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    Dnipropetrovsk Mourns Paratroopers Killed In Luhansk
    Jun16

    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
    Jun16

    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
    Jun16

    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
    Jun16

    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...

    Ukraine, Russia, EU To Resume Gas Talks
    Jun15

    Ukraine, Russia, EU To Resume Gas Talks

    The announcement of the new talks came one day ahead of a deadline for Ukraine to pay a $1.95 billion debt or face the prospect of Russian natural gas deliveries being halted. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia, Ukraine Fail to Reach Gas Deal as Deadline Looms
    Jun15

    Russia, Ukraine Fail to Reach Gas Deal as Deadline Looms

    Russian energy giant Gazprom say emergency talks with Ukraine aimed at ending a natural gas pricing dispute have ended without agreement. It says an 0600 UTC deadline for Ukraine to pay a $1.95 billion gas debt still stands. Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kuprianov, speaking early Monday, also said Ukraine will be required to pre-pay for any gas...

    Lavrov Urges Kerry To Rein In Kyiv’s Offensive In East
    Jun15

    Lavrov Urges Kerry To Rein In Kyiv’s Offensive In East

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in a phone call to use his influence over Ukraine’s leaders to convince them to suspend Kyiv’s military offensive in the separatist east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Live Blog: Crisis In Ukraine
    Jun15

    Live Blog: Crisis In Ukraine

    …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

    Gazprom Talks With Kyiv Collapse, No New Date Set
    Jun15

    Gazprom Talks With Kyiv Collapse, No New Date Set

    Sergei Kupriyanov, a spokesman for Russia’s Gazprom, says talks in Kyiv about its gas dispute with Ukraine ended early on June 15 without any breakthrough. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Memo From Moscow: After Annexing Crimea, Euphoric Russia Turns Thoughts to Ukraine
    Jun14

    Memo From Moscow: After Annexing Crimea, Euphoric Russia Turns Thoughts to Ukraine

    Ukraine continues to dominate public discourse in Russia, and nothing else — not housing concerns, political issues or even an indoor smoking ban — really competes. …read more Source: The New York...