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Ukraine to Provide Moldova with Gas, Offers Gazprom Discount

Ukraine to Provide Moldova with Gas, Offers Gazprom Discount

October 23, 2021

At a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC), it was decided to consider gas supplies assistance to Moldova. “We made a decision to instruct the Cabinet of Ministers to consider this…

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Russia Sends European Markets into “Gas” Crisis. MEPs Request Investigation

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Russia Sends European Markets into “Gas” Crisis. MEPs Request Investigation

October 20, 2021

Around 40 Members of the European Parliament recently submitted a letter requesting the European Commission open an investigation into possible deliberate market manipulation by Gazprom and potential violation of EU competition rules. In light of…

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Gas-In Procedure for First String of Nord Stream 2 Starts

Gas-In Procedure for First String of Nord Stream 2 Starts

October 5, 2021

The operator of Nord Stream 2 announced that the gas-in procedure for the first string of the pipeline has started. “This string will be gradually filled to build the required inventory and pressure as a prerequisite…

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EU Considers Creating Military Mission in Ukraine

EU Considers Creating Military Mission in Ukraine

October 3, 2021

Against the background of escalating hostilities in Donbas, provoked by the activity of Russia’s hybrid troops, the European Union is considering the possibility of creating a European military training mission in Ukraine. This was reported…

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Budapest Threatens to Continue Blocking Ukraine on Its Path Towards NATO

Budapest Threatens to Continue Blocking Ukraine on Its Path Towards NATO

September 30, 2021

Hungary considers it necessary to continue the policy of blocking Ukraine’s movement towards the North Atlantic Alliance. Such actions are linked not only with Kyiv’s criticism of Budapest’s gas agreements with the Kremlin but also…

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Group of MEPs Urges EU Not to Recognise Elections in Russian Federation

Group of MEPs Urges EU Not to Recognise Elections in Russian Federation

September 22, 2021

The European People’s Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament called on the European Union not to recognise the elections to the State Duma in Russia, emphasising that the Russian authorities held voting with blatant…

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European Commission Urged to Launch Investigation on Gazprom

European Commission Urged to Launch Investigation on Gazprom

September 18, 2021

More than 40 MEPs called on the European Commission to launch an investigation into Gazprom’s role in the record rise in natural gas prices in Europe. The MEPs suspect that the Russian gas monopoly manipulates…

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Ukraine’s MFA Comments on Detention of Russian Citizen Involved in Occupation of Crimea in Czech Republic

Ukraine’s MFA Comments on Detention of Russian Citizen Involved in Occupation of Crimea in Czech Republic

September 13, 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirmed the detention at the Prague airport of Alexander Franchetti, a citizen of the Russian Federation who assisted the Russian Federation in the occupation of Crimea. “The detention…

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Victoria Nuland: United States Ready to Participate in Normandy Format Talks

Victoria Nuland: United States Ready to Participate in Normandy Format Talks

September 11, 2021

The United States is ready to join the negotiations in the Normandy format, as well as a parallel process, if the negotiators find it useful. “As for the negotiation format, you know that I and…

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Russians Announce Completed Construction of Nord Stream 2

Russians Announce Completed Construction of Nord Stream 2

September 10, 2021

Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom stated that the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline had been completed. “During a morning briefing at Gazprom, Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee, announced that the construction of…

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MH17 Case: Families of Victims Begin to Speak in Court

MH17 Case: Families of Victims Begin to Speak in Court

September 6, 2021

In the Netherlands, the trial has resumed in the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 shot down in the skies over Donbas. Within three weeks, with short breaks at the hearings, the floor will be given…

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German Ambassador to Ukraine: War in Donbas and Occupation of Crimea Among Obstacles to Ukraine's Accession to NATO

German Ambassador to Ukraine: War in Donbas and Occupation of Crimea Among Obstacles to Ukraine's Accession to NATO

September 3, 2021

Ukraine is still not a member of NATO due to the war in Donbas and the temporary occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, German Ambassador to Ukraine Anka Feldhusen has said. “You know that NATO…

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German Court Ruling on Nord Stream 2 Disrupts Kremlin's Plans

German Court Ruling on Nord Stream 2 Disrupts Kremlin's Plans

August 26, 2021

The Supreme Land Court of Düsseldorf delivered a judgment on a complaint filed by Nord Steam 2 and ruled that the pipeline must comply with the European Union’s gas directive. Thus, the Nord Stream 2 operator…

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Putin Speaks with Macron about Ukraine Ahead of Merkel’s Visit

Putin Speaks with Macron about Ukraine Ahead of Merkel’s Visit

August 20, 2021

President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron, in which he once again accused Ukraine of “violating the Minsk agreements.” According to the Kremlin’s website, the president of the aggressor…

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Fight against Nord Stream 2 Not Over

Fight against Nord Stream 2 Not Over

August 1, 2021

Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and one of Germany’s main candidates for the post of Chancellor, Armin Laschet, has threatened the Russian Federation with sanctions if it uses the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline…

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Creative Diplomacy: How an NGO Reinvents Russia in Brussels

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Creative Diplomacy: How an NGO Reinvents Russia in Brussels

July 21, 2021

This is not the first year that PICREADI has been involved in “creative diplomacy.” It brings young European professionals, graduate students and scholars together for Meeting Russia events in Europe and Russia. Promising foreign experts…

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Lublin Triangle Countries Support Ukraine's Membership in NATO, EU

Lublin Triangle Countries Support Ukraine's Membership in NATO, EU

July 7, 2021

The foreign ministers of the Lublin Triangle countries (Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland) signed three joint documents, including one supporting Ukraine’s membership in the European Union and NATO, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba posted on…

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Oleksiy Danilov: Ukraine's Main Strategic Partners Are United Kingdom, United States, and Baltic States

Oleksiy Danilov: Ukraine's Main Strategic Partners Are United Kingdom, United States, and Baltic States

July 6, 2021

Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov considers the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to be Ukraine’s main strategic partners. “The United Kingdom ranks first, followed by the…

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Putin Wants to Strengthen ‘Fraternal Ties’ with Ukrainians

Putin Wants to Strengthen ‘Fraternal Ties’ with Ukrainians

July 4, 2021

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin approved an updated National Security Strategy which contains a thesis on “strengthening fraternal ties between the Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian peoples.” Kremlin’s foreign policy goals also include the…

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German Chancellor Candidates Ready to Abandon Nord Stream 2 Because of Ukraine

German Chancellor Candidates Ready to Abandon Nord Stream 2 Because of Ukraine

June 27, 2021

The main candidates for German chancellor believe that Ukraine’s interests must be taken into account when it comes to the Nord Stream 2 project. According to DW, Armin Laschet of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) does not…

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