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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021

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Biden, Putin make little progress at summit
GENEVA, June 16 – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin said they found some common ground on minor issues at their first face-to-face summit while major differences that have brought bilateral ties to one of their lowest points since the Cold War remain. 09:53 | More

Naftogaz Supervisory Board Chair Spottiswoode initiates Vitrenko’s removal
KYIV, June 16 – Chair of the Supervisory Board of Naftogaz Ukrayiny Clare Spottiswoode has initiated the removal of CEO Yuriy Vitrenko from office in line with an order of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP). 09:51 | More

Germany may change position on Nord Stream 2 after elections: Kuleba
KYIV, June 16 – Germany may change its position on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline after the election of a new chancellor, which will be held in the autumn of 2021, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. 09:50 | More

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of the United States of America Joe Biden. This was announced by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak.

Ukrainians feel no change since 2015 budget decentralization reform: poll
KYIV, June 15 – Since the beginning of the decentralization reform in 2015, local budget revenues have significantly grown, however, answering the question whether they felt any results of using these funds in improving the quality of services, provision of urban amenities, social assistance during this time, 51% of Ukrainians noted that they hadn't felt any changes. 09:49 | More

IN FOCUS	Zelenskiy thanks G7 for unwavering support KYIV, June 13 - President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday thanked leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) nations for their support after they urged Russia to withdraw troops from the Ukrainian border. Zelensky in a tweet on Sunday said he was grateful to the G-7 leaders for voicing their support of his country in the conflict. 10:28 \| More
Ukraine worries about Biden-Putin summit KYIV, June 14 - Ukraine’s president said he was concerned that this week’s US-Russia summit will not produce concrete results and will leave Ukraine in an uncertain position, AP reported. 17:40 \| 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