Section: US & Canada
Time Ripe for Ukraine Corruption Reforms
Ukraine’s new president, billionaire Petro Poroshenko, ran for office promising voters that he would institute reforms to end the kleptocracy seen during the regime of desposed President Viktor Yanukovych. His election was the culmination of reform demands expressed last winter on the Maidan, a square in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where...
Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday cut gas supplies to Ukraine as a payment deadline passed and negotiators failed to reach a deal on gas prices and unpaid bills amid continued fighting in eastern Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Russia Restricts Gas Supply To Ukraine After Deadline Passes
Russia says it has restricted gas supplies to Ukraine after a payment deadline passed, but that supplies to Europe should not be affected. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Urges Russia to Weigh Improved Offer for Ukraine Gas
The European Union’s mediator in a gas standoff between Russia and Ukraine urged Moscow on Monday to consider a compromise gas pricing offer for deliveries to Ukraine and he said he hoped to convene more talks this month. European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, who has brokered a series of three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine...
Reports: Ukraine president proposing cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday he will this week propose a detailed peace plan, including a cease-fire with separatist rebels in the country’s east…. …read more Source: Associated...
Gazprom Increases Pressure on Ukraine in Gas Dispute
The Russian energy company said it would no longer deliver gas on credit, prompting worry that supplies to the European Union could be disrupted. …read more Source: The New York...
Dnipropetrovsk Mourns Paratroopers Killed In Luhansk
Mourners gathered in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk on June 15 to remember the 49 servicemen killed the day before in an airplane attack near the eastern city of Luhansk. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Cuts Gas Supply to Ukraine
Russian energy giant Gazprom says it is cutting gas supplies to Ukraine following Kyiv’s failure to meet a Monday deadline to pay nearly $2 billion of its outstanding debt. Gazprom says Ukraine must now pre-pay for any natural gas after missing the deadline. Also Monday, Gazprom filed a lawsuit in a Stockholm arbitration court to try to...
Ukraine Observes Day Of Mourning For Slain Soldiers
June 15 was a day of mourning in Ukraine for 49 soldiers killed when pro-Russian separatists shot down a military transport plane. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Evacuating Children Along a Dangerous Ukraine Route
Volunteer-run minivans are evacuating children from the besieged eastern city of Slovyansk, taking them beyond the reach of artillery fire and twitchy gunmen. …read more Source: The New York...
