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12.4.2014
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12.4.2014
Our Ukrainian Service is live streaming from Luhansk.
12:31
12.4.2014
Via Reuters, Ukraine suspends gas payments to Russia:
Ukraine's state-run energy company Naftogaz has suspended gas payments to Russia until the conclusion of price talks, chief executive Andriy Kobolev was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Russia, which last month angered Western powers by annexing Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, has raised the price it charges Kiev for gas and said it owes Moscow $2.2 billion in unpaid bills. It also says Kiev had failed to pay its bill on time.
Russian gas giant Gazprom earlier this month increased gas price for Ukrainian consumers to $485 per 1,000 cubic meters (tcm) from $268 for the first quarter, saying Kiev was no longer eligible for previous discounts.
"The question of repayment of debt is directly linked to the maintenance of gas prices at the level of the first quarter," Kobolev told the Zerkalo Nedely weekly in an interview, referring to the original price of $268 per tcm.
"We see no reason to revise the price. We consider the price at around $500 as non-market, unjustified and unacceptable. Accordingly, we have suspended payments for the period of the price negotiations."
Russia, which last month angered Western powers by annexing Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, has raised the price it charges Kiev for gas and said it owes Moscow $2.2 billion in unpaid bills. It also says Kiev had failed to pay its bill on time.
Russian gas giant Gazprom earlier this month increased gas price for Ukrainian consumers to $485 per 1,000 cubic meters (tcm) from $268 for the first quarter, saying Kiev was no longer eligible for previous discounts.
"The question of repayment of debt is directly linked to the maintenance of gas prices at the level of the first quarter," Kobolev told the Zerkalo Nedely weekly in an interview, referring to the original price of $268 per tcm.
"We see no reason to revise the price. We consider the price at around $500 as non-market, unjustified and unacceptable. Accordingly, we have suspended payments for the period of the price negotiations."
12:35
12.4.2014
Ukrainian history presented in sand animation:
Hat tip to English EuroMaidan for flagging:
Hat tip to English EuroMaidan for flagging:
This is absolutely amazing. Ukrainian history lesson presented as sand animation by Kseniya Simonova - beautiful! http://t.co/xH8FgpoQBE
— English EuroMaidan (@EuroMaidanEN) April 12, 2014
12:35
12.4.2014
Seize of Slavyansk militia station unchanged. 30 - 40 armed separatists negotiating with government. No details.
— bruce springnote (@BSpringnote) April 12, 2014
13:01
12.4.2014
Our news wrap on the situation in Slovyansk, where gunmen have seized control of a police station.
13:18
12.4.2014
Separatist building a barricade at Slavyansk militia station pic.twitter.com/MyU5dpMPKq
— bruce springnote (@BSpringnote) April 12, 2014
13:19
12.4.2014
Popular foto this week of Right Sector guy cleaning a wall with Ukrainian jewish guy of anti-Semite grafitti pic.twitter.com/wWCpRAUBk3
— bruce springnote (@BSpringnote) April 11, 2014
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12.4.2014
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12.4.2014