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    EU-brokered gas talks between Ukraine and Russia at an impasse with winter drawing near
    Oct30

    EU-brokered gas talks between Ukraine and Russia at an impasse with winter drawing near

    Talks to guarantee Russian gas imports into Ukraine throughout the winter are at an impasse as the rival nations consider the latest proposals to end the energy standoff. …read more Source: FOX...

    NATO Accuses Russian Military Aircraft of Flagrantly Violating European Airspace
    Oct30

    NATO Accuses Russian Military Aircraft of Flagrantly Violating European Airspace

    NATO officials have announced that an increasingly large number of Russian military aircraft have been tracked flying unannounced into European airspace this month — behavior that threatens to escalate the already taut relations between Moscow and the West. On Wednesday, NATO claimed to have monitored at least four groups of Russian military...

    EU, Ukraine must agree gas debt deal for talks to restart: Gazprom
    Oct30

    EU, Ukraine must agree gas debt deal for talks to restart: Gazprom

    Moscow (AFP) – Gazprom on Thursday said that the EU and Ukraine must agree a deal for Kiev to pay off its gas debts to Russia before talks on restarting deliveries to the strife-torn nation can restart. “The European Commission must reach an agreement with Ukraine over the question of financing. Otherwise, negotiations make no...

    Russia Demands EU Guarantee Ukraine Pays For Gas
    Oct30

    Russia Demands EU Guarantee Ukraine Pays For Gas

    Russia says its dispute with Ukraine over natural-gas supplies will not be resolved unless the European Union guarantees cash-strapped Kyiv pays up front for gas it wants from Russia this winter. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Gas Supplies In Doubt As Russia Seeks EU Payment Deal
    Oct30

    Ukraine Gas Supplies In Doubt As Russia Seeks EU Payment Deal

    (Reuters) – Ukraine’s efforts to unblock deliveries of Russian gas as winter sets in were deadlocked on Thursday as Moscow’s negotiators were quoted demanding firmer commitments from the European Union to cover Kiev’s pre-payments for energy. …read more Source: International Business...

    Ukraine, Russia Extend Gas Deal Talks After Impasse
    Oct30

    Ukraine, Russia Extend Gas Deal Talks After Impasse

    Trilateral talks in Brussels to restart the delivery of Russian gas to Ukraine will continue on Thursday after the parties failed to reach an agreement on the first day of negotiations. Despite frayed ties between Moscow and the West, envoys from Russia, the EU and Ukraine met Wednesday to settle a natural gas dispute that threatens...

    Gas deal still eludes Ukraine and Russia at EU talks Ukraine, Russia try to strike a deal over gas
    Oct30

    Gas deal still eludes Ukraine and Russia at EU talks Ukraine, Russia try to strike a deal over gas

    BRUSSELS — Ukraine and Russia bargained late into the night Wednesday, but European Union officials trying to broker a deal to resume gas supplies to Kiev as winter sets in said there was still no accord to announce. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    Memo From Ukraine: After Vote, a New Test: Burying a Legacy of Dysfunctional Politics
    Oct30

    Memo From Ukraine: After Vote, a New Test: Burying a Legacy of Dysfunctional Politics

    Dysfunction between presidents and prime ministers has hobbled the country, leaving it one of the poorest on the European Continent and often beholden to the whims of Russia. …read more Source: The New York...

    Decades-old Soviet engines powered US rocket that exploded
    Oct30

    Decades-old Soviet engines powered US rocket that exploded

    Washington (AFP) – The Orbital Sciences rocket that exploded after launch was powered by a pair of rocket engines that were made during the Soviet era and refurbished, experts said.The Ukrainian-designed AJ-26 engines date back to the 1960s and 1970s, and Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California has a stockpile that it refurbishes for...

    UN Chief Condemns Planned Separatist Election іn E. Ukraine
    Oct30

    UN Chief Condemns Planned Separatist Election іn E. Ukraine

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned an election being organized by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote would violate the country’s constitution. The November 2 vote would be being held in defiance of Ukrainian national elections last Sunday in which pro-Western parties, dedicated to holding the...