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National News
- Acting Health Minister Suprun has regained her powers, but a final ruling on her case is still to be made. Suprun regained her ministerial powers after losing them for more than a week, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine announced on Feb. 14.
- PM Groysman praised the government’s achievements through 2018, but pointed to problems too. Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman used the regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Feb. 13 to largely pat his government on the back for its achievements last year, reporting improved economic growth, brisker trade, and lower national debt.
- Ukraine’s U.S. diaspora commemorated the 5th anniversary of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Ukrainian-Americans are commemorating the fifth anniversary of the end of the EuroMaidan Revolution, which ended after security forces shot dead more than 100 demonstrators in Kyiv in February 2014, the same month that Kremlin-backed President Viktor Yanukovych fled power.
Russia’s War Against Ukraine
- The EU says that the OSCE SMM needs access to Crimea and the Ukrainian-Russian border. The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission must be provided with free, safe and unhindered access throughout Ukraine, including the territory of Crimea and along the Ukrainian-Russian state border.
- NATO will significantly increase its naval presence in the Black Sea. In response to Russia’s ongoing actions that officials say threatens the security of the entire Azov-Black Sea region, NATO will significantly increase its naval presence throughout the Black Sea this year, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said following a meeting at NATO Headquarters.
- Russian security forces searched Crimean Tatars’ houses and detained three people on Feb. 14. Russian law enforcement officers conducted searches of the houses of several Crimean Tatars in Oktiabrske settlement and detained three people as part of the case of the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.
- The Kremlin says Russia’s economy can weather new U.S. sanctions. On Feb. 14, Moscow stated that Russia’s economy could cope with any new U.S. sanctions, adding that it had demonstrated macroeconomic stability and even achieved growth while facing what it called punitive measures from the West.
Business and Technology News
- Ukrainian grain exports exceed 30 million tonnes, new statistics show.
- Kherson watermelons may become an exclusive brand, company officials in southeastern Ukraine said.
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