Sanctions threat weighs on Russian oil industry
Russia’s economy runs on oil and gas, but with Russia’s economy on the edge of recession, a new threat has
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Analysts: Ukraine dispute not likely to cut Russian gas sales to Europe
Analysts tell VOA that Russia should not make any attempt to interrupt natural gas deliveries to Europe as part of
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Westinghouse chips away at Russian nuclear fuel monopoly in Ukraine
During a routine inspection of the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv Oblast in 2012, the State Inspectorate
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Russia, Ukraine fail to reach gas deal as deadline looms
Russian energy giant Gazprom say emergency talks with Ukraine aimed at ending a natural gas pricing dispute have ended without
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Bulgarian PM offers little clarity on South Stream status
The future of the South Stream pipeline in Bulgaria remains muddled, with parliamentary hearings of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and
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Ukraine rejects Russian offer to cut gas price
Ukraine has rejected a Russian offer that would effectively cut the price Kyiv pays for gas by 20 percent. Ukrainian
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Ukraine, Russia resume gas talks amid conflict
A Russian official says Ukraine and Russia are meeting Monday to resolve a natural gas dispute after Moscow threatened to
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Macedonia has no clear decision on South Stream pipeline
Authorities in Skopje are yet to decide on the South Stream Russian gas pipeline project. Aleksandar Dukovski, head of the
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European Commission welcomes Bulgaria’s suspension of work on South Stream
The European Commission (EC) has welcomed the announcement on June 8 that Bulgaria’s prime minister has ordered a halt to
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