Section: US & Canada
Kiev Keeps Gas Prepayments Small
One day before its prepaid gas supplies would have run out, Ukraine’s state-owned gas firm Naftogaz paid its Russian counterpart Gazprom $15 million, enough to keep supplies flowing for five more days. Reuters reports: Russian natural gas exporter Gazprom said on Thursday that it had received a $15 million prepayment from Ukrainian state...
Poland: Stronger Ukraine army can decrease conflict
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Strengthening Ukraine’s army and supplying it with weapons could prevent an escalation of the conflict and would serve Europe’s interests, a top Polish security official said Thursday. Stanislaw Koziej, the head of Poland’s National Security Office, met with Oleksandr Turchynov, the chairman of the...
Boehner, top Democrats demand Obama arm Ukraine
House Speaker John A. Boehner and top Democrats and Republicans on all of the key security committees called on President Obama to provide lethal American arms to Ukraine, firing off a bipartisan letter Thursday saying Congress has already given him permission, and he needs to act soon to stop Russian … …read more Source: The...
Poland: Stronger Ukraine army can decrease conflict, serve Europe’s interests
Strengthening Ukraine’s army and supplying it with weapons could prevent an escalation of the conflict and would serve Europe’s interests, a top Polish security official said Thursday. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine blockade of rebel territory fosters resentment
[…] an effective government blockade on separatist-held areas is only getting worse. The goal is ostensibly to choke the rebel economy and force the separatist front to yield, but for now Kiev’s actions are fostering only resentment. The interruption of banking services forces hundreds of thousands in rebel territories to embark on...
EU urges Russia not to enforce old natural gas contract with Ukraine
The European Union is concerned that Russia might want to enforce its old gas contract with Ukraine once their current arrangement runs out, saying it could contravene Moscow’s peace obligations. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine government blockade of rebel territory threatens to backfire as resentments fester
Tears welled up Vera Pavliy’s eyes as she stood outside the bank, looking as if she had just gotten lost. …read more Source: FOX...
Poland: Stronger Ukraine Army Can Decrease Conflict
Poland: Stronger Ukraine army can decrease conflict, serve Europe’s interests …read more Source: ABC...
Russia calls U.S. military trainers in Ukraine a ‘provocation’
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday called the arrival of U.S. military trainers in western Ukraine a “provocation” and warned Ukrainians and their leaders that they should rethink the consequences of hosting the Western forces. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
EU Urges Russia to Forget Old Gas Contract With Ukraine
EU urges Russia not to enforce old natural gas contract with Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
