Section: News & Summaries
Deal sees Russia resume gas exports
Russia, Ukraine and the European Union have signed a deal that will see Moscow resume vital supplies of gas to its ex-Soviet neighbour. ||| Brussels – Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a deal on Thursday that will see Moscow resume vital supplies of gas to its ex-Soviet neighbour over the winter in return for payments funded in...
Russian actor Porechenkov joins militants to fire at Ukrainian soldiers at Donetsk airport
Well-known Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov has visited the positions of Russian terrorists at the Donetsk airport. He fired at the positions of Ukrainian soldiers at the airport and strongly expressed support for the militants, Novorossia TV reported. “Mikhail spoke with militiamen with great pleasure and expressed support for them…...
Ukraine to buy up to four billion cubic meters of gas this year – Prodan
Ukraine plans to purchase up to four billion cubic meters of gas from Russia this year and has the money to pay for this gas. Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan said this after productive gas negotiations involving the European Commission in Brussels, the 24 news channel reported. “Ukraine plans to buy up to four...
Militants violate ceasefire 45 times over past day
Uncontrolled terrorist groups have violated the ceasefire 45 times over the past 24 hours, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) has reported. “Last night, [Ukrainian] positions were shelled with mortars and small arms near the settlements of Nikishyne, Olkhovatka and Mykolaivka, near Mariupol. The outskirts of Debaltseve...
Ukraine, EU, Russia agree on gas supply in winter season
Ukraine, the EU and Russia have completed negotiations on temporary conditions of Russian natural gas supply in the winter season, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Brussels has reported. The negotiators reached agreement by signing two documents: a trilateral protocol between the governments of Ukraine, Russia and the European Commission, and...
Poroshenko Bloc says coalition could be formed by December
The Bloc of Petro Poroshenko has predicted that a parliamentary coalition could be formed by December. This was stated by the head of the party headquarters, Vitaliy Kovalchuk, the Apostrophe news site reported. “We believe that both the coalition and the government must be formed within a week after the first meeting of the Verkhovna Rada...
Russia agrees to lower gas price for Ukraine
The Russian Energy Ministry has confirmed an interim gas price for Ukraine at $378 per 1,000 cubic meters, reads a statement posted on the ministry’s website. “The price in the fourth quarter of 2014 will amount to $378 per 1,000 cubic meters, and in the first quarter of 2015 it will be $365 [per 1,000 cubic meters]. A change in the...
Poroshenko, Merkel discuss gas issues, condemn terrorist elections
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed the results of trilateral gas consultations involving Ukraine, the EU and Russia and stressed the need to achieve conditions for reliable gas supplies to Ukraine this winter and ensuring Europe’s energy security, the presidential press service has...
Government approves draft trilateral gas protocol
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft protocol of a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the EU on Russian gas supplies to Ukraine. Ukrainian Deputy Energy and Coal Industry Minister Vadym Ulyda told this to reporters on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Yes, we have approved the protocol. It contains...
Svoboda pickets Central Election Commission
Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union has staged a picket outside the building of the Central Election Commission (CEC). Svoboda does not agree with the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26 and thinks that the main cause of election fraud is “Vladimir Putin and his agents in Ukraine.” A group of candidates from Svoboda came...