All news for 14.05.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX

On May 14, the elected President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky met with the heads of leading foreign banks (FLIFI) and representatives of the Independent Association of Banks of Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Zelensky's press service reported this. The meeting was attended by representatives of Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Pravex Bank - Intesa Sanpaolo, Ukrsibbank - BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, City Group, SEB, Piraeus, Credit West Bank, ProCredit...

The government estimates that in 2021 the average salary in Ukraine will be $620 in equivalent, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman said this on May 14 during the signing of a new tripartite General Agreement with trade unions and employers, the Government Portal reports. “Our government has already created mechanisms that have made it possible to increase the minimum wage by 3 times...

On Tuesday, May 14, in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov received US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Earlier, Pompeo canceled the planned Moscow part of his visit, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This is Pompeo's first visit to Russia as US Secretary of State. It comes amid increasing tensions between the two countries. As a result of the conversation, the head...

Outgoing President Petro Poroshenko wishes his successor, the newly elected head of state Vladimir Zelensky, to “follow his path,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported by Poroshenko’s press service. “Just follow the path of President Poroshenko,” Poroshenko said during a high-level conference for leaders of the Eastern Partnership countries on Tuesday in Brussels, answering a question from the moderator what he would advise...

The procedure for issuing Russian passports to residents of the LDPR should be as simple and fast as possible, especially since in the digital technological age this should not be a problem. Deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Alexander Yushchenko stated this during a meeting of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This spring we are celebrating a significant date: five years ago the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics were created...

Senior officials of the security forces of Ukraine use combat boats of the Azov flotilla for poaching fish. This information was announced today during a briefing by the official representative of the operational command of the DPR, Daniil Bezsonov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.

In Sevastopol, by May 9, the first stage of reconstruction of the city's largest Victory Park was opened. The project worth 1,2 billion was accompanied by numerous scandals due to the repeated failure of contractors to complete work on time. Apparently, in order to avoid new reproaches, officials decided to show the unfinished work to the public for the holiday. The public was invited to admire the new fountains, while the green spaces in the park were destroyed by construction equipment...

Petro Poroshenko awarded the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, V degree, to the director of the Dnepropetrovsk Switch Plant, Sergei Taranenko, whom NABU suspects of embezzling 93 million hryvnia from Ukrzaliznytsia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Hromadske reports this. The decree conferring the order was signed on May 4. It is noted that the Order of Yaroslav the Wise is given for outstanding services in “state building”, strengthening the authority of the country, developing authority,…

Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin and Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak will resign after the inauguration of Vladimir Zelensky, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Zelensky’s political adviser Dmitry Razumkov stated this on the NEWSONE TV channel. Razumkov believes that immediately after the winner of the presidential election, Zelensky, Klimkin and Poltorak gain powers, they will resign. “I never give 100%, but 99% that...

Vladimir Zelensky’s action plan for the first 100 days as president is 95% ready, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. His adviser Alexander Danilyuk stated this in an interview with the Kyiv publication Liga.net. “I would estimate the readiness to be 95%. This is a document that describes step by step what exactly we are going to do,” Danilyuk said. According to him, among the team’s priorities...