Contents tagged with Russia
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EC wants access to Gazprom's contracts with European companies
In an effort to enhance cooperation on the energy market, the European Commission (EC) is seeking to study the contracts between Russia and European companies with regard to gas supplies. In the future, contracts longer than one year should be automatically disclosed to the EC if they are critical for ensuring gas supply to the European Union (EU).
This legislative initiative was proposed by officials in Brussels on the 16th of February. The European Energy Commissioner, Miguel Arias …
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Kiev and Moscow agree to allow trucks to return to their countries of origin
Over the next 10 days, more than 600 Ukrainian and just as many Russian truck drivers will be able to return home. This is detailed in the framework of the aptly named deal, “going home”.
On the 16th of February, Moscow and Kiev agreed on a procedure that will allow the blocked trucks to return home. According to the agreement reached by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of Transport of Russia, the plan will be in force from the 16th to the 25th of February.
Kiev …
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Ukraine tells UN that Russia's annexation of Crimea is a threat to many other countries
The Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Vladimir Elchenko, has said that the ongoing militarization of Crimea threatens not only the Black Sea region, but other countries as well.
"The illegal occupation and subsequent militarization of Crimea is not just a threat with long-term consequences for the Black Sea region, southern Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East. Events in Syria are proof of this," he said during a speech at the open debate of the UN Security …
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Romania prevents Russian trucks from entering Ukraine
The Romanian customs service on the border with Ukraine isn’t allowing Russian trucks to pass through the checkpoint into Ukrainian territory. The movement of the Russian trucks has been locked down on both sides of the border between Romania and Ukraine, reported the Ukrainian media.
According to reports, the Romanian Customs announced a strike and are not allowing Russian trucks to cross the border with Ukraine to ensure Russian trucks are blocked from both sides.
On Friday, Ukrainian …
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In Munich, Medvedev shows that he is no Longer the 'Good Cop'
German media covered the International Conference on Human SecurityDebates on issues concerning world policy at the Munich Security Conference, as the Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel observed, constantly varied between skepticism and hope; and often both would come from the mouth of the same politician. John Kerry, the United States Secretary of State, in describing the current international climate, stated pessimistically that the world may not have ever faced so many crises of troubled …
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Klimkin: Ukraine will Address the Issue of Russian Transit in Accordance with International Law
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, stated that Kiev will address the issue of the blockage of Russian trucks at the border in accordance with international law, but also in terms of Ukrainian national interests, Interfax reported.
“Each aspect should be considered separately on the basis of the rules of international law. We are a State based on the rule of law and we will not act like Russia; but at the same time, we will take care of our interests. Russia will not be …
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Russia to supply Iran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Deputy of the Second Department on Asia, Zamir Kabulov, Russia will begin to supply Iran with S-300 surface-to-air missiles (SAM), as resported by RIA Novosti. Tehran is also interested in purchasing improved S-400 SAMs; however, the parties haven’t begun negotiations on this issue yet.
Russia and Iran signed a contract for the supply of S-300’s, worth approximately $900 million in 2007. The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree in …
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Finland concerned about possible influx of refugees to Russia
The President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, has said that Russia could face the same influx of refugees that Turkey is witnessing. This was reported by Interfax on the 14th of February, with reference to a statement made by Niinistö in the Finnish edition of MTV News during the Munich Security Conference.
"If Turkey closes its border, or its running stream is under control, the uncontrollable wave of people will move somewhere else," Niinistö said. "In this sense, Russia could become the next …
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Ukrainian official appeals to government to make a decision regarding transit of Russian trucks through Ukraine
The Chairman of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration, Gennady Moskal, has appealed to the Ukrainian government to make a decision with regard to Russian trucks that travel through Ukraine to the European Union.
According to Moskal, after activists started blocking the transit of Russian cargo transport in several parts of Ukraine, the situation in the Lower Gates, which is the entrance to Transcarpathia from Lviv at the Veracom Pass, is normal. Beginning on Saturday morning and …
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10 civilians killed by airstrikes in Aleppo
In Syria, 10 civilians were killed as a result of air strikes in opposition-controlled areas of Aleppo, as reported by the Turkish Anadolu news agency, referencing representatives of the local civil defense forces.
The strikes targeted the residential quarter of Katranji. Many buildings were damaged or destroyed, and rescue teams are still searching through the rubble for the deceased and wounded.
A representative of the Media Center of Aleppo, Magic Najjar, has reported that Russian combat …