Ukraine, EU extend freight transport deal for another year

Ukraine is right to turn off the flow of Russian gas – whatever the cost

The first day of the new year came with bad tidings for energy consumers, both in Britain and across Europe. On the other side of Europe, Ukraine ended the transit of Russian gas across its territory, forcing several EU countries to turn to imports of more expensive liquefied natural gas. Ukraine’s decision not to renew transit arrangements that have been …

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Ukraine halts Russian gas supplies to Europe after transit deal expires

The Independent

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1 week ago

Russian gas to Europe stops flowing after Ukraine refuses to renew pipeline deal

Live Mint

Russia halted natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine, as Kyiv’s refusal to extend a pipeline deal brought an end to one of the last remaining energy links between Russia and what was once its biggest market. Russian President Vladimir Putin “spent billions building Nordstream to circumvent Ukraine and blackmail Eastern Europe with the threat of cutting off gas supplies," …

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Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired

The Hindu

Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers that pass through the country, almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor, after a prewar transit deal expired. Europe has already decided to phase out Russian gas, and aligns with what Ukraine has done today,” Mr. Galushchenko said in an update on the Telegram messaging app. Russia’s …

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Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers that pass through the country, almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor, after a prewar transit deal expired. Europe has already decided to phase out Russian gas, and aligns with what Ukraine has done today,” Halushchenko said in an update on the Telegram messaging …

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1 week ago

Russian Gas Flows Via Ukraine to Europe Stop as Deal Expires

Live Mint

Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped as a key transit deal expired, raising the stakes for the continent’s energy security as it draws heavily on reserves. Ukraine halted Russian gas exports over its territory as of 7 a.m. local time on Wednesday in the interest of national security, the energy ministry in Kyiv said in a statement on …

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Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine drop to zero on Jan 1

Deccan Chronicle

Russian gas is not scheduled to flow via Ukraine to Europe on January 1, data from Ukraine's gas pipeline operator showed Tuesday, as a key transit deal between Moscow and Kyiv nears its end.Ukraine has been allowing Russia to pipe gas to Europe via its territory under a five-year deal signed in 2019, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Ukraine ends supply of Russian gas to Europe

CNN

Kyiv/London CNN — Ukraine has made good on its promise to halt the transport of Russian gas to Europe through its territory after a key deal with Moscow expired on Wednesday. Ukraine’s energy ministry said it ended the deal “in the interests of national security.” “We have stopped the transit of Russian gas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the move …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Russian gas supply to Europe stops after Ukraine refuses to renew transit deal

India Today

Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, marking the end of decades of Moscow's dominance over Europe's energy markets. The gas had kept flowing despite nearly three years of war, but Russia's gas firm Gazprom said it had stopped at 0500 GMT after Ukraine refused to renew a transit agreement. …

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1 week, 2 days ago

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Hindustan Times

LONDON, - Dutch and British wholesale gas prices were stable early on Monday as high output from wind and solar farms curbed demand for gas-fired power, offsetting nervousness about the expected end of Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine. Prices stable as end to Ukraine t The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF hub was down 0.28 euro …

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2 weeks ago

European Gas Swings With One Week Left on Key Transit Deal

Live Mint

-- European natural gas prices fluctuated above €45 a megawatt-hour amid persistent supply concerns, with just a week left until a key transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expires. The looming end of the transit deal coincides with forecasts for colder weather across much of Europe, which may increase demand for gas just as stockpiles deplete faster than normal. Ukrainian …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

European Gas Swings With Clock Ticking for Transit Deal Expiry

Live Mint

-- European natural gas prices fluctuated near €44 a megawatt-hour with little over a week left until the expiry of a key pipeline transit deal between Russia and Ukraine. Putin Meets Slovakia’s Fico in Moscow Before Gas Deal Expiry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week indicated Ukraine won’t transit Russian-origin gas unless he has assurances the Kremlin won’t benefit financially …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Biden to leave Trump with billions for Ukraine weapons

Live Mint

The Biden administration doesn’t have enough time left to use the billions of dollars lawmakers have authorized to arm Ukraine, U.S. and congressional officials said, leaving in President-Elect Donald Trump’s hands what to do with the remaining money. The administration still has more than $6.5 billion left in what is known as drawdown authority, which allows the Defense Department to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the month

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Nearly $6 billion in U.S. funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon’s authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv, according to U.S. officials. U.S. officials said the Biden administration has asked Congress to include the funding authority in any continuing resolution lawmakers may …

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4 months, 1 week ago

UK and Ukraine make AI deal to help post-war rebuild

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

Europe casts off constraints to help Ukraine, as US cautiously wobbles

Al Jazeera

Putin warns France and Germany of ‘serious consequences’ as the pair claim Ukraine should be able to hit Russian military targets. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he would allow Ukraine to use French weapons to strike inside Russia – a demand Ukraine has raised with new urgency since the Kharkiv incursion on May 10. “Especially now when a …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit

Associated Press

LISBON, Portugal — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days Tuesday during a whirlwind tour of three European Union countries, while President Vladimir Putin warned that hitting Russian soil with Western-supplied weapons could set the war on a dangerous new path. He later traveled to Portugal, where he said it …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Announces $275 Million Weapons Package To Ukraine Amid Calls To Loosen Limits

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Pentagon announced a $275 million package of weaponry for Ukraine on Friday as calls for loosening restrictions on the use of the weapons have increased in recent days. In its announcement, the Pentagon called the bundle “a significant new security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.” The weaponry comes as Ukraine faces …

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10 months ago

Angry Polish farmers protest against EU rules, Ukraine farm imports

Al Jazeera

Throwing smoke bombs and lighting fires, thousands of angry farmers demonstrated in Warsaw against European Union regulations and cheap Ukraine imports, with police reporting that two officers had been injured and a dozen protesters arrested. Polish farmers have been blocking border crossings with Ukraine since last month to protest against what they say is unfair competition from goods entering from …

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10 months ago

Ukraine says ready to extend gas transit from Russia at EU request

China Daily

KIEV -- Ukraine stands ready to extend gas transit from Russia if there is a request from the European Union countries, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Monday, citing Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Ukraine can seal a deal on gas transit with the European Commission or a group of European countries that are interested in maintaining the transit, Shmyhal said. …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia days before the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia to target individuals and businesses suspected of assisting Moscow in its war against Ukraine, including Chinese companies. The decision coincides with the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022, and comes days after the death of Russian opposition leader …

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11 months, 1 week ago

European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros in support for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary dropped weeks of threats to veto the measure. European Council President Charles Michel said the agreement “locks in steadfast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine” and shows the EU’s determination “to support their …

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1 year ago

Ukraine welcomes latest US aid package as war nears two year mark

Al Jazeera

The package, valued at $250m, will include air defence system components and artillery rounds. The package, valued at $250m and announced on Wednesday night, will include air defence system components, ammunition for HIMARS, 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, stinger antiaircraft missiles, and medical equipment. Additional air defense missiles and components, anti-tank weapons, ammunition, mine clearing, and other equipment will cover …

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1 year, 3 months ago

A deal to expedite grain exports has been reached between Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania have agreed on a plan they hope will help expedite Ukrainian grain exports, officials said Tuesday, with needy countries beyond Europe potentially benefitting from speedier procedures. While the stated goal is to hasten Ukrainian grain exports, the agreement may also help defuse tensions over grain prices between Ukraine and Poland a time when …

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1 year, 3 months ago

A deal to expedite grain exports has been reached between Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine reaches deal with Poland and Lithuania to expedite grain exports as war grinds on

LA Times

A truck unloads grain in a granary in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine. Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania have agreed on a plan that they hope will help expedite Ukrainian grain exports, officials said Tuesday, with needy countries beyond Europe potentially benefiting from speedier procedures. While the stated goal is to hasten Ukrainian grain exports, the agreement may also help defuse …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Poland to halt supply of weapons to Ukraine as grain dispute grows

Al Jazeera

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told local media that Poland needs to focus on building up its own arms. Poland will no longer supply weapons to Ukraine, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was reported as saying, amid growing tension between Warsaw and Kyiv in a dispute over grain exports. “We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine because we are …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers across Bulgaria protest against Ukrainian grain as EU divide grows

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

EU lets Ukrainian grain ban expire even as some member countries impose their own

Associated Press

LONDON — The European Union on Friday decided not to renew a ban on Ukrainian food heading to nearby countries that have complained that an influx of agricultural products from the war-torn nation has hurt their farmers. Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, reacted by saying that his government will extend its own the ban on Ukrainian grain, regardless of any …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Hungary, Poland, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

Al Jazeera

Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will impose their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports, the governments said after the European Commission decided not to extend a ban affecting Ukraine’s five EU neighbours. Restrictions imposed by the European Union in May allowed Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia to ban domestic sales of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seeds while permitting …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Poland calls on the EU to extend the embargo on Ukraine grain to prevent glut and protect farmers

Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s government on Tuesday called on the European Union to extend the embargo on imports of Ukrainian grain beyond an end-of-week deadline to protect Polish farmers. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he has requested that the European Commission, the EU’s executive, extend the ban on the entry of Ukraine corn, wheat, sunflower and rapeseed or else “we …

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1 year, 4 months ago

EU official proposes 2030 as enlargement deadline for states that have long been waiting in line

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine to open ‘humanitarian corridor’ for ships stuck in Black Sea ports

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s navy warned that military threats from Russia and sea mines remain along all shipping routes. Ukraine announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea to release cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war, a new test of Russia’s de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned a deal last month to let Kyiv export …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested

Associated Press

LONDON — Russia has repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Ukrainian ports key to sending grain to the world. Following the grain deal’s collapse, Ukraine sent a letter to the U.N. International Maritime Organization establishing its own temporary shipping corridor, saying it would “provide guarantees of compensation for damage.” But Russia warned this week that ships traversing parts of the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia and Ukraine warn each other travelling ships part of war

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Defence Ministry said all ships travelling to Ukraine considered to be potentially transporting military cargo. Russia said ships travelling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be considered potential military targets, as Kyiv said it would set up a temporary shipping route to continue grain exports following Moscow’s withdrawal from a deal that permitted food shipments from Ukraine’s ports. Russia’s …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia strikes Ukraine's Black Sea port after ending grain shipments' sea corridor deal

ABC

Ukraine has accused Russia of damaging grain export infrastructure in "hellish" overnight strikes focused on two of its Black Sea ports, vowing not to be intimidated from working to keep grain exports moving out of them. Key points: Russia is attacking Ukraine's Black Sea Odesa port after quitting a safe sea deal Ukraine is working on options to keep its …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security

The Hindu

Russia said on July 17 it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. “The Black Sea deal is absolutely critical for the food security of a number of countries,” …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, in a hit to global food security

LA Times

Russia said Monday that it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. It’s the end of a breakthrough accord that the United Nations and Turkey brokered last summer to …

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1 year, 6 months ago

European Union countries agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine aimed at countering sanctions circumvention through third countries and businesses. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU’s executive arm, said the new package will “deal a further blow to Putin’s war machine with tightened …

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1 year, 6 months ago

EU countries agree on a new package of Russia sanctions over the war in Ukraine

LA Times

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the opening session of a conference in London on postwar recovery for Ukraine. European Union countries Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions on Russia for its war against Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU’s executive arm, said the new package would “deal a …

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1 year, 7 months ago

UN warns of new threat to global food security after Russia limits Ukraine grain shipments

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Warning of a new threat to global food security, the United Nations said Thursday that Russia is limiting the number of ships allowed to pick up Ukrainian grain at Black Sea ports in its campaign to get Kyiv to open a pipeline for a key ingredient of fertilizer to get to world markets. He said Russia informed …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security

Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Russia agreed to a two-month extension of a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, a boost to global food security after the war drove up prices. “Looking ahead, we hope that exports of food and fertilizers, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Russia agrees to renew Ukraine Black Sea grain deal for 60 days

Al Jazeera

About 30.3 million tonnes of grain have been exported from Ukraine under the Black Sea deal to countries suffering from insecurity. “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends and the contribution of our Ukrainian friends, the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended by another two months.” Senior officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine grain deal to be extended for 2 months

CNN

CNN — An agreement has been reached to extend a deal that allows grain to be exported from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, according to Turkish and Ukrainian officials. Oleksandr Kubrakov, the Ukrainian Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, confirmed the grain deal had been extended until July 18 in a post on Facebook. “We welcome the continuation …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal, in a boost to global food security

LA Times

Russia has agreed to extend a deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkey’s leader announced Wednesday, in a boost to global food security after the war launched more than a year ago drove up prices. “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends …

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1 year, 7 months ago

No further negotiations planned on Black Sea grain deal this week says Ukraine

Firstpost

Ukrainian Black Sea ports were closed following Russia’s incursion last year, but access to three of them was restored in July under a deal mediated by the United Nations and Turkey between Moscow and Kyiv Despite the fact that no further negotiations are scheduled for this week, Ukraine cannot completely rule out the possibility that the agreement for the secure …

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