Section: Africa&ME
Russia says to halt gas supplies to Ukraine, mulling coal cut off over Crimea
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow would cut gas supplies to Ukraine on Tuesday or Wednesday because Kiev had not paid up front for more gas and might also halt coal supplies to Ukraine in retaliation for a power blackout of Crimea. Alexander Novak, in comments to Vesti FM radio station, was speaking as Russian-annexed Crimea...
Russia threatens to cut gas as Crimea blacked out
Black Sea peninsula has been hit by power cuts since an explosion at the weekend cut power lines from Ukraine, which supplies 90 per cent of its electricity …read more Source: World...
UN chief responds to NK visit reports
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he was discussing with North Korea the dates for his visit to the isolated state. ||| Seoul – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he was discussing with North Korea the dates for his visit to the isolated state but no decision has been made in his first public comments on the trip since news...
Anti-government protesters accuse Israel of seeking to colonize the Ukraine
Violence against Jews has declined in the Ukraine and remains much lower than in western Europe. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Clashes after Crimea blacked out
Crimean Tatar activists blockading the site say they would prevent repairs until Russia released political prisoners, allowed international organizations to monitor human rights in Crimea …read more Source: World...
Perez: Real president to face media after ‘Clasico’ fiasco
Rather than give his coaches a free hand, Perez is believed to instruct them to deploy Real's marquee signings instead of players who may be in better form or better suited to a particular match scenario. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has called a news conference for later on Monday (1830 GMT) to face the media after...
Ukraine halts trade with Crimea
PM Yatsenyuk instructed the Cabinet to prepare a draft government order on a specific list of goods and services that can be provided to the Crimea …read more Source: World...
Ukraine may halt trade with Crimea
Ukrainian President sent a letter to country’s PM with an offer to immediately establish working group to analyse the issue on termination of freight transport communication and trade turnover with temporarily occupied Crimea …read more Source: World...
Ukraine may stop trade with Crimea
Ukrainian President sent a letter to country’s PM with an offer to immediately establish working group to analyse the issue on termination of freight transport communication and trade turnover with temporarily occupied Crimea …read more Source: World...
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...
