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[http://en.lb.ua] News Analytics Blogs EN RU UK EN Viktoriya Matola 16 May, 07:44 "Lutsenko's law" On 12 May, the Ukrainian parliament set a record of sorts – for the first time ever, the entire process from the tabling of the bill to its adoption as a whole to its signing by the parliament chairman and the president and its publication in Holos Ukrayiny [parliament newsletter] took no longer than a day. Iurii Mykhailov 22 April, 21:04 "One day Putin or his successor will admit that Russian military was heavily involved in eastern Ukraine" General Petr Pavel, former Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee speaks about the prospects for NATO-Ukraine cooperation, the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Alliance's plans to strengthen its defence capability and NATO's relations with Russia. Viktoriya Matola 22 April, 07:39 New faces in Hroysman's government. Part two: quotas Volodymyr Hroysman's Cabinet of Ministers has 13 new ministers. Six of them were MPs, three are associates of the incumbent head of government. Check out what connects the new minister for temporarily occupied territories with Oleksandr Tretyakov, which oligarch's company used to employ the deputy prime minister for European integration, and why Hroysman's associate did not join the Euro-Maydan protests. Andrii Ianitskyi 21 April, 08:04 Ukrainian economy showing signs of life The State Statistics Service will not publish the latest data on GDP dynamics for January-March until the summer, however it is already clear that the peak of crisis is already behind. LB.ua has asked experts if the Ukrainian economy is already on the rise and, if so, how sustainable it is. Viktoriya Matola 20 April, 08:24 New faces in Hroysman's government. Part one: ex-MPs Volodymyr Hroysman's Cabinet of Ministers has 13 new ministers. Six of them were MPs, three are associates of the incumbent head of government. Check out what connects the new minister for temporarily occupied territories with Oleksandr Tretyakov, which oligarch's company used to employ the deputy prime minister for European integration, and why Hroysman's associate did not join the Euro-Maydan protests. Andrii Ianitskyi 19 April, 07:45 New cabinet's economic bloc. Who are these people? The saga around the appointment of the new Cabinet of Ministers is about to be over (although the health minister is still missing). Now we can have a closer look at the new heads of the ministries. Sonya Koshkina 18 April, 08:02 Sic transit gloria mundi Volodymyr Hroysman had expected to chair the Cabinet of Ministers back in the autumn 2014. It had been supposed that following the parliamentary election, the Petro Poroshenko Bloc would have secured the majority and put "its" candidate in the prime minister's seat. Yevhen Kurmashov 24 March, 17:15 Five hundred for Trump There was nothing particularly surprising about the Republican Party's primaries in Utah and Arizona yesterday. Trump predictably took all 58 delegates in Arizona, while Ted Cruz had a very confident victory in Utah, having drawn 40 delegates to his side. All publications Thursday, 19 May Peacekeeper up and running again 11:47 Rada reduces Dnipropetrovsk to Dnipro 11:18 US envoy to NATO: the Alliance's main task is to decide how to deal with Russia 10:50 US president nominates new ambassador to Ukraine 09:44 Wednesday, 18 May Ukrainian president supports Crimean Tatar autonomy bid Yesterday, 18:46 Stoltenberg: need for political dialogue with Russia increases Yesterday, 17:32 Russia refuses to extradite Yanukovych Yesterday, 17:14 Cabinet scraps penitentiary service Yesterday, 17:02 Crimean Tatar appointed deputy minister of occupied territories Yesterday, 16:43 Kharkiv: de-communization completed Yesterday, 16:27 Pundit says government has no official in charge of Crimea Yesterday, 15:16 ATO troops see 24 attacks Yesterday, 14:18 Mejlis initiates trial on Crimean Tatar deportation Yesterday, 14:02 Justice minister names judges blocking CEO recruitment at state companies Yesterday, 12:36 Wizz Air mulls spreading wings in Ukraine Yesterday, 11:57 Russian state-owned banks set to bow out of Ukraine Yesterday, 11:42 Tuesday, 17 May Crimean Tatars seek government presence 17 May, 19:41 Gorshenin Institute to host news conference "Crimean Tatar genocide 2.0" 17 May, 18:51 Klitschko to step down as chair of Petro Poroshenko Bloc 17 May, 18:18 Western envoys call on Ukraine to support LGBTI march 17 May, 17:38 Ukraine joins Transcaspian rail route, cuts freight tariffs 17 May, 17:13 ​Ukrainian steelmakers boost imports from Russia amid scrap shortage 17 May, 15:59 Parliament sets 70% quota for Western TV production 17 May, 15:30 Ukrainians have no clear understanding of Crimean Tatar problem - Eskander Bariev 17 May, 14:27 Foreign Ministry: Talks on Crimea are harder than on Donbas 17 May, 13:02 National Bank cuts staff, bonuses in restructuring bid 17 May, 12:34 ATO troops report 18 separatist attacks, drone assault 17 May, 10:57 Monday, 16 May Pro-presidential parliamentary faction elects new head 16 May, 18:37 Experts to discuss coverage of Crimea in international media 16 May, 18:09 Poroshenko urges G7 to extend sanctions against Russia 16 May, 17:53 All news Advertising Project Gorshenin Institute Editorial Advertising User agreement LB.ua must be linked directly in case of full or partial reproduction of materials. 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