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Ukraine closes its airspace to Russia
MOSCOW: Ukraine’s prime minister says his government has decided to close the country’s airspace to all Russian planes. Ukraine last month banned all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine but Russian planes have been allowed to fly over its territory. The decision to shut the airspace was announced by Arseny Yatsenyuk at a...
Turkey said it shot down the Russian warplane after it repeatedly violated air space above the Turkish border.
Turkey says it did not want any escalation in tension with Russia over its downing of a plane on the Syrian frontier. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a televised speech in Istanbul vowed to always defend Turkish borders. He said Turkey always favours peace and dialogue, but at the same time no one should expect us to remain silent on...
Ukraine government closes its airspace to Russia
Ukraine banned all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine. (Source: Reuters) Ukraine’s prime minister says his government has decided to close the country’s airspace to all Russian planes. Ukraine last month banned all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine but Russian planes have been allowed to fly over its territory. The...
Experts pore over evidence of downed Malaysian Airlines plane
AMSTERDAM – 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 on Tuesday.Two thirds of the 298 people travelling on the aircraft when it crashed, were Dutch. The Dutch Safety...
Ukraine shuts airspace to Russian planes
Ukraine last month banned all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine but Russian planes have been allowed to fly over its territory. …read more Source:...
Ukraine closes its airspace to Russia
Ukraine last month banned all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine but Russian planes have been allowed to fly over its territory. …read more Source: The...
Russia may cancel important projects with Turkey: Medvedev
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Nov. 25 that Russia may consider cancelling some important joint projects with Turkey after the downing of the Russian jet by Turkish F-16’s near the Syrian border on Nov. 24. Turkish companies could lose Russian market share due to the incident, Medvedev said in a statement published on the...
Russia ceases gas supplies to Ukraine
Gazprom ceases gas supplies to Naftogaz of Ukraine until new payments, according to TASS. …read more Source:...
Gazprom says halts Ukraine gas deliveries over Kiev non-payment
MOSCOW – Russian state giant Gazprom on Wednesday said it had halted gas deliveries to Ukraine after Kiev failed to make upfront payments for more supplies. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia ceases gas supplies to Ukraine
Gazprom ceases gas supplies to Naftogaz of Ukraine until new payments, according to TASS. Ukraine refusing to buy Russian gas creates risks for gas transit to Europe and gas supplies for the Ukrainian consumers, Gazprom Head Alexey Miller said Wednesday. …read more Source: Azerbaijan State News...
