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Eurovision organizers threaten Ukraine with sanctions because of Russian participant. Kyiv urges them to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty
On March 31, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU, the organizer of the Eurovision international singing competition) confirmed the authenticity of the letter from Ingrid Delternre, head of the EBU, to Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, in which she threatened Ukraine with sanctions after the Russian participant was banned from entering Ukraine [which will host the competition in 2017]. Earlier, the Security Service of Ukraine banned the Russian participant Yulia Samoylova from …
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IMF calls on Ukraine to continue its attempts to reach an agreement with Russia on 'Yanukovych's loan'
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Ukraine to continue its attempts to reach an agreement with Russia on the so-called "Yanukovych loan", which refers to Eurobonds that were sold to Russia in late 2013 shortly before the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych from Ukraine.
This was stated in a message sent out by the Fund after the completion of the third review of its program of cooperation with Ukraine.
"Ukraine’s international partners have provided substantial financial and …
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Ukrainian official claims that Putin threatened Yanukovych to convince him to give up joining NATO and the EU
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin warned former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych that he would "take away the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine" if Yanukovych signed the Association Agreement with the European Union, as stated by the Chairman of the Trans Carpathian Regional State Administration, Gennady Moskal, during an an interview with 112 Ukraine TV.
"When they had to travel to sign the agreement, Putin said, ‘Russia's borders will never join with the borders of the EU and …
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Smolensk plane crash: Moscow rejected Poland's accusation
The Kremlin is aware of Poland’s position regarding the crash of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane in 2010, but it does not agree with their conclusions, as was reported to journalists by the Russian President’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, in commenting on the accusation by Poland against Russian dispatchers, the correspondent of RBC reports.
“Their position is well known, our investigative bodies are engaged in this matter, and the investigation is being carried out by Russia as …
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Russia and Belarus resolve year-long disagreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and Belarus have resolved their gas-related disputes.
The disagreement between Russia and Belarus about gas shipments started in 2016. Minsk said that it had made its own price calculations for the gas and reached the conclusion that its price was roughly twice as high as it should be, arguing that a fair price would be $73 per cubic meter.
“We have found a scheme in which we keep our approaches, but bring together our positions on the cost,” …