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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

Ukraine’s state debt seen at UAH 215-bln in 2018: Economy and Trade Ministry
KYIV, July 16 – Ukraine's state debt will be UAH 215 billion in 2018, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine has said in the forecasts for the social and economic development of Ukraine in 2019-2021 approved on July 11. 14:00 | More

Most Ukrainians want country to join EU, NATO: Rating opinion poll
KYIV, July 16 - The majority of Ukrainians favors Ukraine's accession to the European Union and NATO, according to the poll data of the sociological group Rating. 13:57 | 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.)

Most Ukrainians not sure country moves in right direction: poll says
KYIV, July 16 - Most Ukrainians are convinced that the country is not moving in the right direction, according to a poll done by the sociological group Rating. 13:56 | More

IN FOCUS	EU, Ukraine to discuss reforms at summit KYIV, July 8 - European Union and Ukraine will hold their annual summit on July 9, with the two sides expected to discuss topics that include Kyiv’s reform agenda and Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine, RFE/RL reported. 22:35 \| More
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

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