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East Ukraine’s rebels prepare for a long cold war
LUKOVE, Ukraine – As winter approaches in Ukraine’s eastern countryside, pro-Russian rebels and Kiev forces eye each other uneasily across a ragged frontline. Despite signing a truce, both seem to be digging in for the long haul.”We are repairing this tank after it was hit by mortar shells yesterday. The war will be long. If...
No Ukraine-Russia gas deal but talks to continue
EU-brokered talks to solve a gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, which threatens to hit parts of Europe this winter, broke up in Brussels without agreement but should resume later Thursday, sources said. The talks, which opened in Brussels on Wednesday, seek to resolve a dispute that has become increasingly fraught since Russia cut…...
Russia, Ukraine fail to reach gas agreement at EU talks, negotiations to continue Thursday – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia have failed to reach a gas agreement at their overnight talks with the European Union, with more negotiations to take place Thursday evening, the news agency RIA Novosti cited Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying. …read more Source: The...
UN chief deplores planned elections in E Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday deplored elections planned by rebel groups in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote will seriously undermine the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. …read more Source: China...
UN chief deplores planned elections in eastern Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday deplored elections planned by rebel groups in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote will seriously undermine the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. …read more Source:...
Russia ‘willing’ to co-op with new Ukrainian parliament
Russia is ready to cooperate with Ukraine’s new parliament in the interests of both states and peoples. …read more Source: China...
WhatsApp founders own nearly $9B in Facebook stock
SAN FRANCISCO—WhatsApp founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton received 116 million shares of Facebook stock currently worth nearly $9 billion when they sold their unprofitable messaging service to the social networking leader earlier this month. The breakdown of the big winners in Facebook Inc.’s $22 billion acquisition emerged Wednesday...
UN chief deplores planned elections in eastern Ukraine
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday deplored elections planned by rebel groups in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote will seriously undermine the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum.”The secretary-general deplores the planned holding by armed rebel groups.. …read more Source: India...
Russia says willing to cooperate with new Ukrainian parliament
Russia is ready to cooperate with Ukraine’s new parliament in the interests of both states and peoples, a top legislator said Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Decades-old Soviet engines powered exploded US rocket
The Orbital Sciences rocket that exploded after launch was powered by a pair of rocket engines that were made during the Soviet era and refurbished, experts said Wednesday. The Ukrainian-designed AJ-26 engines date back to the 1960s and 1970s, and Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California has a stockpile that it refurbishes for Orbital…...
