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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018

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Anti-corruption activist attacked in Ukraine
KYIV, July 17 - A top Ukrainian anti-corruption activist suffered chemical burns on Tuesday when an assailant threw green liquid in his face as he took part in a demonstration outside a prosecutor's office in Kyiv, Reuters reported. 14:39 | More

US will soon disburse $100-mln to Ukraine for defense: minister
KYIV, July 17 - The United States will soon give Ukraine $100 million to strengthen its defense capability, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has said. 14:38 | More

Ukrainian steel companies’ gas use unchanged on year in Jan-June
KYIV, July 17 - Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in January-June 2018 kept natural gas consumption at the level of the same period of 2017, taking into account enterprises in the temporarily uncontrolled territory, at 935 million cubic meters. 14:37 | More

President Petro Poroshenko emphasized the importance of unity between the authorities and the opposition in the issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO. "No one will ever help us if we do not help ourselves. No one will ever help a split country, divided, undermined from the middle. This is exactly one of the methods of hybrid warfare," the President said during the Freedom of Speech program on ICTV channel. (Photo by the press service of the president.)

Gazprom shuts down Nord Stream pipeline for scheduled maintenance
MOSCOW, July 17 - The Nord Stream gas pipeline that runs across the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany has been shut down completely for scheduled maintenance until the end of the month, European gas transport operators reported. 14:36 | More

IN FOCUS	Trump attacks Russia’s Nord Stream-2 BRUSSELS, June 11 - U.S. President Donald Trump launched a sharp public attack on Germany on Wednesday for supporting a Baltic Sea gas pipeline deal with Russia, saying Berlin had become “a captive to Russia” and he criticized it for failing to raise defense spending more, Reuters reported. 14:34 \| More
Putin assures Trump on Nord Stream 2 HELSINKI, July 16 - Vladimir Putin said that President Trump shouldn’t worry about the Nord Stream 2 gas line into Europe shutting out Ukraine from its traditional position as transit route, Reuters reported. 14:01 \| 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