Section: Xinhua (China)
Gas transit through Ukraine a strategic priority for EU
The contract for gas supply transit between Russia and Ukraine will expire in 2019 and if not renewed Russian gas might not flow through the Bratstvo gas pipeline through Slovakia to Europe anymore, European Commission vice-chair for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic told TABLET.TV on Friday. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko says Ukraine to get non-lethal military equipment from U.S.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that he has reached an agreement with U.S. President Barack Obama on supplying non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine next month. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/22/c_134737190.htm target=_blank title="Poroshenko says Ukraine to get non-lethal...
MH17 downed by missile from territory controlled by Ukrainian military — Russian company
The Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane was shot down by a 9M38 surface-to-air missile from territory controlled by the Ukrainian military, claimed Russian missile manufacturer Almaz-Antei on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian president visits Kazakhstan on relations, eastern Ukrainian crisis
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday made his first official visit to Kazakshtan intended to advance bilateral economic ties and discuss the eastern Ukraine issue with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/09/c_134698091.htm target=_blank...
Rebels in east Ukraine to postpone controversial local elections
The independence-seeking insurgents in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday said they had decided to postpone the controversial local elections in Lugansk and Donetsk regions, which were meant to be held this autumn. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/07/c_134688032.htm target=_blank title="Rebels in east...
Ukraine withdraws heavy weapons from front line after Paris talks
Local militias withdraw a tank from the front line in Aleksandrovsk Town, near Luhansk, Ukraine, Oct. 3, 2015. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2015-10/04/c_134682514.htm target=_blank title="Ukraine withdraws heavy weapons from front line after Paris talks”...
Humanitarian situation in E. Ukraine remains difficult: OSCE
The humanitarian situation near the frontline in eastern Ukraine remains difficult despite the lull in fighting, especially in rural areas, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said Friday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/03/c_134680662.htm target=_blank...
Ukraine pins hopes on “Normandy” talks to cement ceasefire
Kiev hopes that an upcoming meeting of leaders of Normandy quartet will help cement a truce in Donetsk and Lugansk regions, known locally as Donbas, the Ukrainian president’s office said Thursday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/02/c_134678888.htm target=_blank title="Ukraine pins hopes on...
News Analysis: Prospects for lasting peace in E. Ukraine remain uncertain despite halt of hostilities
Guns fell almost silent across the entire frontline in eastern Ukraine in September for the first time since the start of the conflict in April 2014 after government forces and independence-seeking insurgents declared a complete ceasefire. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/01/c_134676571.htm...
Kiev to ban Russian airlines from flying to Ukraine
Ukraine’s government said on Friday it has decided to impose a ban on Russian airlines from flying to Ukraine starting from Oct. 25. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/26/c_134660888.htm target=_blank title="Kiev to ban Russian airlines from flying to Ukraine”...
