Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Ukraine says Russia has started to restrict its coal supplies
Russia has started to restrict coal supplies to Ukraine, Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told parliament Friday, saying Kiev had 1 month of its own supplies left, enough to ensure the stable functioning of the power system for up to 50 days …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine bans Russian airlines from its airspace: PM
Ukraine Wednesday banned all Russian airlines from crossing its airspace, the latest escalation between the two neighbors 19 months into a separatist war in the east of the former Soviet state …read more Source: The Daily...
Gazprom says halts Ukraine gas deliveries over Kiev non-payment
Russian state giant Gazprom Wednesday said it had halted gas deliveries to Ukraine after Kiev failed to make upfront payments for more supplies …read more Source: The Daily...
Experts pore over evidence of downed Malaysian Airlines plane
A team that includes Dutch and Ukrainian investigators have begun examining evidence from the MH17 Malaysia Airlines flight that was downed in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all on board, Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Main French opposition calls for end to EU embargo on Russia
France’s main opposition party, The Republicans, Tuesday called on President Francois Hollande to push for an end to the European Union sanctions on Russia over its activities in Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine PM suggests temporary ban on goods deliveries to Crimea
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Monday mooted a temporary ban on the delivery of goods to the Crimean peninsula which was annexed by Russia last year …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimea without power from Ukraine after electricity pylons “blown up”
Crimea was left without electricity supplies from Ukraine Sunday after pylons carrying power lines to the Russia-annexed peninsula were blown up overnight …read more Source: The Daily...
State of emergency declared in Crimea after electricity pylons “blown up”
A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after pylons carrying electricity from Ukraine were blown up cutting off power to almost two million people, media and the Russian government said on Sunday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Baltic leaders against anti-ISIS coalition with Russia
The three Baltic states Friday said they would not join any Western coalition fighting ISIS if it included their Soviet-era master Russia because of its role in the Ukraine conflict master Russia because of its role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine says West must not ease pressure on Russia despite Paris
The West should not ease pressure on Russia over its role in Ukraine’s conflict even if it cooperates with the Kremlin to fight terrorism, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
