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Interfax: Putin orders help for Ukrainian city of Henichesk with gas supplies

November 14, 2016 JRL Russia List Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

YAROSLAVL. Nov 12 (Interfax) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to provide aid in the form of natural gas supplies to the Ukrainian city of Henichesk again, like last winter. “We need to help. Do the same thing [that was done last winter],” he said in response to the relevant request by Crimean governor Sergei Aksyonov. “It is, of […]

Russia Bats Off Yatsenyuk’s Accusation of Gas Stealing

May 28, 2014 JRL Russia List Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Alexander Panin – May 28, 2014) Acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Tuesday that Russia should return the $1 billion worth of gas that he said it stole while annexing Crimea, and accused Moscow of not being trustworthy when it comes to negotiating. “We would like to hear an explanation from Russia, including the […]