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A woman carries a baby as she passes destroyed houses following what locals say was overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces in the eastern town of Slovyansk on June 9.
A woman carries a baby as she passes destroyed houses following what locals say was overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces in the eastern town of Slovyansk on June 9.
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Live Blog: Crisis In Ukraine (Archive)

Summary for June 9

-- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says that Moscow and Kyiv have reached a "mutual understanding" on key parts of a plan proposed by President Petro Poroshenko for ending violence in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine.

-- Reports say up to 20 armed gunmen were trying to seize property from a factory (Topaz) that makes communications and electronic-warfare equipment in the Donetsk region.

-- A deputy foreign minister says Russia will consider any expansion of NATO forces near its borders a "demonstration of hostile intentions" and "take the necessary political and military-technological measures to support our security."

-- A two-man crew for Russian Zvezda TV arrived in Moscow after being released from detention in Ukraine.

-- Serbian officials say their own work on the Russian-backed South Stream gas pipeline will have to be suspended after Bulgaria stopped construction of its portion based on EU and U.S. concerns.

-- Ukrainian security forces are reportedly still battling pro-Russian separatists in the east near Slovyansk and Donetsk.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv
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Our multimedia department has issued this subtitled version of Donetsk oligarch Rinat Akhmetov's latest tirade against separatist "imposters:"
Ukrainian Oligarch Speaks Out Against Separatist 'Imposters'
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Ukrainian Oligarch Speaks Out Against Separatist 'Imposters'

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Some important developments from RFE/RL's news desk on a deal with China that could affect the Russia-EU gas dynamic, which has come under increased scrutiny since the crisis erupted in Ukraine:

Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom has signed a long-awaited memorandum of understanding on a huge natural-gas deal with China.

The accord, announced today, came on the sidelines of a visit to Shanghai by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

There were no pricing details on the deal, however, which is believed to involve Russia supplying 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year to China for the next 30 years via a new eastern pipeline linking the countries.

It has been unofficially valued at more than $400 billion.

Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller is quoted as saying that the China contract price is a commercial secret.

Russia and China have been working on a deal for more than a decade, but a final agreement had been delayed due to price disagreements.
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Meanwhile, Jose Manuel Barroso has been writing to Vladimir Putin about gas supplies (from RFE/RL's news desk):
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin urging him to ensure natural gas flows to Ukraine while talks on prices and Kyiv's debt to Moscow continue.

Barroso wrote today that Ukraine has shown a willingness to pay its gas debts to Russia and that trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the EU should continue and a "future price [for natural gas for Ukraine] that reflects market conditions" must be found.

Russia's Gazprom has increased the price of gas for Ukraine from $268 to $485 per 1,000 cubic meters since the February ousting of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, a Kremlin ally.

Ukraine has rejected the increase and said on May 20 that Russia must revise its offer or Kyiv would take Russia to an arbitration court in Stockholm.
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