Day: December 15, 2018

Russia and Ukraine were invited to the negotiations on gas Vice-President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic has invited Russia and Ukraine to Brussels for the next round of tripartite talks on gas. The meeting will take place in January, he wrote on Twitter. Upstairs “We expect that commercial entities will also participate. It is important to develop positive dynamics”, — said Sefcovic. Earlier, the head of the energy Ministry of Russia Alexander Novak said that the talks may be held in the second half of January, adds RIA Novosti. 13 December it became known that “Naftogaz of Ukraine” appealed to the us courts with claims for forcible collection of debt from the Russian “Gazprom”. “Naftogaz” is trying to get from Russia $ 2.7 billion — that’s how much Gazprom should pay to the Ukraine, by the decision of the Stockholm arbitration, for failure to supply gas for transit. See

The US moved to increase duties on Chinese goods on March 2 TASS, 15 Dec. Office of the U.S. trade representative on Friday postponed to March 2, the planned increase of import duties on Chinese products on $200 billion On Saturday, reported Reuters. Upstairs According to him, the date of the fee increase from 10% to 25% deferred from January 1 to March 2. A corresponding change is made in the Federal register of the United States (collection of official documents of the American government). This measure will not affect the goods from the category “technologies” that are already operating duty 25%. December 14, Bloomberg reported that the US administration will delay raising import duties on Chinese products before March 1 of the following year. Previously, the Commerce of China stated that the negotiations with the USA on the elimination of trade-economic contradictions progressing, China expects positive results. Shopping войны5

Russia submitted to the UN General Assembly draft resolution on the preservation of the INF Treaty UN, 15 Dec — RIA Novosti. Russia introduced on Friday, December 14 for consideration of the UN General Assembly a draft resolution on the preservation of the Treaty on the elimination of intermediate and short range, said the press Secretary of the Russian permanent representative to the UN, Feodor Strzygowski. Upstairs According to the diplomat, the draft resolution calls on all parties to comply with obligations under the INF Treaty and to resolve any issues with the help provided in the contract arrangements. Russia, as noted Strzygowski, attaches high importance to preserving the INF Treaty, “the termination of which could seriously undermine international mechanisms for nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction arms control”. “Unilateral US actions on the actual start is not specified in the Contract the procedure for “suspending” its participation put the

The Serbian President accused the U.S., Britain and Germany in the creation of an army in Kosovo BELGRADE — RIA Novosti. USA, UK and Germany are behind the formation of the army of the breakaway Republic of Kosovo, said Friday in address to the nation the President of Serbia Alexander Vucic. Upstairs “Today it is clear that the Albanians and their sponsors never wanted compromise, it is clear that for all that they did, are the United States, Britain, and the question of the army Kosovo, and Germany. We are disappointed by this fact, but it is not news to us,” said Vucic. The deputies of the Parliament of the breakaway Republic approved on Friday a package of bills on the transformation of the lightly armed Kosovo security Force (KSF) into a full-fledged army. It is planned that the armed forces of Pristina will reach 5 thousand actual soldiers and