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Ukraine signs new three-month deal to buy Russian gas – energy ministry
Ukraine has signed a new agreement to buy Russian gas over the next three months at $248 per thousand cubic metres, the Ukrainian energy ministry said in a statement on Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian Trawler Sinks, Dozens Dead
At least 54 people are believed dead after a Russian trawler sank in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia’s far east Wednesday. Emergency officials say 63 of the 132 people aboard the ship were rescued after the Dalniy Vostok sank in icy waters near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. More than a dozen people are still missing. The ship was...
Ukraine Working to Stabilize Cease-fire, Merkel Says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Ukraine “is determined” to reach a more stable cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels in the country’s restive east. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk appear after talks at the chancellery in Berlin, April 1, 2015. x German Chancellor...
Russia Denies License to Tatar-Language TV Station in Crimea
Crimea’s independent Tatar-language television station… …read more Source:...
Russia pulls plug on Crimean Tatar TV sparking Ukraine outrage
Russian authorities on April 1 shut down a television channel for Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group that opposed Moscow’s seizure of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, despite an outcry from activists and the West. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
EU urges Ukraine to accept Russian gas offer
The EU urged Ukraine on April 1 to accept Russia’s offer to extend the current gas deal with Kyiv by another three months, saying it bodes well for an agreement for next winter …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia extends natural gas deal-update
Russia and Ukraine agreed last year on a “winter package” for supplies with a price discount of $100 per thousand cubic metres and advance payments, but that accord expired on Tuesday and has yet to be replaced. …read more Source: World...
EU urges Ukraine to accept Russian gas offer
The EU urges Ukraine to accept Russia’s offer to extend the current gas deal with Kiev by another three months, saying it bodes well for an agreement for next winter …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian police storm Umerov’s house
Police quiz Crimean Tatar Mejlis deputy head Umerov for seven hours and search his house. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine expects to sign gas memorandum with Russia by April 14
By Alessandra Prentice Ukraine, locked in a longstanding pricing row with Russia over gas, hopes to sign a memorandum with Moscow on supplies that will run until the end of March 2016, its energy minister said on Wednesday. Russia and its ex-Soviet neighbour agreed last year on a “winter package” for supplies with a price discount of $100 per...
