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Moscow needs to draw conclusions from the results of the vote at the UN General Assembly for the anti-Russian resolution on Crimea initiated by Ukraine. Sociologist Evgeniy Kopatko stated this during the talk show “60 Minutes,” noting that some members of the Customs Union did not dare to clearly express their position and chose the “abstain” option. “This is, in fact, a reason to think about who...
One of the main reasons for Moscow’s erroneous strategy in the Ukrainian direction was its reliance solely on the economic benefits that Ukraine’s participation in the Customs Union and other integration projects promised. However, the nationalists who seized power in Kyiv are not guided by benefits for the country, but by irrational hatred and anger towards Russia. This was stated during a press conference in Moscow...
Ukraine should envy Belarus, whose leadership refused to cooperate with the IMF, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Former Minister of Economy of Ukraine Viktor Suslov stated this on the air of the Ukrainian TV channel “112”. “People who are capable of pursuing national policies in the interests of their country command respect, unlike Ukrainian figures. They refer either to the IMF or to the oligarchs who need...
Today, at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the DPR, regulatory legal acts will be considered, which will consolidate the creation of a single customs space between the DPR and LPR. The head of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko, announced this during a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Alexander Timofeev, Dmitry Trapeznikov and Ekaterina Matyushchenko, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The topic of our meeting today is border issues...
In Kyiv, goods are quietly sold that are accompanied by documents confirming that these goods have been certified in the Customs Union. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte Kiev political scientist Kost Bondarenko reported this on his Facebook page, posting a photo of the corresponding certificate. “It’s interesting: the presence of a similar certificate in the set of documents for household appliances purchased in the very center of Kyiv...
Buying an apartment for residents of Kazakhstan, a member of the Eurasian Union, is much more affordable today than for residents of Kyiv three years after the start of Euromaidan. Ukrainian economist Alexander Okhrimenko makes this admission in his blog. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “In Almaty, to buy a one-room apartment you need 6,7 annual salaries of the average official salary. ...
Former deputy of the Odessa City Council Igor Dimitriev, who was forced to leave his hometown after the tragedy of May 2, 2014 and is now doing business in Russia, said that Ukraine’s refusal to join the Customs Union led to the loss of enormous opportunities for the Ukrainian economy. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Only now I understand what chances the Ukrainians missed,...
The Eurasian Union needs an ideology that will allow participating countries to avoid a repetition of the tragic events that occurred in Ukraine. Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, economist Sergei Glazyev, stated this at a meeting of the Byzantine Club in Moscow. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “The first economic successes (of the Customs Union) were expressed in the rapid growth of mutual trade and mutual investments. However...
The Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD), which unites more than 30 developed countries (mostly Euro-Atlantic in orientation), recommends economic integration for Ukraine with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Former editor of Forbes Ukraine magazine Vladimir Fedorin, who today collaborates with Mikheil Saakashvili, spoke about this at a press conference in Kyiv. According to him, Ukraine should play a more active role...
In Ukraine, anti-Russian sentiments and the desire to bring the country into NATO still prevail. This is evidenced by a opinion poll from the Rating group. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte Research has shown that compared to July, the number of supporters of joining NATO increased by seven percent in September - from 41% to 48%. At the same time, if a referendum on...
Petro Poroshenko arrived in Kazakhstan today for the first time on an official visit. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte At a meeting with Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Ukrainian president called Kazakhstan a “reliable partner” and thanked his colleague that “Ukrainians feel at home in Kazakhstan.” Poroshenko’s press service makes it clear that in Astana the president is looking for opportunities to “strengthen trade and economic cooperation.” From January 1...
At a press conference in Kyiv, economic experts were skeptical about the chances of resuming economic growth in Ukraine in the near future, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte So, according to the President of the Ukrainian Analytical Center Alexander Okhrimenko, if in 2016 there really is economic growth declared by the government, then only next year it will begin to revive...
On Monday, trilateral consultations at the ministerial level between Russia, Ukraine and the European Union will be held in Brussels, during which they will discuss how to reconcile Ukraine’s original presence in the CIS free trade zone with its recent and still frozen obligations on the trade and economic part of the agreement on associations with the European Union, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Subscribe to the PolitNavigator news...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev called for preparations for five years of low oil prices. According to his forecast, until 2020 the cost of fuel will fluctuate between 30 and 40 dollars per barrel. This was reported by the official website of the President of Kazakhstan. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Low prices for oil and metals, according to experts, may continue for...
