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Ukraine accumulates second largest stocks of gas in Europe in underground storage facilities
Ukraine accumulated 16.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas in its gas storage facilities as of September 15, 2014, which was 14%, or 2.2 billion cubic meters, more than on the same date in 2013. These gas resources will be used for the needs of Ukrainian consumers during the 2014-2015 heating season. According to Ukrtransgaz’s press...
OSCE starts monitoring elections in Ukraine
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Olefirov has met with the head of the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Ukraine, Cayetana de Zulueta, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has reported. “Ukraine wants to ensure fairness and transparency of the elections for the Verkhovna Rada. We hope...
Ukraine may apply to become EU member – European Parliament resolution
The European Parliament has again recognized and reaffirmed the prospect of Ukraine as a European country to obtain membership of the European Union in future, in accordance with Article 49 of the EU Treaty. This is stated in a resolution “On the situation in Ukraine and the state of play of EU-Russia relations,” which was approved in...
Moskal appointed governor of Luhansk region
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Hennadiy Moskal as chairman of Luhansk Regional State Administration. A decree to that effect has been posted on the website of the head of state. As reported, on September 17, the Cabinet of Ministers approved Moskal’s appointment as Luhansk regional governor. On September 15, Poroshenko...
EP urges EU to cancel South Stream agreement and disconnect Russian banks
The European Parliament has called on EU member states to cancel the planned conclusion of agreements with Russia in the energy sector, including the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline, as well as to disconnect the country’s banks from the SWIFT international interbank system of information transfer and payments. This is stated...
Putin threatened to ‘take’ European capitals in two days – media
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that he could bring Russian troops not only to Kyiv, but also to a number of European cities. This is stated in a summary of the European External Action Service, Germany’s Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported. According to the newspaper, Putin said this in a conversation with Ukrainian...
Dollar stably high on interbank
Trading in the U.S. dollar on the interbank currency market of Ukraine opened with a drop of quotations on Thursday – 13.9000/14.3000 as of 10:10 a.m. InterBusinessConsulting informs. Euro/hryvia quotations went down – 17.8975/18.4155, prices for the Russian currency fell – 0.3625/0.3730. On the interbank currency market, prices...
Kazakhstan says it will not send troops to Ukraine
The Kazakhstan Defense Ministry denies reports of allegedly planned sending of troops to Ukraine. It is said in a statement posted on the Facebook page of the Defense Ministry. “Some Facebook users spread information about the alleged planned sending of military of some units of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan to Ukraine. This message is...
Komorowski: Russia digs ditch with blood and hatred
The Kremlin has made a huge mistake, digging a ditch of hatred between Russians and Ukrainians. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said on air of the TOK.FM radio. “Russia has made a terrible mistake in terms of its own interests. It dug a ditch, additionally filling it with blood, negative attitude, hatred, sense of injustice on the...
Gazprom says about inability to meet European demand
Russian Gazprom warns European users that it is unable to meet their growing demand for gas. The publication Ukrayinska Energetyka informs. “The EU sources said on condition of anonymity that the issues about how much gas Gazprom will supply to the European Union have been raised and that Gazprom insists to adjust the volumes within contractual...