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Ukraine says Russia looted two Crimean oil rigs
Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of looting two of its oil rigs after Crimea-based oil and gas firm Chornomornaftogaz moved the equipment off the coast of the annexed peninsula into Russian waters. …read more Source: Channel...
Kremlin reiterates Ukraine must pay off debt to Moscow or face court
Russia’s position on Ukraine’s US$3 billion debt to Russia remains unchanged and Kiev must pay it off or face a court case, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s leaders say dismissing PM not on the agenda
The Ukrainian parliament should not consider dismissing Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, the country’s president, parliament’s speaker and Yatseniuk said in joint statement on Tuesday, in which they called on lawmakers to work together to pass critical reform bills. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia supplies Syria mission with old cargo ships bought from Turkey
Earlier this year, an old refrigerator ship called the Georgiy Agafonov, built to transport fruit and vegetables for the Soviet Union, was quietly gathering rust in the Ukrainian port of Izmail where the Danube flows into the Black Sea. …read more Source: Channel...
EU expected to agree on extending Russian sanctions on Friday
The European Union is set to agree a six-month extension of its economic sanctions on Russia on Friday, once Italy’s prime minister has discussed the issue with his fellow leaders at a summit in Brussels, diplomats said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia doubles power supplies to Crimea with second line launch
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw on Tuesday the launch of the second line of Russia’s power link to Crimea which will allow to double Russian power supplies to the peninsula to 400 megawatts. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian ships force Turkish vessel to change course in Black Sea
A Russian Black Sea corvette and a coast guard boat have forced a commercial vessel under a Turkish flag to change course after it got in the way of a Crimean energy firm’s boats towing oil rigs, the company said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
Insight – Russia-annexed Crimea faces long road to power security
The Kremlin is trying to reassure residents of Crimea, left in the dark after electricity supplies from Ukraine were cut off, that it is coming to their rescue by installing a power link with Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
US and Russia trade accusations at UN over Ukraine conflict
The United States and Russia blamed each other on Friday for the continued conflict in Ukraine, with Washington accusing the Kremlin of attempting to suppress public discussion of facts about the nearly two-year-old war. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry to meet Russia’s Putin, Lavrov for Syria talks in Moscow
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Syria and Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
