlessofthe formofownership,areobligedtoactaccordingtotheoperationalsafety standards,withdueaccountforcurrentinstructionscomingfromthestate-run companyUkrenerho. Ukrainedemands12.2bndollarsfromGazprominStockholmcourt RussianGazpromhaspublishedafinancialreportforthefirstthreequartersof 2014,whichmentionsthatNaftohazUkrayiny,astate-runenergycompany,filed 12.2bn-dollarworthsuitswiththeStockholmarbitrationcourtagainstthe Russiangascompany. On16June,Naftohazfiledanactiononchangingthepriceofnaturalgasand recoveringalloverpaymentsmadebythecompanysince20May2011,and anothersuittoabolishthecontractprovisionthatprohibitsresaleofRussian naturalgas.Theclaimedamountis6bndollars,thereportreads. ThisclaimiscombinedwiththerequestforarbitrationfiledbyGazpromonthe sameday.TheRussiancompanyaskedthecourttorecoverfromNaftohaz unpaidnaturalgasdebtsandaccumulatedinterestforthetotalamountofmore than4.5bndollars. Naftohazsubmitteditssecondlawsuiton13October.Itincludesthefollowing demands:torecognizethatNaftohaz'srightsandobligationsonthe2009-19gas transitcontractshouldbetransferredtostate-runcompanyUkrtranshaz;to changethegastransitcontractinaccordancewiththeenergyandantimonopoly legislationofUkraineandtheEU;toobligeGazpromtopayNaftohaz3.2bn dollarsforthevolumesofgasthattheRussiancompanyfailedtoprovidefor transit;torecognizethatthetransittariffshouldberevised.Thepreliminary costofthesecondclaimis6.2bndollars. TheoralhearingsintheStockholmcourtwillbeheldnoearlierthanFebruaryMarch2016,Gazpromreported. 21 ©GorsheninInstituteFebruary2015Allrightsreserved INTHESPOTLIGHT ISSUE45(208) 02/02/2015 Ukrainespends42percentofgasreserves AccordingtoGasStorageEurope,theassociationofEuropeanoperatorsof undergroundgasstoragefacilities,Ukrainefromthestartofthe2014-15heating season(20October2014)to29January2015reduceditsreservesofnaturalgasin undergroundstoragesbymorethan40percentto9.59bncu.m. UkrainegrowsgasimportsfromSlovakiaandHungary AccordingtoEustreamcompany,Ukrainehasincreasednaturalgasimportsfrom SlovakiathroughtheVojany-Uzhhorodpipelinefrom39.02mcu.m.to41.41mcu.m. perday. Inaddition,accordingtoUkrtranshaz,Ukrainehasincreaseddailygasimportsfrom Hungaryby38percentto3.7mcu.m. Enerhoatom,Holtecsignadditionalnuclearstorageagreement On26January,Ukrainianstate-ownedcompanyEnerhoatomandAmerican corporationHoltecInternationalinBrusselsenteredintoasupplementalagreement tothecontractontheconstructioninUkraineofacentralizedrepositoryforspent nuclearfuelfromthethreeUkrainiannuclearpowerplants. Underthecontract,theequipmentwillbesuppliedbytheendof2020. FoundedinJuly2010,GorsheninWeeklyisaweeklydigestofexpertanalysiscovering themostimportantpolitical,socialandeconomiceventsinUkraine.Itisthekey sourceofinformationaboutopinionpollscarriedoutbytheGorsheninInstituteas wellasthebestprofessionalcommentariesonrecentdevelopments. GorsheninWeeklyisavailableinRussianandEnglish. 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