Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Tuesday 12 April [Ukrainian sources]

TUESDAY

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News -
79 attacks by Putin. I would think another record.
Update - saying 3 soldiers injured yesterday.

Rada -
Yatseniuk's resignation presented to the Rada today. Maybe.
And - I would think - Groisman as the new PM. We will see.
But will they get 226 votes?!
UPDATE- Rada in session now at 10.30 am.  But also heard that no vote until at least 1600.
10.30 Lusenko gives list of new cabinet. But Jaresko is not on the list. That's a bit wierd.
2030. Apparently still nothing. No new PM. Deadlock. This is getting beyond a joke, especially now Yatseniuk has resigned.

Weather -
After overnight rain, a lovely morning. High expected of about 20. Pleasant.

http://www.unian.info/politics/1316469-groysmans-spox-almost-all-positions-in-new-cabinet-agreed.html
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Who knows? Could be true, could be bluff. Such is Ukrainian politics.
But I don't think they would have got Yatseniuk to announce his resignation if there had been no new coalition.

9:44
http://strana.ua/news/8189-ft-posle-otstavki-yacenyuka-nedovolstvo-smeshaetsya-v-storonu-poroshenko.html
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Playing right into Tymoshenko's plan.
One aim for her - the Presidency.
The problem I see is Sadovy, the mayor of Lviv. I think he would beat her hands down in a contest.
Even if the Kyiv-Yulia-Post ran another special Kuzio article saying that he was a Jewish oligarch Muslim terrorist Putin sympathizer - or something like that.

9:54
http://nbnews.com.ua/ru/news/177861/



Guided anti-tank missile. Every Ukraine soldier should have one of these.

Just switched on my tv to check the Detski Sad - Kindergarten.
Rada already in session - shock. Plenary session currently. Looking like a fairly big turnout today.
Live on Rada tv.

https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/lutsenko-oglasil-novyy-sostav-kabmina-1460445006.html
....According to the BPP, the post of first deputy prime minister will be offered the candidacy of Vitaliy Kovalchuk, to the post of deputy prime minister for European integration - Ivan Klympush-Tsintsadze, Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs - Pavlo Rozenko, Minister Kabimina - Aleksandr Saenko, the Minister of Education - Lily Grivnevich, Minister of Social policy - Maxim Nefedov, Finance Minister - Alexander Danyluk, Minister of health - Andrey Reva, infrastructure Minister - Vladimir Omeljan, Minister of ecology - Semerak Ostap, Minister of agrarian policy - Tarsus Kutovoy.
In the new Cabinet will remain in their posts: Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov, Justice Minister Pavel Petrenko, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and Minister inforpolitiki - Yuri Stets....
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so -
WHERE IS JARESKO ???
Or have I missed something - or will she be the new PM??!!

https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/fraktsiyu-bpp-vstupil-sergey-mishchenko-1460444577.html
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I presume this is how they are going to get 226. ???
3 others transferred over yesterday!

10:44
http://socportal.info/2016/04/12/pravu-ruku-putina-po-donbasu-viklyuchili-z-radbezu-rosiyi.html
Бориса Гризлова.= Boris Grizlov.
I presume he is now to blame for the complete failure of Putin's novo Roosseeya in the Donbass. And the deaths of 10,000 people, and counting.

http://ukranews.com/news/205536.Deputat-Tretyakov-ezdit-na-Maserati-Cambiocorsa.ru
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You're normal "run of the mill" Ukrainian deputy. You don't see any Zhiguli's parked in the Rada car park.

http://ru.golos.ua/incident/za_minuvshie_sutki_v_zone_ato_pogib_odin_grajdanskiy_7804
...."Fatal gunshot wound received resident Marinka", - the report says.
The man died in the ambulance on the way to hospital.....
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Shaun Walker's "DNR guys" doing their work, delivering Putin's "humanitarian aid".

11:38
http://obozrevatel.com/politics/31249-poroshenko-pribyil-v-radu-i-potreboval-nemedlennogo-golosovaniya-po-pravitelstvu.htm
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Photo - in some room.



He's not in the actual hall - I'm watching the tv. Maybe they'll do something in an hour or so...

12:30
Not Tuesday: Yatsenyuk called a possible date of formation of the new government (Columnist)
http://obozrevatel.com/politics/30142-ne-segodnya-u-yatsenyuka-nazvali-vozmozhnuyu-datu-formirovaniya-novogo-pravitelstva.htm
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Now talking about "by Thursday"...
Looks like these political talks will go on and on and on....

http://en.censor.net.ua/video_news/383891/it_was_all_covered_in_flames_yesterday_battle_lasted_for_over_two_hours_we_have_destroyed_storage_and
....As reported by Censor.NET citing Espresso.TV, during a night clash Ukrainian soldiers destroyed an ammunition storage and a truck of Russian terrorists. The engagement was initiated by Donbas militants, who shelled Ukrainian positions from automated grenade launchers and large-caliber machine guns.



10 minute video from Espresso news.

http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-volodomyr-hroysman-next-prime-minister-yatsenyuk-poroshenko/27667141.html
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Quite a long write-up.
Groisman - I believe - used to be mayor of Vinnitsa - Poroshenko's main base, and location of large Roshen factory, and the famous fountains.
Didn't see this mentioned in the rferl article.

MP from the BPP Sergei Leshchenko said that talks on forming a new government have stalled. About this he wrote on his page to Facebook.

"The President and Groisman can not agree, who will appoint the government ministers loyal to him. They'd go: the Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance, vice premiership for Kovalchuk, Energy ... The temperature rises, the negotiations reached in a remote angle ", - wrote the MP.

He proposes to terminate negotiations with Groisman and nominate the Minister of Finance Natalia Yaresko the post of prime minister.

"If Groisman does not go, then let us offer the post of prime minister Yaresko! After all, we are not going to believe that the deputies, who began to massively enter the BPP did so under certain joints of the premier Groisman and Deputy Prime Minister Kovalchuk. And we do not think that the first persons of the country have led all citizens by the nose, telling that in his heart ready to support Yaresko, but simply do not have the votes. So my plan B - tear talks with Groisman, who did not attach all Vinnytsia diaspora in the Cabinet, and offer two factions Yaresko for the post of prime minister ", - Leshchenko initiates.

He was confident that "Samopomich" support the candidacy Yaresko and Western partners of Ukraine.

Recall, April 10 Yatsenyuk resigned from the post of head of government.

The BPP announced that April 12 will vote on the new prime minister. The most probable candidate - the current speaker of the VR Vladimir Groisman. He made ​​suggestions on specific candidates for positions in the new Cabinet.

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

Electoral Council of the Netherlands published the official results of the referendum on the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. The turnout was 32.28%, against 61% voted for - 38.21%.

According to UNIAN , the referendum results were announced on Tuesday in The Hague in Nieuwspoort international press center and broadcast live on the central site.

The referendum about Ukraine Agreement on association with the EU took place on 6 April. On the same day were announced preliminary results: 61.1% of the Dutch voted against the association between Ukraine and the EU, and about 38% supported the agreement in a referendum on 6 April.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that his country could not continue the ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU under the condition that a large majority of Netherlanders voted against the document.

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Nations Elchenko Vladimir says that in the Donbas is from 5 to 9 thousand Russian military. He said this in an interview with "Commander in Chief" .

Elchenko noted that Ukraine is constantly informed about the UN member states. "We constantly share information virtually all UN Member States in various forms: in the speeches of our delegations, in writing, to the e-mail sending in petitions about how many Russian troops are on our territory, which is from 5 thousand to 9 thousand. constantly. It's only about Donbass it, I'm not talking about the Crimea ", - the diplomat said.

He noted that despite the fact that this information is at the disposal of any delegation to the UN, Ukraine can not achieve recognition Russian party to the conflict in the war in the Donbas. "But, unfortunately, nothing happens. That's because to solve the problem it is necessary to push through the Security Council, and there is Russia, which will block "- complained Elchenko.

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

Law enforcement officers found no explosives in the Verkhovna Rada, it was found that the message about mining received from the Russian Federation. This was reported in the press service of the State of NHRIs in Kiev.

As of 13:45 the staff State Security Administration carried out a thorough check of the building. Information about mining has not been confirmed.

"It has been established that the anonymous call was made from the territory of the Russian Federation", - said in a statement.

Recall that at 10:55 am, law enforcement officers received a report about the planted explosives in the parliament building.

Information on this fact is registered in the journal of a single accounting statements and reports.

Law enforcement officials shall identify who reported about mining.

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

The Russian investigators wanted readers to the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow, who took a book about the Holodomor and the history of Ukraine.

This was reported in the Library of Ukrainian Literature, wrote UNIAN

In particular, according to the request, the investigators need to provide personal details of readers who took the book 18, 8 and 6 years ago.

"Now they do not know why police are looking for, conduct criminal proceedings, instituted by episodes from 2011 to 2015", - he told the agency.

Investigators searching readers who took the book "mentality hordes", "Ukraine abo death", "Famine in Ukraine".



In addition, according to media reports, is currently going on in the library inventory, and scan all the books held by the Fund. Many employees threatened with dismissal.

Recall, October 28, 2015 was searched, the police threw a nationalist literature in the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow. And this fact is remarked an employee of the library Tatiana Muntean. search also took home the director Natalia Sharina.

October 30, Sharina was placed under house arrest for two months. Investigators said that she allegedly distributed among library visitors "extremist literature".

December 14, 2015 were searched in three library staff.

Later, the court extended the house arrest of the director of Ukrainian Literature Library until 28 January 2016. January 27 arrest was extended for another three months - until April 28th.

Russian human rights center "Memorial" Sharina recognized political prisoner.

March 31 against the director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow opened a second criminal case - she was accused of embezzlement.

"Received an update on the case of Director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature Natalia Sharina. Investigative actions have been going on for six months, and the charge on the 282 th article (inciting hatred or hostility, and humiliation of human dignity), obviously falling apart, but bastrykintsy (the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation headed by . Alexander Bastrykin - ed) do not give up: if you decide to "roll" the person - there is a reason Prepared "trailer" - charges of economic crimes - embezzlement (Article 160 of the Criminal Code), "- said her lawyer, Ivan Pavlov...

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

Representative of the Ukrainian President in the parliament, MP from the "Block Petro Poroshenko," Stepan Stepan Kubiv registered a draft law on amendments to some legislative acts on the activities of the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation. The changes allow the claim to the post of prosecutor general person who does not have prosecutorial experience, but having experience in the field of law for at least five years, writes UNIAN .

In Part 3 of Art. 27 of the Law "On Prosecutor's Office" states that "the Attorney General Office of Public Prosecutor of Ukraine may be a citizen of Ukraine, which has experience in the field of law for at least five years. These requirements do not apply to prosecutors specialized anti-corruption prosecutor's office. "

Currently, the law provides that "the Prosecutor General's Office prosecutor may be appointed a citizen of Ukraine, having the experience of work in the prosecutor's office for at least five years."

Also in the article. 40 of the Act to the requirements defined for the appointment of the public prosecutor, it is proposed to remove the items: "Has work experience in the field of law for at least 10 years" and "has a law degree."

The new wording is proposed to determine that the person applying for the post of Attorney General, "has a university degree and work experience in the field of law or experience in legislative and law enforcement agencies of at least five years."

Recall now the main contender for the post of Attorney General is considered the leader of the BPP faction Yuriy Lutsenko. However, for the appointment you want to change the law on the prosecutor's office and to remove the mandatory condition for the existence of legal education for the head of the prosecutor's system.

Read also the article "The Commander" Why is the prosecutor's office needs Lutsenko?

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

This will bring good news for the fight against corruption, as I recall when Lutsenko was Prosecutor Attorney General, back in the days of Yushchenko administration. The only bad part back then was, he was loyal to tymoshenko which is no longer the case. So if there's a leader that can clamp down on corruption, it'll be Lustenko.

The European Commission on Thursday, 14 April, to offer the abolition of visas for Ukrainian citizens. Reported Polske radіo .

On Monday, Reuters reported on the expected positive decision of the European Commission this month.

"Polske radio" notes that the recent Dutch referendum were doubts whether Brussels will propose to amend the regulations to remove Ukraine from the list of countries subject to the requirement to obtain visas. In the referendum, the majority of the Dutch voted against the EU on the Association Agreement with Ukraine . Many experts believe that it may also affect the decision to cancel the visa.

The European Commission can only propose the abolition of visas, but the final decision in this case belong to the EU, it emphasizes the publication.

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

The situation in the zone of the antiterrorist operation is complex and tends to further exacerbate. It is reported by the press center of the ATO headquarters on your page to Facebook.

Total for the day militants fired 31 times Ukrainian servicemen.

"Using mortars, grenade launchers, machine guns and large-caliber firearms, gangs 9 times we used it, trying to dislodge the forces ATO from their positions in Avdeevka. Having received a fitting rebuff to the direction of the mineral, the enemy was demoralized and unable to lead active offensive operations ", - the report says.

The press center informs that the fire from mortars 82 mm Russian mercenaries led and towards our positions in areas Zaytsevo and development. In the direction of Novgorod, in addition to mortars, the invaders repeatedly fired weapons BMP. From automatic grenade launchers and small arms Moscow was shelled area hirelings Trehizbenki.

"And Marinka under fire turned out to be a roadblock. The real struggle was the struggle kontrsnayperskaya Ukrainian soldiers in the village. Here against foreign shooters, which have long been fired at our soldiers, an effective system of detection and removal, "- reported at the headquarters of ATO.

The day the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 7 times opened fire, ensuring retention of occupied lines in certain areas, the press center.

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

Plan comes as Russia seeks to boost capacity of Nord Stream rival.

EPH, the Czech energy group, is planning to float a stake in the Slovakian pipeline business that supplies one-third of Europe’s gas imports from Russia — despite uncertainty over its future use as Moscow seeks to double the capacity of the rival Nord Stream route across the Baltic to Germany.

On Tuesday, the Czech conglomerate said it intended to list a minority of the shares in Epif, its gas infrastructure arm, which has made its pipeline from Ukraine the largest gas route into the European Union.

But the news has come at a time of geopolitical risk in the sector with Russia planing to expand the Nord Stream pipeline and thus potentially reduce the flow through Ukraine and Slovakia...................

To read further go to this link:  Financial Times

Days of horse-trading hamper agreement but Oleksandr Danyliuk emerges as possible finance minister.

Days of tense backroom horse-trading over ministerial posts between members of President Petro Poroshenko’s political camp dimmed hopes that a new government would be swiftly formed to steer the war-torn country out of a months-long political crisis.

Oleksiy Goncharenko, a pro-Poroshenko MP, said on local television on Tuesday evening that if agreement was reached overnight, a vote on Mr Groysman’s premiership and government could come “tomorrow or after tomorrow”.

During the fraught negotiations, some senior officials put forward for top positions raised eyebrows by withdrawing their candidacies and disagreements lingered over key cabinet positions, including the economy and energy ministries....................

To read further go to this link:  Financial Times

Луценко розсилає депутатам повідомлення з дедлайном Порошенка
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/04/12/7105282/
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My translator isn't working, but the Ukrainian is fairly clear. Crystal clear -
"Президент поставив дедлайн до 18 годин. Завтра ми повинні або провести рішення, або йти на вибори", - йдеться в тексті повідомлення.
Deadline of 18.00 hrs. Well, that's gone. Tomorrow we need to come to a decision... or else elections.
Fair enough. .. I've also heard Thursday mentioned.

БПП обговорює кандидатури Луценка і Кубіва на посаду прем'єра
http://espreso.tv/news/2016/04/12/bpp_obgovoryuye_kandydatury_lucenka_i_kubiva_na_posadu_premyera
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My translation.
Well - what happened to Groisman, and Jaresko?! Who's next on the list?
Looks like they're having real problems....

http://www.unian.info/politics/1317461-rada-tuesday-meeting-closed-without-vote-on-yatsenyuk-new-cabinet.html
...First Vice Speaker Andriy Parubiy, ... announced that the next meeting was scheduled for 10:00 local time on Wednesday, April 13, ...
...The talks on the new Cabinet have been dragging on as there is disagreement on some ministerial positions....
"But MPs said the new Cabinet would not include [Natalie] Jaresko and some other foreign-born technocrats brought in late in 2014 in the hope that their outsider status and international experience would help Ukraine root out corruption. Her departure could be a disappointment for some of Ukraine's Western allies, who have praised her stewardship of the country's finances amid economic meltdown and a separatist conflict," Reuters wrote on Tuesday evening....
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So - back to the drawing board. And try again tomorrow. Or Thursday. Or... elections?! Seems an awful waste of money. After new elections I would think the situation would be even worse!

At 17.00, the line-up of a new cabinet has been agreed – with the exception of the economy minister. Grojsman insists on his candidate and threatens to bang the door if he doesn’t have his way, Ukrayinska Pravda reports, citing a source in the president’s office.

The group of negotiators includes Pres Poroshenko, Speaker Grojsman, Poroshenko’s chief of staff Lozhkin, BPP party faction head Yury Lutsenko, NSDC head Oleksandr Turchynov, Premier Yatseniuk and Interior Minister Avakov.

Pres Poroshenko gave Rada the deadline, the end of this week, to dismiss Premier Yatseniuk and elect a new premier. The premier does not want to step down if his successor is not chosen.

zik.ua

In Mariupol the attacker threw a grenade into the territory of the private home ownership on the street Pilots (Central District), law enforcement agencies have introduced a plan "Interception". This was reported in the press service of the State of NHRIs in the Donetsk region, according to "Today" .

"As it turned out, a man born in 1963 threw a grenade into the house of his sister. The conflict between the two - because of the ownership of an apartment of their late mother ", - the report says.

The blast hit the woman with shrapnel wounds to the legs was admitted to the hospital. The man fled the scene.

The city introduced "Interception" plan. The police wanted criminals in a car "Toyota", Academy of Sciences of the number 49 79 CX.

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

Russian special services tried to on behalf of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to an interview The New York Times American newspaper. The press secretary of the head of state Svyatoslav Tsegolko said on his page on Facebook.

"With the help of fake letters they tried to arrange an interview with an American newspaper New York Times, on behalf of the President of Ukraine. On a fake letterhead filed phones and e-mail addresses of their agents, and even held talks on the phone sounded "answers" to the questions, "- said in a statement.

Tsegolko noted that the journalists of the American newspaper to check the authenticity of the recording, the press service of the President of Ukraine and "fake web interview did not get on the page."

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

Ukraine’s most actively traded stock, Ferrexpo (FXPO LN), rose 5.4% on Monday - 8.3% over two sessions.

KYIV, Apr 12, 2016 (UBO) – In spite of seemingly endless political chaos, investors chose to support Ukrainian stocks on Monday. Concorde Capital provides more in today’s market comment below:

Ukrainian equities kicked off the week with impressive gains on Monday, April 11. The WIG Ukraine Index of Kyiv-traded stocks rose 2.2%, reaching its highest level since February 2014. The advance was led by sugar producer Astarta (AST PW), which jumped 4.9%, or 6.9% in three straight positive sessions, to its highest price since July 2014. In London, iron ore miner and pellet maker Ferrexpo (FXPO LN) rose 5.4%, or 8.3% in two sessions. The Ukrainian Exchange (UX) Index of Kyiv-traded stocks increased 0.8%, or 2.4% in two sessions. The advance was led by Avdiyivka Coke (AVDK UK), which rose 4.5%, or 23.1% in two sessions, after reaching its all-time low.

ukrainebusiness.com.ua

UNESCO Executive Board unanimously approved a draft decision submitted by the Russian "UNESCO's role in the protection and preservation of Palmyra and other Syrian cultural heritage," the RIA "Novosti".

"Viewed consensus draft decisions of the Executive Board has a great symbolic and practical significance. The symbolism is that, by adopting the decision by consensus, we have shown unanimous solidarity with the people of the Syrian Arab Republic, suffering from war ", - said Russia's permanent representative to UNESCO Eleonora Mitrofanova.

According to her, strongly condemning the destruction of cultural heritage, expressed readiness to join forces and resources for the restoration and preservation of Palmyra.

glavcom.ua In Russian/русский

The Russian Federal Protection Service (FSO) says it is planning to spend more than 13 million rubles (some $200,000) in 2016 on the preservation of the embalmed body of Bolshevik Revolution leader Vladimir Lenin, on display in the Mausoleum on Red Square for over 90 years, according to Russian news agency TASS.

A laboratory of medical and biological structures of the All-Russia Research Institute of Medicinal Plants founded in 1924 shortly after his death is responsible for maintaining Lenin's corpse..........

unian.info

I once heard an interview with an old guy from the "All-Russia Research Institute of Medicinal Plants". After a somewhat drawn out half scientific explanation about the work they do on the Lenin cadaver, he said (paraphrasing) "and this process is absolutely, positively, you can be completely reassured, that this process is not, and is not anything like...pickling".

Consumer inflation in Ukraine in the first quarter of 2016, standing at 1.6%, was 2.4 percentage points lower than the forecast made by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), which was estimated at 4%, according to the central bank's website.

"The probability that inflation in 2016 will be lower than 12% forecast by the NBU has grown. However, the majority of factors that influenced inflation in the first quarter, have a short-term nature and with a high probability their impact could change for contrary in subsequent quarters," reads the repot.

The central bank explained that deviation from the forecast is mainly due to the increase in the supply of raw food commodities, as a result prices for this group for the quarter rose by 0.2% (the forecast was 7.6%). In particular, the supply grew on the background of the decline in export opportunities for domestic producers in connection with Russia's restrictions on trade and transit, as well as prohibitions by Israel and the Middle East on imports of eggs from Ukraine. In addition, the offer of certain imported fruit and vegetables grew, especially from Belarus, Turkey......

interfax.com.ua