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State of emergency in Crimea after pylons ‘blown up’
A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after pylons carrying electricity from Ukraine were blown up cutting off power to almost two million people, media and the Russian government said on Sunday. …read more Source: Channel...
State of emergency in Crimea after power lines blown up
MOSCOW – Crimea declared a state of emergency today (Nov 22) after its main electricity power lines from Ukraine were blown up, leaving the Russian-annexed peninsula in darkness after the second such attack in a matter of days. Crimea depends on Ukraine for… …read more Source:...
State of emergency declared in Crimea after electricity pylons ‘blown up’
A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after pylons carrying electricity from Ukraine were blown up cutting off power to almost two million people, media and the Russian government said on Sunday. …read more Source: Channel...
Electricity from Ukraine to Crimea shut off after power pylons blown up: Russian media
Electricity supplies from Ukraine to Crimea were entirely shut off on Saturday night after power pylons in Ukraine were blown up, Russian media reported on Sunday morning. …read more Source: Channel...
Electricity from Ukraine to Crimea shut off after power pylons blown up: Russian media
MOSCOW – Electricity supplies from Ukraine to Crimea were entirely shut off on Saturday night after power pylons in Ukraine were blown up, Russian media reported on Sunday morning.Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry has declared a state of emergency in Crimea until power is fully restored, news agency RIA reported.Power supplies...
Western leaders agreed to extend Russia sanctions by 6 months – diplomat
Western leaders who met on the margins of last week’s Group of 20 summit in Turkey agreed to extend sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine by six months until July of next year, a senior European diplomat told Reuters. …read more Source: Channel...
Kremlin says it’s received letter from EU’s Juncker on closer trade ties
The Kremlin said on Thursday it had received a letter to President Vladimir Putin from European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, suggesting closer trade ties between the EU and a Russian-led economic bloc once a ceasefire is implemented in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says West must not ease pressure on Russia despite Paris
The West should not ease pressure on Russia over its role in Ukraine’s conflict even if it cooperates with the Kremlin to fight terrorism, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Exclusive – EU’s Juncker dangles trade ties with Russia-led bloc to Putin
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, suggesting closer trade ties between the 28-nation EU and a Russian-led economic bloc, linking them to progress on implementing a ceasefire in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Paris attacks, Hollande visit may spur Kremlin push to end isolation
Francois Hollande’s decision to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, the first bilateral visit by an EU leader in six months, may galvanise Kremlin efforts to end its isolation over the Ukraine crisis, but is unlikely to yield a quick fix. …read more Source: Channel...
