Section: US & Canada
Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine may keep Russian gas supply
Russia’s Kremlin-controlled Gazprom says it will exempt gas supplies to rebel-held regions from its main contract with Ukrainian Naftogaz, days before Kyiv uses up gas volumes it has already paid for. …read more Source:...
The Situation in Ukraine Is …
… “getting worse every day” and Western efforts to deter Russian intervention are having little effect … Read more at The Weekly Standard …read more Source:...
NATO Chief Tells Russia To Get Arms Out Of Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia should withdraw some 1,000 items of military equipment that it has in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Ukraine government is set to withdraw ‘heavy weapons’ from the front line
The Ukraine Defence Ministry has confirmed reports that the government is preparing to withdraw heavy artillery from the front lines on Thursday…. …read more Source:...
EU, U.S. Call On Russia To Release Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko
The European Union and the United States have issued fresh calls on Russia to release hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Has Cut Gas Supplies, Says Ukraine’s Naftogaz
The CEO of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned natural gas company, said he had withheld prepayment for March gas payments to Russia because of a cut in contracted gas supplies by OAO Gazprom since Feb. 22. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine will now start actually pulling back heavy weapons as required by cease-fire agreement, military says
Implementation of that deal is being overseen by an almost 600 person-strong team from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe …read more Source: Vancouver...
Russia Hints It Will Give Free Gas To Eastern Ukraine, Cut Off Kiev
Russia’s state-run natural gas supplier Gazprom said Thursday it could continue to supply rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine with gas while cutting off the rest of the country by the end of the week if Kiev did not pay up front for future supplies. The Russian government could go as far as to supply gas to eastern Ukraine for free, said...
Ukraine: running out of money
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 26 (UPI) — Ukraine, fast running out of cash, is awaiting the release of promised international financial aid of $40 billion to pay its bills. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine to start pulling back heavy weapons in the east
Ukraine’s military said it would start pulling back its heavy weapons Thursday from the front line with Russian-backed separatists as required under a cease-fire agreement. …read more Source: FOX...
