Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine closes airspace to Russian planes, halts gas purchases
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated Wednesday as Ukraine decided to stop buying Russian natural gas — hoping to rely on supplies from other countries — and closed its airspace to its eastern neighbour. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine closes its airspace to Russia in latest escalation between countries
Ukraine’s prime minister says his government has decided to close the country’s airspace to all Russian planes. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia threatens to cut off gas supply to Ukraine over unpaid deliveries
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak says Russia will cut off gas supply to Ukraine “today or tomorrow” over unpaid deliveries. …read more Source: CTV...
Most of Crimea without power after transmission tower explosions
Russia’s Energy Ministry says nearly 2 million people on the Crimean Peninsula are without electricity after two transmission towers in Ukraine were damaged by explosions. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine tells West to be wary in partnering with Russia against ISIS
Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister is warning the West to remember who it is dealing with in Russia, amid the stampede to co-operate in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine’s $3B debt could be restructured to Russia: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is proposing restructuring the $3 billion debt owed by Ukraine to his country. …read more Source: CTV...
Obama, Putin hold impromptu meeting at G20, discuss Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin traded views on Syria’s civil war and broached the tense topic of Ukraine during an impromptu sit-down Sunday in Turkey, American and Russian officials said. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukrainian parliament approves bill banning discrimination of gays
Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a bill that bans discrimination of gays, key legislation intended to help pave the way for visa-free travel between Ukraine and the European Union. …read more Source: CTV...
Exit polls in Ukraine local elections show east-west split
Four exit polls from Ukraine’s local elections released Monday indicated the governing coalition would retain its dominant position in the west and centre of the country despite widespread disappointment with the government of President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: CTV...
Direct flights between Russia, Ukraine stopped as mutual ban takes effect
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
