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Ukraine, Russia try again to forge gas deal at Brussels talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia begin new gas crisis talks on Wednesday, but wrangling over Ukraine’s upfront cash payments threatens to push a deal out of reach, even as temperatures have fallen below zero in Kiev. …read more Source:...
EU’s Oettinger: 50 percent chance of Russia-Ukraine gas breakthrough
BERLIN (Reuters) – There is a 50:50 chance of a breakthrough in Wednesday’s round of gas supply talks between Russia and Ukraine, the European Union’s outgoing energy commissioner said. …read more Source:...
Sanctions bind Russia’s energy elite to Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An offer by Gazprom to help rival Rosneft salvage an Arctic oil project shows how tightly sanctions have bound Russia’s political and business elite together in the Ukraine crisis – an unintended consequence of the West’s punitive measures. …read more Source:...
US warns Russia on Ukraine rebel vote
US Secretary of State John Kerry warns Russia that it will violate international agreements if it recognises an election planned by rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Dutch ask Russia for MH17 ‘evidence’
Dutch investigators ask Russia to surrender evidence it claims to have showing a Ukrainian fighter jet in the same area as flight MH17 when it was shot down. …read more Source:...
Malaysia PM vows to bring MH17 culprits to justice
DUBAI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday vowed to bring to justice the perpetrators of the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17, but said he feared fighting in Ukraine might block access to the crash site. …read more Source:...
Ukraine attempts to break gas deadlock
Last-ditch talks with Russia and EU as energy shortages loom …read more Source: Financial...
Sepp Blatter: Russia and Ukraine would be kept apart at 2018 World Cup
Fifa president wary of poor current political relations Blatter pleased with Russias preparations so far 2018 official World Cup emblem to be unveiled on TuesdayRussia and Ukraine will be put into different groups at the 2018 World Cup finals if the Ukrainians qualify and relations between the two countries do not improve, Fifa president Sepp...
Lavrov says Russia to recognize rebel vote in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would recognize elections organized by pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine on Nov. 2 despite opposition from Kiev. …read more Source:...
Russia endorses separatist-held elections in Ukraine
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, says vote will help “legitimise” rebel government …read more Source: The...
