• Russia's Gazprom decided to terminate contracts with Ukraine's Naftogaz after the defeat in Stockholm Arbitration court

    Russian Gazprom announced the beginning of the process to terminate contracts with Naftogaz, as reported by the head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, Russian RNS news agency writes.

    "Gazprom is forced to immediately terminate contracts with Naftogaz of Ukraine for the supply and transit of gas as a result of the Stockholm Arbitration," Miller said.

    According to him, the arbitration decision on the contracts between Naftogaz and Gazprom violated the balance of interests between the parties and the …

  • Media: Ukraine to export its newest Oplot tank to U.S.

    As reported by the publication Oboronno-Promishleniy Kurier (Defense Industry courier), which reports on the affairs of the Ukrainian defense industry, the Malyshev Plant in Kharkiv is exporting one Oplot tank to the USA. According to the publication, the tank will be delivered through a state-owned Ukroboronprom.

    The publication’s source said the tank is delivered with future prospects in view. According to him, the Americans are interested in studying Ukrainian technology and are considering …

  • Ukraine warns the EU about the 'refusal of Russia's Gazprom to fulfill the gas transit contract'

    Ukraine officially warned the European Union that Russia is not adhering to its obligations regarding the transit of gas, and also refuses to comply with the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court, as stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Olena Zerkal on her Facebook page.

    According to Zerkal, Gazprom’s current failure to fulfill its contractual obligations and the refusal to implement the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court are an emergent threat to the transit of gas to …

  • Ukraine's Parliament ratifies agreement with Moldova on joint border control

    The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the Agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Moldova on the joint control of persons, vehicles, goods, and articles in joint border crossing points through the Ukrainian-Moldovan state border, UNIAN reports.

    234 deputies voted in favor of this decision, whereas the minimum required number of support votes is 226.

    The law (No. 0175) provides for the ratification of the Treaty, concluded on October 6, 2017 in Moldova.

    According to the explanatory …

  • Ukrainian President: Ukraine's Naftogaz must have Gazprom’s assets seized if it does not pay according to Stockholm arbitration ruling

    If the Russian company Gazprom does not pay Ukraine as per the Stockholm arbitration court’s ruling, Naftogaz Ukraine must have Gazprom’s assets seized, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said during a session of the National Security and Defense Council in Kyiv.

    “It effectively means that Gazprom must pay Naftogaz just over two and a half billion dollars… If Gazprom does not pay as per the ruling of the Stockholm arbitration court – which it was supposed to start doing yesterday already – …