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Poroshenko hails robust support from West
BRUSSELS, June 22 - President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday boasted of robust support from the West for Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia and expressed gratitude for the European Union’s plan to extend economic sanctions against Moscow. 13:57 | More

Parliament asks EP for additional trade preferences on Ukrainian goods
KIEV, June 22 – Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada has urged the European Parliament to introduce additional trade preferences for Ukrainian goods. An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that a total of 230 lawmakers finally backed resolution No. 6517. 13:56 | More

Government approves amendments to Chernobyl shutdown program
KIEV, June 22 – The Ukrainian government on Wednesday approved amendments to the national program for shutting down Chernobyl nuclear power plant and transforming the Shelter facility into an environment friendly system with the action plan for 2017-2020. The government would propose to the Verkhovna Rada to endorse the relevant bill, Ukraine's Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry has reported. 13:55 | More

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
The key attention was focused on the opportunities of intensification of the investment activity of American companies in Ukraine, as well as on the development of bilateral trade, particularly in the context of expansion of exports of Ukrainian commodities to the United States. (Photo by the president's press service)

Poroshenko pitches Ukraine investments to US commerce secretary
KIEV, June 21 – President Petro Poroshenko has met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to discuss investment in Ukraine, according to the presidential press service. 13:53 | More

IN FOCUS	Poroshenko set to meet US Veep on Tuesday WASHINGTON, June 19 - US Vice President Mike Pence will meet Petro Poroshenko in Washington on Tuesday, the White House said, but there was no word on whether the Ukrainian president will be hosted by Donald Trump, AFP reported. 19:24 \| More
Poroshenko meets with US president in DC WASHINGTON, June 20 – U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukraine's president on Tuesday and expressed support for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine but said nothing about Russia's role, while the U.S. government added to sanctions over Moscow's actions, Reuters reported. 21:56 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More