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Ukrainas skuld till Ryssland är nu på ungefär 110 miljarder och Putin vill givetvis ha betalt. Ryssarna har levererat sin gas felfritt enligt gällande kontrakt i 40 år, intygar Reiner Hartmann från "Association of European Businesses..." Ukraina har däremot, trots episka rabatter och förmåner, inte betalat för gasleveranserna i år.
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Putin: "- Det ska mer till för att EU och USA skall rädda Ukrainas ekonomi - än att dela ut kakor till demonstranter" :)
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Publicerad den 11 apr 2014
Europe should switch from promises to real action to help Ukraine out of the economic chaos, says Russia's President Putin.He also said it was "strange" to learn of the US reaction on a Russian letter to the leaders of EU's top gas-consuming nations, as it was in no way designed for Washington's eyes.
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Publicerad den 10 apr 2014
Russia's President has warned that Ukraine's gas debt could threaten energy supplies to Europe. Ukraine's accumulated gas debt stands at $2.2 billion, in total Ukraine owes Russia $16.6 billion. Read more: http://on.rt.com/30dojd
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PUTIN: - Dags för EU:s skattebetalare att betala västelitens regimskifte i Ukraina = 110 miljarder
--Russia sets 4 conditions in return for aid to Ukraine--
SvaraRaderaRT April 12, 2014
Ukraine should recognize Crimea’s independence, reform the country’s constitution, regulate the crisis in its eastern regions and guarantee the rights of Russian speakers if it wants to get financial help from Moscow, Russia’s finance minister has said.
“If Ukraine fulfils these four conditions, then Russia will be able to propose further steps on additional help both on financial and gas issues,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said after meeting with his German counterpart, Wolfgang Schauble, in Washington.
Deescalating tensions in eastern Ukraine should be peaceful, based on Ukraine’s legislation, “without discrimination against Russian-speaking population, without victims and bloodshed,” Siluanov said.
It is necessary for Ukraine to conduct constitutional reform, hold legitimate presidential elections and “form a government with which one may negotiate,” he said.
Ukraine’s gas debt is now estimated at over $2.2 billion. On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin wrote letters to the leaders of 18 European countries, including Germany and France, warning that Ukraine’s debt crisis had reached a “critical” level and could threaten transit to Europe. He also called for urgent cooperation, urging Russia’s partners in the West to take action.
According to German Chancellor Angela Merkel "there are many reasons to seriously take into account this message […] and for Europe to deliver a joint European response.”
In total, Moscow has subsidized Ukraine’s economy to the tune of $35.4 billion, coupled with a $3 billion loan tranche in December. Due to Ukraine’s gas debts, Gazprom revoked all discounts and is now charging $485 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas, a price Ukraine says it will not be able to pay. [...]
http://rt.com/news/ukraine-should-recognize-crimea-068/
http://rt.com/news/merkel-gas-putin-letter-988/
...Då så sätter det igång lite försiktigt...
SvaraRadera--EU har godkänt bistånd på 1 miljard euro för Ukraina---
Europeiska unionens råd för utrikesfrågor har godkänt ett mellanliggande lån på 1 miljard euro och ett makroekonomiskt stöd på 610 miljoner för Ukraina, meddelar StefanFüle, kommissionär för EU:s utvidgning och europeisk politik.
Lånet ska enligt IMF:s program användas för att täcka akuta behov av betalningsbalansen.
http://swedish.ruvr.ru/news/2014_04_14/EU-har-godkant-bistand-pa-1-miljard-euro-for-Ukraina-6987/