Decentralization of power -- the top task of the new government of Ukraine. The reform of local self-government means redistribution of government's duties among councils and administrations. As regards financing of regions, the officials report that despite hard economic situation, they've managed to deliver about 6 million USD for last two days. Crimea has also received increased payments from the state budget. Currently, the government is concerned about wrecking of holiday season on the peninsula. Therefore they promise additional financial assistance. Details next. The U.S. and Europe promise to provide Ukraine with financial assistance. In particular, on Thursday, Arseniy Yatsenyuk will discuss the monetary issue with the euro side at the extraordinary meeting of the Heads of the EU Member States. The Prime Minister believes that the package of financial assistance to Ukraine will be agreed soon. Meanwhile, the European Commission has declared its readiness to provide Ukraine with 11 billion euros from the EU budget and European financial institutions over the next few years. According to President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, Kyiv can also rely on the support of Brussels on the gas supplies' issue. To remind, earlier Gazprom head Oleksiy Miller said that since the April the holding will cancel the benefits for Ukraine on the basis of failure to comply with the agreements. At present, the Ukraine's debt for Russian gas makes 1,5 billion US dollars. Russia is trying to hide from the OSCE mission, which has already arrived in Crimea, its troops that do not belong to the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Andriy Parubiy says. According to him, now there are all the evidences that the troops of the Russian Federation are on the Peninsula. The official also said that despite the incredible pressure from the Russian side, none of the Ukrainian military, except for Berezovsky that took the oath to the illegitimate Crimean government. Ukraine is under informational attack. According to domestic experts on information policy, Russia is employing propaganda, psychological pressure and other methods of misinformation. It is primarily delivered through Russian television channels that, aside from Russia itself, enjoy popularity in the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine. Representatives of Russian culture in Ukraine are against aggressive policy of the Kremlin. They stated that at the press-conference. Children of Russian parents, Russian-speaking Ukrainians condemn Putin's actions and consider them to be absurd. They say there is no need to be protected by Moscow, as they are fully satisfied with life in Ukraine. It is possible to resolve a number of issues regarding the aggravation of the situation around the Crimean Peninsula due to the formation of special parliamentary commissions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine's Ombudswoman Valeriya Lutkovska is convinced that now the main task of the government is to protect the people and maintain peace and tranquility. The government has adopted a decree on providing the vulnerable populations with the insulin. The document cancels the prior decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which foresaw the purchase of insulin after declaring the price. The Ministry of Health care will take care about the medical service of the headquarter of national confrontation. The relevant decision has been made in accordance with doctors -- volunteers who provided the injured on the Hrushevskoho street and Independence square with first medical aid. Health workers state that people are still afraid to address officially for medical assistance because of risk to be arrested. The quantity of educational establishments should be transformed into the quality. The new management of the Educational Ministry just set to work, but has already elaborated a clear program of strategic development. For instance, new educators promise to simplify the rules for admission to universities, and to stimulate lectors to participate in the researches, not ordinary paperwork. March fall of temperature is approaching Ukraine. The domestic forecasters expect a significant decrease in temperature by the end of the week. The temperature will fall to 12 degrees below zero on the territory of the North - Eastern regions of Ukraine. However, it will be a little warmer in Transcarpathian region and the Crimea. In general, according to the representatives of Ukrainian hydrometeorological center, above zero temperature will remain by the end of March, and is expected 2-4 degrees higher than usual.

• published: 06 Mar 2014
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