Russian diplomat does not rule out Ukraine may provoke another gas crisis with EU
Ukraine may provoke another crisis in gas relations between Moscow and the European Union if it steals Russian gas meant for transit to Europe in the wintertime, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said on Monday. “To live through a winter normally, there are calculations of how much gas is to be pumped to storage facilities in the summertime,” he said. “I’d refrain from citing...
Putin regrets that humanitarian problems in south-east Ukraine are not being resolved
Russian President Vladimir Putin regrets that humanitarian problems in Ukraine’s south-east are not being resolved. “We agreed on several — unfortunately, only on several — humanitarian issues. Unfortunately, little progress was made here,” Putin said after the Normandy Four summit in Berlin. The Russian president said “the leaders expressed readiness to resolve humanitarian issues.” “Progress in...
Russian diplomat says authorities in Ukraine losing trust of regions
Deterioration of the social-economic situation in Ukraine leads to aggravation of the relations between the central authorities and regions, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday. “A rapid deterioration of the social-economic situation in Ukraine causes great concerns and leads to alarming but objective tendencies,” Zakharova said. “The talk is that the central authorities are losing the...
Kremlin expects no breakthrough in Ukraine crisis after Nuland-Surkov talks
The Kremlin does not expect any headway on the Ukraine crisis after the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland and Russia’s Presidential Aide Vladislav Surkov meet, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. “No headway can be expected,” he said. “These are ongoing efforts on an expert level. So, there are no intentions at making any breakthroughs.” The Kremlin...
Russia may develop concept aircraft similar to Ukraine’s An-124
Russia may develop concept aircraft which is similar to An-124, super heavy transportation aircraft, in the next two years, Andrei Boginsky, Deputy Industry and Trade minister told reporters on the sideline of the Gidroaviasalon exhibition. “There is no specific timing of when the project should be ready. The work is under way primarily with the Defense Ministry, because they will be customers of the aircraft. The work is now at...
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