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European Commissioner for Climate: The Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project should be stopped
The European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, stated that the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project should be stopped, EUobserver reported. According to Cañete, the European Commission failed to prevent the construction of the gas pipeline on legal grounds. Miguel Arias Cañete noted that there is no reason to develop infrastructure for fossil fuels, when the European Union strives to switch to renewable energy after 2050.
In September, a group of European gas …
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US Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham to visit Ukraine
Two Members of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain and Lindsey Graham, will visit Ukraine on December 30th and 31st, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
The two Republican Senators will also visit Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, and Montenegro.
Speaking in Estonia on Tuesday, McCain said US-NATO relations will not change once Donald Trump is sworn in as president.
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Polish gas company says agreement between European Commission and Gazprom has been suspended
The Polish national gas operator PGNiG said that the new agreement between the European Commission and the Russian company Gazprom on the use of the OPAL gas pipeline is suspended as of Tuesday, December 27th. This is due to the fact that the European Court in Luxembourg accepted the lawsuit, filed by PGNiG, against Brussels’ new treaty with Moscow. Thus, the new agreement will be frozen until a court in Luxembourg decides on the case.
The European Court of Justice has not yet commented on the …
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Ukraine sold a record amount of wheat to India
India has become the largest buyer of Ukrainian wheat in the world. This year, the country imported approximately 1.5 million tons of this grain crop, Interfax-Ukraine reported, quoting grain market expert Elizabeth Malyshko.
“From July to December, India imported approximately 1.5 million tons and topped the ratings of importer-countries of Ukrainian wheat since the beginning of the market season,” Malyshko said. Thailand and Indonesia with 1.4 and 1.3 million tons respectively are the other …
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Pushilin does not exclude the unification of the DPR and LPR in the future
A representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, is not excluding the possible unification of the LPR and DPR in the future; however, this issue is not currently on the agenda, as reported by Russia's Interfax news agency.
"No one sees the usefulness of such a unification at this stage as both the LPR (Luhansk People's Republic) and the DPR have signed the Minsk Agreements. For now, we do not see any circumstances under which reunification should occur. …