Section: Latin America
Gazprom and YPF will sign agreement to develop Argentina shale oil and gas deposits
Argentine energy company YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio is scheduled to sign on Wednesday in Moscow a contract on joint exploitation of shale oil and gas in the rich Vaca Muerta fields of Patagonian province Neuquén. The contract is part of the bilateral agenda to be addressed by visiting Argentine president Cristina Fernandez on Thursday, when she...
Blackwater Mercenaries Spotted in East Ukraine
Four former Blackwater guards were recently sentenced for the massacre of unarmed civilians killed in Iraq. …read more Source:...
U.S. Begins Training Ukrainian Forces Despite Russian Warnings
Kiev, April 21 (RHC)– U.S. paratroopers have begun training Ukrainian forces who are battling pro-Russian rebels in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Havana...
United Nations Says Number of Displaced in Ukraine Tops 1.2 Million
United Nations, April 20 (RHC)– The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine has exceeded 1.2 million, the United Nations says as the crisis in the country’s eastern parts enters its second year. …read more Source: Radio Havana...
Ukraine Accuses Pro-Russians of Bombarding Its Positions with Heavy Weaponry
The Ukrainian military command on Sunday accused pro-Russian militants of bombarding its positions with heavy armament, including missile launchers, which were ostensibly prohibited under the Minsk peace accord last February. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Putin to Israel: Do Not Send Deadly Weapons to Ukraine
Putin’s warning to Israel comes after he lifted a ban on the delivery of a defense system to Iran. …read more Source:...
Ceasefire Violation Proves Ukraine””s Lack of Control over Troops
18 de abril de 2015, 10:55Kiev, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) The violation of the ceasefire by unidentified groups in the dividing line between the Ukrainian forces and the militiamen in the People””s Republic of Donetsk (PRD) shows the Government””s lack of control over its troops. …read more Source: Prensa...
Russia Warns Israel May Supply Weapons to Ukraine
18 de abril de 2015, 10:42Moscow, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warned that a possible supply of Israeli lethal weapons to Ukraine might lead to worsen confrontation and increase human casualties southeastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Prensa...
Putin says Russia, US have ‘common agenda’ on world economy
In comments to the state-run Rossiya channel, Putin appeared to soften his anti-American rhetoric after being highly critical. Relations between Moscow and Washington and other Western powers have soured over the conflict in Russia’s neighbor Ukraine. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Kremlin: U.S. Military Instructors in Ukraine Destabilizes Situation
Russia stressed on Friday that the presence of military instructors from third-parties detracts from resolving the Ukrainian conflict, and further destabilizes the situation in the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
