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Gazprom supply contract to exempt rebels
MOSCOW, Feb. 26 - Gazprom said on Thursday it would exempt gas supplies to Ukraine’s rebel-held regions from its main contract with Naftogaz Ukrayiny, days before Kiev uses up gas volumes it has already paid for, Reuters reported. 16:09 | More

Sanctions against Russians remain on the table, says European diplomat
MOSCOW, Feb. 26 – The European Union believes there are still reasons to impose fresh sanctions on Russia but hopes the Minsk deal concluded on February 12 will be fulfilled, a European diplomat told Interfax on Thursday. 16:08 | More

Russian, Ukraine and EU to hold natgas supply talks in Brussels
BRUSSELS, Feb. 26 - Russia, Ukraine and the European Union will hold talks in Brussels on Monday to discuss problems with gas supplies to Ukraine, the EU said on Thursday, Reuters reported. 16:06 | More

In Kyiv, President Petro Poroshenko has held a meeting with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Suma Chakrabarti. The Head of State has emphasized the importance of broadening cooperation between Ukraine and the EBRD. The President of the Bank has assured that cooperation with Ukraine was one of the priorities for the EBRD. Suma Chakrabarti has expressed condolences over casualties caused by the conflict in Donbas. (Photo by the president's press service)

EU will not rule out more sanctions on Russia, Tusk tells EP
BRUSSELS, Feb. 26 – The European Union will not rule out increasing sanctions on Russia if it continues to destabilize eastern Ukraine, European Council President Donald Tusk said during a speech to the European Parliament on Wednesday. 16:05 | More

IN FOCUS	Blast kills two at Kharkiv memorial rally KHARKIV, Feb. 22 – Ukraine said on Sunday it feared unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists, after an explosion killed two people at a memorial rally in an eastern city far from the front line, Reuters reported. 12:16 \| More
Hryvnia tanks following NBU trading ban KIEV, Feb. 25 - Just as a truce in the east took hold on Wednesday with no combat fatalities reported, the hrynia, Ukraine's currency, tanked after the National Bank of Ukraine unexpectedly banned most currency trading and then abruptly reversed course. 20:54 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Ukraine economy could fall 6% this year, according to official Ukraine's GDP will register a 3% decline for H1 and could fall 6% this year, First Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Anatoliy Maksiuta said at a briefing in Kiev. He said that inflation this year could accelerate to 19%.More	Ukraine's economic decline accelerating Ukraine's economic decline has accelerated as fighting between the army and pro-Russian separatists in the east took a heavy toll on industry and other economic activity in the last three months, Reuters reported.More
Hryvnia won't tank further this year, according to trade minister Ukraine's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade is not expecting the further devaluation of the hryvnia and an increase in the rate of inflation growth in the current year, Minister Pavlo Sheremeta has said at a briefing in Kiev.More	1938 Sudetenland vs. 2014 Ukraine; West must act now The West must not ignore Russia's ongoing attack on Ukraine because inaction will create a monster that will be able to destroy the Western civilization. Look at Germany's annexation of Sudetenland in 1938 for parallels.More