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      Shelling briefly resumes in Syria`s east Aleppo, rebels and witnesses say
      Dec14

      Shelling briefly resumes in Syria`s east Aleppo, rebels and witnesses say

      Syrian government forces resumed attacks on rebel-held eastern districts of Aleppo for about half an hour on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of a ceasefire, rebel officials and witnesses said, according to Reuters. Artillery, tank-fire, and mortars shells hit the districts during the morning, a Turkey-based official in the Jabha Shamiya...

      Red Cross brings over 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid to occupied Donbas
      Dec14

      Red Cross brings over 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid to occupied Donbas

      The mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has delivered more than 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid to residents of the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region. According to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, 16 trucks of the ICRC Mission drove through the Novotroyitske entry and exit checkpoint toward the...

      Russian opposition leader Navalny announces he will seek Russian presidency
      Dec14

      Russian opposition leader Navalny announces he will seek Russian presidency

      Prominent Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny has announced that he will run for president in an election due to be held in March 2018, according to Radio Liberty. ”I will participate in the fight for the post of president of Russia,” Navalny said in a videotaped statement posted on a new campaign website on December 13, RFE/RL wrote. The...

      Naftogaz CEO assesses Ukraine`s gas transport system at 30 bln USD
      Dec14

      Naftogaz CEO assesses Ukraine`s gas transport system at 30 bln USD

      Andriy Kobolev, CEO of Ukraine`s oil and gas giant JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, assesses the value of Ukraine`s gas transport system at US$30 billion. ”We assess it at a figure close to $30 billion,” he said on TV. Kobolev earlier said that the construction of such gas pipelines as the Turkish Stream and Nord Stream 2 – the latter is actively lobbied...

      Dutch foreign minister says no deal yet on Ukraine-EU agreement
      Dec14

      Dutch foreign minister says no deal yet on Ukraine-EU agreement

      The cabinet has not yet reached agreement with other EU states on a separate declaration to take away Dutch objections to the EU treaty with Ukraine, foreign minister Bert Koenders told parliament on Tuesday, according to Dutch News. On Monday, opposition MPs asked Koenders and Rutte to publish the concept agreement so that MPs can discuss it...

      Putin complains to Merkel of Ukraine`s ”reluctance” to agree on gas purchases
      Dec14

      Putin complains to Merkel of Ukraine`s ”reluctance” to agree on gas purchases

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has complained to German Chancellor Angela Merkel of Ukraine`s ”reluctance” to coordinate an agreement on Russian gas purchases, according to the Kremlin. ”The two leaders continued to discuss the situation around Russian gas deliveries to European consumers via Ukrainian territory. Vladimir Putin again expressed...

      Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumes office of President of Uzbekistan
      Dec14

      Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumes office of President of Uzbekistan

      President-elect of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took an oath and assumed the office of the President of Uzbekistan on December 14, 2016, according to UzDaily. Ceremony of inauguration of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was held in Tashkent within a joint session of the Legislative Chamber and Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan,...

      Evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo may be delayed until Thursday
      Dec14

      Evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo may be delayed until Thursday

      The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo due to start at dawn has been delayed, perhaps until Thursday, with an opposition official blaming Iran and its Shi`ite militias allied to President Bashar al-Assad for the hold-up, according to Reuters. A ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia, Assad`s most powerful ally, and Turkey ended years of...

      Large gas field discovered in Ukraine on Black Sea shelf
      Dec14

      Large gas field discovered in Ukraine on Black Sea shelf

      The state-owned ”Iskatel” (Searcher) research vessel has discovered offshore deposits of natural gas in Odesa region, according to the press service of the State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine. The vessel has completed the first phase of its offshore operations in the northwest part of the Black Sea shelf, the press service...

      EP, EU Council reach deal on visa liberalisation with Georgia
      Dec14

      EP, EU Council reach deal on visa liberalisation with Georgia

      ”Good news:we reached a deal wt the EUCouncil @eu2016sk for visa liberalisation wt Georgia! Shared commitment to deliver asap!” the EU visa liberalization rapporteur, Mariya Gabriel, tweeted Tuesday. This week, the governing institutions of the European Union are expected to agree on a draft legislative decision on a visa waiver for the citizens...