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Russia offers Ukraine $3 bln as gas arbitration settlement: source
Russia has offered to pay Ukraine about $3 billion to end a legal row over gas, a source close to talks told Reuters Friday, in line with the amount proposed in arbitration rulings between Russian Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftogaz. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Russia, Ukraine reach gas transit deal ‘in principle’
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
Russia’s Putin says Moscow plans to keep gas transit via Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow planned to keep gas transit via Ukraine irrespective of a number of gas pipelines Moscow currently builds to bypass its ex-Soviet neighbour. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Russia close to new gas transit deal with Ukraine: Putin
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
Majority of U.S. House votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power
A majority of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on a charge of abusing his power by trying to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival. …read more Source:: The Daily...
US House Impeaches Trump for Abuse of Power
US President Donald Trump was impeached by the Democratic-led House of Representatives for abuse of power in a historic vote on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the White House...
Moscow and Europe Dislike US Sanctions on Nord Stream 2, Measures Violate Int’l Law: Kremlin
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has slammed US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 as “a perfect example” of unfair competition, saying that Washington is imposing more expensive gas on Europe. He continued on by saying that both Moscow and Europe dislike US sanctions on Nord Stream 2, as these measures violate international law. “We assume that this...
Germany Calls for US Not to Interfere in Russia-Ukraine Gas Row
The US, which pursues its own goals, should step aside from the gas spat between Russia and Ukraine – this is the only way to get closer to the signing of a bilateral transit agreement, Steffen Kotré, a member of the Alternative for Germany faction in the Bundestag, said. “I am not willing to speculate on the chances of reaching an agreement....
On Eve of Expected Impeachment, Trump Lashes out at Pelosi, Democrats
On the eve of his expected impeachment in the US House of Representatives, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of pursuing an “illegal, partisan attempted coup” and declaring war on American democracy as they seek to remove him from office for pressing Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Trump’s remarks came in a signed...
Clashes over Ukraine land reform leave 19 injured: AFP
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
