British MPs who have accepted up to GBP 1,000 an hour to appear on television shows broadcast on RT, formerly Russia Today, have defended their links to the station, classed by the U.S. government last week as a Kremlin propaganda vehicle, the Guardian reports.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has announced on Facebook that the capital will switch to non-cash payment for parking on August 10: drivers will be able to pay parking fees via a parking meter, mobile text messages or buy a monthly coupon.
The surplus of Ukraine's balance of payments in January-June of 2017 grew by 2.5 times year-over-year, to US$1.049 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).