The leadership of the Ukrainian state should return to the idea of creating a separate capable analytical center to study the problems of the Russian Federation, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States (2015-2019) Valeriy Chaly said.
“Scientific analytical centers, serious ones, should work with the NSDC apparatus and, in fact, under the patronage of the president. I would definitely return to the idea and quickly create a capable analytical center on Russian problems. It should be separate, – this is obvious. It is clear that the Institute for Strategic Studies exists, but its ability to submit proposals directly to the president is limited,” Chaly said at a press briefing, titled “NSDC is an Effective Tool that Protects the Interests of the State. New Threats and Challenges to Security” on Wednesday.
At the same time, he emphasized the need to strengthen the vector of foreign policy and international security “from the point of view of forecasts and scenarios in a world that is rapidly changing.”
“We have a weak analysis of what is happening in Asia, that is, in this entire region, which will become key in the next ten years and is beyond our attention,” Chaly said.
In general, in his opinion, Ukraine needs to strengthen the efficiency of public administration.
“I would like to see an increase in the efficiency of public administration through the president’s decision. Today this is a challenge that I would like to draw attention to. In context of an external attack, which comes not only from Russia (from Russia it is an obvious military threat, but there is also from other countries even), the effectiveness of the entire apparatus in the field of security and defense is a key issue that needs to be worked on now,” the diplomat said.
STRUCTURE OF import OF SERVICES in Jan-March 2021 (GRAPHICALLY)
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 23/06/21
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of June 22
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
Prices in the Ukrainian industry in March 2021 increased by 1.6%, while in February – by 7.8%, in January – by 5.2%, the State Statistics Service reported on Monday.
At the end of March 2021, prices in industry increased 26.3% year-over-year, at the end of February – 26.6%, at the end of January 2021 – 17.6%.
In the first quarter of 2021 (compared to the same period in 2020), the growth in prices of industrial producers amounted to 23.5%.
The State Statistics Service said that within Ukraine, prices of industrial producers in March compared with February 2021 increased 0.6%, for deliveries outside the country – 4.7%.
In the mining industry and quarrying in March of this year, compared with the previous month, the price of production grew by 2.3%, the rise in prices in the extraction of metal ores was 5.8%, coal – 1.8%, while in extraction of crude oil and natural gas the products fell by 2% in price.
Prices increased in the production of coke and refined petroleum products by 14.2%, chemicals and chemical products – by 9.9%, in metallurgy – by 4.6%, in the production of intermediate consumption goods – by 4.2%, non-durable goods – by 3.7%, in the processing industry – by 3.8%.
A decrease in prices was recorded in the supply of electricity, gas, steam – by 5.5%, energy production – by 2.9%.
The retail trade turnover of Ukraine in May 2021 grew by 22.7% compared to the same month in 2020 in comparable prices, while in April this figure was 34.3%, the State Statistics Service said on Tuesday.
According to the authority, in May, retail turnover increased 5.2% compared to April 2021.
In January-May 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, the retail trade turnover in the country also rose by 14.3%.
The largest growth in retail trade turnover of enterprises (legal entities and individual entrepreneurs) in the first five months of 2021 was recorded in Chernivtsi (by 30.7%), Ternopil (by 30.1%), Zakarpattia (by 24.5%), Khmelnytsky (by 21.1%), Lviv (19.6%), Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia (18.8%), Kyiv (17.2%), Zhytomyr (16.8%), Zaporizhia (16.5%) and Rivne (15.7%) regions.
