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"DPR" terrorist are ranked third in the list of the world’s most active illegal armed groups, A 3-4-magnitude earthquake tickled Ukraine, 50.8% of Ukraine’s households are reported prepared for the heating season, Ukrainian Paralympic athletes will receive a total of $3 million in prize money.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine deems the newly elected Russian State Duma as illegitimate. Petro Poroshenko used the platform of the UN General Assembly Session not only to convey his vision of the situation to the international community but also to hold bilateral meetings with leaders of various countries. A Trilateral contact group has made another attempt to put an end to the Donbas conflict.

After a year's lull, a tap of external funding has opened for Ukraine; the parliament began its consideration of a draft state budget for 2017; while the Cabinet deprived the Economy Ministry of control over Naftogaz - these are the main economic news of the past week.

In an interview with UNIAN Jamala spoke of shooting a video that premiered today for “1944”, her winning Eurovision 2016 entry. She also told whether she was invited to host Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv and whether she, as a person with a firm view on life, ever thought about trying herself in politics.

Traditions are changing in Ukraine - after many years of adopting the state budget on New Year’s eve, the country can actually do it within the required terms and pass the main financial document before the end of autumn. Experts assess the project positively, while legislators get ready for a heated debate. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has vowed not to let the budget process be turned into some "Pokemon show".

Kyiv and London have a long history of relations, which can be filled with more content. A famous grandson of a famous grandfather has told UNIAN of what Brexit means for Ukraine.

Petro Poroshenko has used the platform of a YES conference in Kyiv to present the current position of the Ukrainian authorities. Volodymyr Groysman pledged an honest budget for 2017, adding that he was ready to prolonged battles in Parliament for the adoption of the country’s main fiscal document. Yuriy Lutsenko showed determination, and not only in his words.

Ukraine received $1 billion in a third loan tranche from the IMF, Paralympic Team Ukraine won a record total of 117 medals in Rio, Ukraine’s defense budget in 2017 will amount to UAH 129 billion.

Foreign ministers of France and Germany visited Kyiv and Donbas. Ukraine is boosting its efforts in a campaign for non-recognition of the outcome of the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation based on the organization of voting in the occupied Crimea. The EU is in a state of crisis, according to its political leaders. 

Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund decided to disburse the third tranche of the loan for Ukraine, the National Bank eased forex restrictions and lowered the discount rate, while the Government has tabled in Parliament a draft budget for 2017- these are the main economic news of the past week.

The most popular news among our readers this week was the performance of a 95 Kvartal comedy show in Latvia’s Jurmala, unexpected counterattacks of MP Leshchenko against a widow of a murdered journalist Georgy Gongadze, and the fate of another loan tranche of the IMF.

Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva in an interview with UNIAN has told who can apply for a subsidy this winter, who can be deprived of it and why, and also about the fact that the state cannot secure all the assumed social obligations.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksandr Turchynov in an interview with UNIAN has told how in 2014 he managed to secure an effective majority of votes in the Verkhovna Rada, how he assessed the first wave of mobilization according to the number of boots in storages, and why Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia should rely solely on itself.

Petro Poroshenko has outlined the country's current priorities in a traditional presidential address to the Rada. MP Serhiy Leshchenko has realized in full that property is not only comfort, but also a responsibility. Kyiv region Governor Maksym Melnychuk has vanished shortly after being fired from his post.

Four Crimean Tatars were sentenced in Russia on trumped up charges to five and seven years in prison, 36% of Ukrainians know nothing about the EU assistance to Ukraine; UAH 7.5 million was the price of MP Serhiy Leshchenko’s new apartment in Kyiv center.

The International Monetary Fund has finally set a date for the meeting on the Ukrainian issue; the Ukrainian president in his annual address to the Verkhovna Rada has outlined priorities for the country’s international and economic policy; while the hryvnia exchange rate continues to rock - these are the main economic events of the past week.

Rapprochement with the Visegrad Four not only creates new opportunities for Ukraine but also forces the government to be more flexible in dealing with the EU. Normandy Four participants in bilateral consultations are trying to revive the negotiation process. Ukraine strengthens its independence of Russia’s gas supplies.

Volodymyr Groysman’s Cabinet announced plans for a large-scale sale of state-owned enterprises. But for their realization, after two years of various setbacks, the government will have to show remarkable ingenuity, in order to both prepare the SOEs for privatization, and refute the populists in parliament.

Hello, dear readers. UNIAN editorial represented by your humble servant of a chief editor has decided that it’s time for your vision of the top news to be put into spotlight. From now on, I will share with you my observations regarding the news of the past week caught most attention of our audience, and also what important events remained unfairly ignored, despite the efforts of our editors.

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