Section: News & Summaries
No need for Russian gas in two years, President says
In 2014, Ukraine reduced the volume of gas consumption from 70 billion to 40 billion cubic meters. In two years Ukraine will need no Russian natural gas at all, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said, delivering a speech at the Europa Institute at the University of Zurich on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Can you imagine...
Mobilization starts in Ukraine
January 20, the first wave of mobilization in 2015 has started in Ukraine. The relevant Law No. 113-VIII “On partial mobilization” has been published in the Voice of Ukraine parliamentary newspaper. According to the document, mobilization in 2015 will be conducted in three stages during 210 days. “The need for partial...
EU not ready to ease Russia sanctions
European Union foreign ministers said there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals. ||| Brussels – European Union foreign ministers said on Monday there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals from the EU’s foreign policy chief, as...
Ukraine offers ceasefire
Ukraine offered an immediate ceasefire to Russia, after Moscow claimed that Kiev rejected a fresh peace initiative by Vladimir Putin. ||| Moscow/ Berlin – Ukraine on Monday offered an immediate ceasefire to Russia, after Moscow claimed that Kiev rejected a fresh peace initiative by Russian President Vladimir Putin.“We are ready to work with...
Davos forecast: win some, lose some
History suggests the Davos pundits are likely to get plenty of things wrong. ||| Davos, Switzerland – As the world’s business and political elite ascends the Swiss Alps for an annual bout of crystal-ball gazing this week, history suggests the Davos pundits are likely to get plenty of things wrong. More than 1500 business leaders and...
Terrorism threat to dominate Davos talks
The deadly Islamist attacks in France and conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine are set to dominate discussions at the WEF’s annual meeting. ||| Europe – The deadly Islamist attacks in France and conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine are set to dominate discussions at this week’s gathering of the world’s political and economic elite in...
Four Months after the Ukraine-Russia Truce, Putin Can’t Risk Implementing That Deal
The War at Donetsk’s Airport is On—For the Same Reason that Peace Talks Planned for This Week Are Off The intensified battle between Ukraine and Russia for the airport in Donetsk seems likely to be a fight over this month’s military message in the Donbas war. Russia’s army veterans, fighting as mercenaries, form the bulk of the...
Ukraine’s Dignified Warrior: Nadia Savchenko Confronts Her Kremlin Captors
Paratrooper, Pilot, and now Parliament Member, Savchenko Pursues a Hunger Strike That Is Raising Public Pressure Against Moscow In seven months since a Russian-backed militia in southeastern Ukraine captured Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian paratrooper and pilot has become one of her country’s biggest icons in its war against the Russian...
‘Leviathan’ ruffles Russian feathers
Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Oscar-nominated film “Leviathan” has won acclaim around the world but is dividing opinion back at home. ||| Moscow – Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Oscar-nominated film “Leviathan” has won acclaim around the world but is dividing opinion back at home, where some see it as a critique...
Eleven killed in Ukraine clashes
Fierce fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours as government forces and rebels battled for an airport. …read more Source:...