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SBU accuses Russia of election meddling
KYIV, Feb 21 - Ukraine's security service SBU accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the electoral process in Ukraine by creating illegal structures to help guarantee victory for a certain candidate, Reuters reported. 09:48 | More

Political risks delay tenders for oil, gas production sharing agreements
KYIV, Feb 21 – Political risks in Ukraine are behind a delay in tenders to conclude production sharing agreements (PSAs) for the development of hydrocarbon fields, Director of the SigmaBleyzer investment group's energy sector Vadim Bodaev said. 09:46 | More

Ukraine seeks to help Egypt modernize air defense systems: Ukroboronprom
KYIV, Feb 21 – Kyiv is interested in developing defense cooperation with Cairo and offers Egypt cooperation in modernizing its air defense system. 09:45 | More

On February 20, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will pay a working visit to the United States and take part in the work of the UN General Assembly, where for the first time in the history of this organization plenary debates will be held on a new agenda item: "The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine". It was stated by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Kostiantyn Yelisieiev. (Photo by the press service of the president.)

China’s Risen to supply solar cell modules for DTEK’s Pokrovska project
KYIV, Feb 21 – One of the leading Chinese manufacturers of solar cell modules – Risen Energy Co. – has signed a contract with DTEK Renewables to supply of solar cell modules to Pokrovska solar power plant with a power capacity of 240 MW(AC) in Dnipropetrovsk region, Risen Energy Co said Wednesday. 09:44 | More

IN FOCUS	Ukraine seeks millions of euros in loans BRUSSELS, Feb 18 – Ukraine's foreign minister asked the European Union on Monday for hundreds of millions of euros in loans and aid for infrastructure and businesses in its troubled east and south, regions he said Russia was trying to "suffocate," Reuters reported. 10:05 \| More
Comic actor takes lead in Ukrainian poll KYIV, Feb 20 - Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the frontrunner in Ukraine’s presidential election ahead of incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, according to the latest opinion poll published on Wednesday. 09:58 \| 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