Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Russian Gazprom cancels eurobond placement due to Ukraine's lawsuit
The Kremlin’s gas strategy in the last few years, designed to deprive Ukraine of revenue from gas transit to Europe by replacing the Ukrainian gas transport system with the Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream pipelines, appears to be backfiring on Gazprom.
Already faced with a legislative ban on utilizing more than half of Nord Stream 2’s capacity, and having lost one third of Nord Stream 1’s capacity due to a ruling by the European Court of Justice, the Russian gas company has now sustained …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky has three main steps planned for ‘de-occupation’ of Crimea
Anton Korynevych, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s permanent representative to Crimea, named three primary steps that will be taken towards the restoration of the annexed peninsula to Ukraine, reports UNIAN news agency. In particular, there are laws that are important to Crimeans which need to be drafted.
“We are really trying to become the organ that drafts the bills that are necessary for Crimea and Crimeans. Some initial work has already been done. We look forward to distributing it, …
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Kyiv: War with Russia will end after reparation has been paid and Crimea returned
The Russian-Ukrainian war will end once the aggressor-state returns all of the occupied territories, including Crimea, and pays reparation, said Dmitry Kuleba, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, as cited by RBC-Ukraine.
The vice prime minister said that the full extent of the damage caused by Russia’s invasion of the Donbas has not yet been determined.
“Factories there have been ripped apart and taken away, mines there have been flooded, and if there is …
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Ukraine unveils warhead of Crimean Bridge ‘destroyer’ missile
Ukraine has unveiled the warhead of the self-guided “Neptune” missile, the Ukrainian publication Defense Express reports.
The Neptune missile is anti-ship, subsonic and low-altitude, with a maximum range no greater than 300 km. Neptunes are designed to destroy land targets and ships with a displacement of less than 5,000 tons.
The missile was developed on the basis of the Soviet-era X-35 missile by the Luch Design Bureau. It was first demonstrated in 2015 and first tested in 2016. In 2018 …
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Russia urges Ukraine to extend Donbas special status law
The Russian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) has urged Kyiv to enter into direct negotiations with the so-called Luhansk and Donetsk Peoples Republics about enshrining the special status of the Donbas in Ukraine’s Constitution, said Russian representative to the TCG Boris Gryzlov, as cited by Interfax-Ukraine.
The Russians are concerned that the Ukrainian law on the special status of the Donbas expires on December 31.
“The Russian delegation urged Kyiv to ensure that this law …
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Ukraine’s Naftogaz strikes again at Gazprom
Naftogaz of Ukraine has managed to have the accounts of GazAsia Capital S.A., the company that placed Gazprom’s yen-denominated eurobonds, frozen, Interfax reports, citing a memorandum on the Russian company’s new eurobond placements.
GazAsia Capital S.A. is an SPV company, created for a specific purpose. Through it, Gazprom placed 10-year bonds for 65 billion yen (approximately $595 million) in December last year. Now, GazAsia does not have the right to make payments to Gazprom, Lenta.ru …
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Seven National Bank of Ukraine employees arrested for embezzling $48 million
Staff from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) in Kyiv have arrested seven people in connection with the refinancing of VAB Bank, the NABU’s press service reported on Facebook.
“These are former and current officials from the National Bank of Ukraine, PJSC VAB Bank and private companies linked to the ultimate beneficiaries of VAB Bank,” the report states.
The bureau noted that the suspects are believed to have …
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Ukrainian war veteran detained in Poland: Interpol gave in to pressure from Russia and blacklisted us
The Ukrainian war veteran Ihor Mazur, who was arrested in Poland and recently released on bail, believes that Interpol “gave in” to pressure from Russia and included persons wanted in Russia in its database.
“I don’t think that someone ratted me out. It’s more likely that, in the last few months, Russia started actively working on an international level and, unfortunately, just like Denmark gave in and authorized the construction of Nord Stream 2, so somewhere Interpol gave in and decided to …
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Poland releases detained Donbas war veteran
A Ukrainian activist and participant in the war in Eastern Ukraine Ihor Mazur, who was detained in Poland based on Interpol's request, initiated by Russia, was released on Sunday, reports Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland, Andriy Deshchytsia, on his Facebook page. Earlier, Kyiv urged Polish authorities to release a detained Ukrainian activist. Polish Prosecutor also demanded the release of Ihor Mazur. Polish border guards detained Mazur on Friday on a request from Russia, which is demanding his …
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Poland detains Donbas war veteran at Russia’s request
In Poland, a Ukrainian military volunteer, a veteran of the war in the Donbas, one of the founders of the "Movement of Resistance to Capitulation" Igor Mazur, known as "Topol" was detained, as reported by the Movement of Resistance to Capitulation on Facebook.
"We are doing everything possible to help our brother. But in this situation, a decisive position should be taken by our country, for freedom, independence, the territorial integrity of which our friend Topol has fought for decades," the …