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EU says gas supply talks with Russia, Ukraine ‘constructive’
BRUSSELS: The EU official involved in talks with Russia and Ukraine to ensure gas supplies into Europe said that “constructive” three-way negotiations were held in Brussels Thursday, but agreement on a long term contract was still elusive.Russia accepted that EU rules will reign over supplies under a future contract still being worked out, the...
Russia scores WTO win in tariff case against Ukraine
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Thursday said that anti-dumping duties imposed by Kiev on Russian fertiliser ammonium nitrate violated international trade rules.The WTO’s Appellate Body, in a final ruling, upheld a previous decision by a panel of experts in its Dispute Settlement Body that Ukraine’s justification for the...
Bulgaria, Romania struggle with swine fever outbreaks
BEZMER: When Vanya Dimitrova received the Bulgarian veterinary services’ notice to kill her pigs because of African swine fever, she was shocked.No outbreaks of the disease — which is menacing countries around the world, including China and swaths of Europe — have been recorded in her area.While authorities say backyard farming is allowing...
US House steps up Trump impeachment probe
WASHINGTON: Democrats moved Monday to intensify their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as whiffs of new scandal surrounding the White House emerged related to Trump’s business and his lawyer’s involvement in Ukraine.While the Democrat leadership remains reluctant to go all-in on impeachment, given that the...
France says ‘time has come’ to ease tensions with Russia
Jean-Yves Le Drian says the prisoner exchange had created goodwill that needed to be reinforced. (Reuters pic)MOSCOW: France said Monday that the time had come to start easing tensions with Russia as senior ministers held four-way talks in Moscow not seen since the crisis over Ukraine broke out. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said...
Who are the prisoners exchanged by Moscow and Kiev?
Demonstrators attend a protest demanding the release of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who was jailed on terrorism charges. (AFP pic)MOSCOW: Russia and Ukraine carried out a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners on Saturday. As a result of five years of bitter conflict, dozens of prisoners have been held by the two ex-Soviet countries. Here...
Netherlands asked Ukraine not to hand over MH17 suspect to Russia
Vladimir Tsemakh is a key figure in the downing of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 killing all 283 on board. (AFP pic)THE HAGUE: The Netherlands pressed Kiev hard to drop the handover to Russia of a key figure in the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 and regrets it was done, the government said Saturday. The Dutch...
Russia, Ukraine swapping prisoners in landmark exchange
KIEV: A long-awaited swap of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine was underway on Saturday, sources and state media said, with 70 people involved in the landmark exchange.A Ukrainian government source told AFP the swap was proceeding and that 35 people on each side would be exchanged.A number of high-profile prisoners are expected to be part of...
Preparations for Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange underway
Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov was arrested in 2014 and has been serving a 20-year sentence in a Russian Arctic penal colony for planning ‘terrorist attacks’ in Moscow-annexed Crimea. (Reuters pic) MOSCOW: A long-awaited exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev has begun, Russian state television reported on Saturday,...
Russians go to polls after summer of protests
MOSCOW: Russians are set to vote in local elections on Sunday following a hugely controversial campaign in Moscow that degenerated into the biggest police crackdown on protesters in nearly a decade.Municipal and regional polls will be held across the vast country, but most attention will be focused on the Moscow parliament vote following the...
