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Russian-Ukrainian church split ‘rather dramatic’
The political row between Kyiv and Moscow has been brewing on a number of fronts — including the church. Against the Moscow Patriarchate’s will, Ukraine is now set to open its own national Orthodox church. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Bulgaria to Seek Binding Bids for New Gas Link by Jan 16
Bulgaria’s state gas network operator Bulgartransgaz plans to seek binding bids from shippers by Jan 16 for a new gas link to transport mainly Russian gas from the TurkStream pipeline to central Europe, company documents showed on Thursday, reports Reuters. Bulgartransgaz plans to take a final investment decision and spend 1.4 billion euros...
Some see ‘devil’s work’ as Ukrainian Church prepares to split with Russia
Ukrainian security service officers raided the Orthodox Christian cathedral in this northwestern town this month, saying it suspected its Russia-aligned clergy of spreading religious hatred. …read more Source:...
EU extends sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
European Union leaders on Thursday agreed to extend the bloc’s economic sanctions against Russia over that country’s actions in Ukraine, a news agency reported. …read more Source: Polskie...
Ukraine-Russia tensions reach Greece’s holy Mount Athos
Orthodox church’s decision to make Ukrainian branch independent of Russia causes schism and predictions of violenceIn the chilly pre-dawn gloom one recent morning, Father Makarios hurried to his chapel, one of dozens of churches and cathedrals across Mount Athos, to perform morning liturgy. A two-hour marathon of biblical recitations and...
EU extends sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The six-month sanctions extension hits Russia’s financial, energy and defense industries and comes amid heightened tensions with Ukraine. NATO has also pledged its support for Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
EU extends sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict
EU leaders extended punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for another six months on Thursday, amid heightened tensions between Kiev and Moscow over their Azov Sea clash. …read more Source: RTÉ...
EU offers Ukraine more help but holds off on new Russia sanctions
European Union leaders offered Ukraine more aid at a summit on Thursday after Russia’s seized its ships off Crimea but calls to punish Moscow with more sanctions went unheeded for now as Berlin and Paris try to secure the release of captured sailors. …read more Source:...
Accused Russian secret agent pleads guilty in US
Maria Butina, a Russian gun rights proponent who cultivated close ties to the National Rifle Association of America and conservative political figures, pleaded guilty Thursday to acting as an agent of the Russian government. The plea makes Butina, a former graduate student at American University, the first Russian national convicted of trying to...
Nordecon to acquire full shareholding in related company registered in Ukraine
The listed Estonian construction group Nordecon is to acquire a full shareholding in the related company Technopolis-2 TOV registered in Ukraine in the framework of a project for the construction of a logistics center in the Kiev Oblast, reported LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
