Russia cuts gas delivery price to Ukraine
Russia has agreed to a discount in the price of natural gas for Ukraine in a bid to bring Russian gas prices closer to European market rates.
Russia has agreed to a discount in the price of natural gas for Ukraine in a bid to bring Russian gas prices closer to European market rates.
Another local official had previously said lines carried by the downed pylon had been supplying Crimea with around 250 megawatts a day.
“Thus, Ukraine is in a state of default now”, the ministry said in a statement.
The recent opinion poll ordered by President Putin revealed that over 93 percent of Crimean residents are against signing a new electricity supply contract with Ukraine, even if that would mean electricity shortages over the next few months. Kyiv insisted that a new contract – which would replace the one that expired December 31 – would define the peninsula as part of Ukraine. Crimea has faced blackouts since November when the pylons of four power lines leading to Crimea from Ukraine’s power grid were blown up.
MOSCOW, January 2. /TASS/. The Ukrainian army shelled the territory controlled by the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) three times in the past twenty-four hours, the DPR Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.
“Thus, Ukraine is in a state of default now”, the ministry said in a statement.
O embargo sobre determinados produtos russos durará até 5 de agosto deste ano.
“Proibir até 5 de agosto de 2016 a importação de mercadorias provenientes da Rússia para o território aduaneiro da Ucrânia”, indica o documento.
In Mariupol direction, the militants launched two aimed attacks on the ATO positions near Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk).
Crimea loses quarter of power after pylon in Ukraine blown up