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Naftogaz tells of consequences for Gazprom in case it loses Stockholm arbitration
If Ukraine`s oil and gas giant NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine wins its battle with Gazprom in the Stockholm arbitration court, Russia`s gas giant will annually pay $4 billion more for gas transit via Ukraine, Chief Commercial Officer of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine Yuriy Vitrenko wrote on Facebook ahead of the hearing regarding the transit contract, which...
Russia claims another two Ukraine ”saboteurs” in occupied Crimea detained
The court in the Russian-occupied Crimea has ruled to hold in custody another two ”Ukrainian saboteurs” after their detention by the FSB in a spree of arrests the Russian security service said were connected with a crackdown on an alleged subversive plot of the Ukrainian military intel against the peninsula`s critical infrastructure and military...
China`s relationship with U.S. ”at hinge moment” – Chinese President
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he hopes for a ”smooth transition” in ties with the U.S. after a final meeting with Barack Obama at the APEC summit in Peru, according to Deutsche Welle. ”I hope the two sides will work together to focus on cooperation, manage our differences, and make sure there is a smooth transition in the relationship and...
EU thinking about pre-Trump Russia sanctions
The future of the bloc`s sanctions against Russia will hang over an EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels on Nov. 24 as Donald Trump makes inroads with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and puts in place a new American foreign-policy team, according to Bloomberg. With the penalties due to expire on January 31 2016, EU governments are likely to...
Erdogan: EU not everything, Turkey may join Shanghai Five
Turkey should not be ”fixated” on the idea of joining the European Union and should look at other opportunities, such as the Russia-led Shanghai Pact, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, according to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily. ”Turkey should first of all feel relaxed about the EU and not be fixated” about joining it, Erdo?an told...
Reuters: Obama, Putin about Syria and Ukraine in quick summit meet
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for around four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, in what is likely to be their last in-person meeting before Obama leaves office, according to Reuters. The two men met at the start of the summit meeting in Lima, Peru`s capital. They exchanged...
Russian troops are using tanks and armored personnel carriers in the Mariupol sector
The Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters has reported that Ukrainian troops were attacked in all sectors in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, in the past day; the total number of reported barrages was 36. View map in full size ATO forces stationed near the Ukrainian-controlled strategic port city of Mariupol were attacked with the use of mortars,...
Poroshenko predicts compromise on Dutch ratification of Association Agreement with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko predicts Ukraine, the European Union and the Netherlands will find a mutually acceptable solution to complete the ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, according to an UaPosition correspondent. ”My talks with leaders of institutions of member states of the European Union also let me expect that...
Ukraine OSINT experts present at NATO PA evidence of Russia`s military involvement in Donbas conflict
Ukrainian parliamentary delegation on Saturday, November 19, presented two InformNapalm`s videos with the evidence of Russian military aggression against Ukraine before members of NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey. InformNapam volunteer intelligence community has been gathering evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine for over two...
Rada head Parubiy sees Ukraine as NATO member ”very soon”
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s parliament, Andriy Parubiy says that the commitments undertaken at the Bucharest NATO Summit in 2008 should be honored and Ukraine should become a NATO member state, according to the Rada`s press service. ”Bucharest Summit 2008 commitments are effective, and very soon our flag will be flying near the...