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Zakarpattia region activists block Russian trucks heading for Europe. PHOTOS Activists have launched an indefinite blockade of Russian trucks at the entrance to the Zakarpattia region. 11.02.16 21:50 186 630 925 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Ukraine Considers Russian Gas Transit Ban - Yatsenyuk Ukraine may prohibit the transit of Russian gas through its territory. 08.08.14 14:55 155 152 900 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Ukraine steeply raised gas transit tariff for Gazprom Ukraine has enhanced the rate of gas transit for Russian gas monopolist Gazprom. 30.12.15 23:25 139 991 648 Economics

Ukraine opens new transit route to China, bypassing Russia Ukraine-China container train routed via Georgia-Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan (including via the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea) will set off from Illichivsk on Jan. 15 on its demonstration voyage. 06.01.16 12:45 151 101 560 Ukrainian Politics

Gazprom will not be able to stop gas transit through the territory of Ukraine. Where to will they sell their gas? - Demchyshyn Gazprom will not be able to stop its gas transit through the territory of Ukraine effective 2019. 23.04.15 12:30 83 965 543 Previously in trend: Gas War

Yatseniuk: Total amount of Ukraine's claims against Gazprom exceeds $16 billion The total amount of claims of Naftohaz to Gazprom under the contracts on gas purchase and transit has already exceeded $16 billion. 01.05.15 22:41 47 571 526 Previously in trend: Gas War

Gazprom so far ignores Ukraine's new transit tariffs, - Naftohaz Russian monopolist Gazprom has so far refused to pay for gas transit through the territory of Ukraine at the new, increased rates. 03.03.16 09:56 83 263 445 Economics

Yatseniuk showed 'Silk road' route bypassing Russia. INFOGRAPHIC The first experimental train is leaving Illichivsk sea port today, Jan. 15, for China, bypassing Russia. 15.01.16 13:36 150 467 397 Economics

Russia blocked transit of Ukrainian goods Russia has completely blocked Ukrainian transit of goods through its territory. 09.04.16 09:31 66 802 387 Previously in trend: Trading Wars

Russian truck blockade will lead to lawsuits against Ukraine in WTO, - Minister Pyvovarskyi Blocking the transit of Russian trucks may result in claims against Ukraine to the World Trade Organization (WTO). 29.02.16 10:36 30 973 352 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Russia offers Ukraine to revive freight traffic, - Russian Transport Ministry The traffic of trucks between Russia and Ukraine can be fully restored by tomorrow, Feb. 20. 19.02.16 17:47 45 466 317 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Russia offers Ukraine to mutually lift restrictions on cargo transit The Russian Federation has invited Ukraine to mutually lift restrictions on the transit of freight transport. 23.02.16 23:05 45 124 306 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

"Nobody blocks the trucks because there is criminal responsibility," – Pyvovarskyi on blockade of Russian trucks Russian trucks can move freely on the territory of Ukraine. 27.02.16 17:06 19 184 230 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Germany urges Gazprom, Naftohaz to settle their dispute, - Reuters German government is concerned about decision of Russia’s Gazprom to cancel its gas supply contract with Ukraine’s Naftohaz and calls on the companies to settle their dispute. 05.03.18 15:48 40 316 222 Previously in trend: Gas War

Russia spent $5B trying to block gas reversal to Ukraine, - Naftohaz official Russian Gazprom attempted blocking import of European gas to Ukraine and spent $5 billion on facilitating these attempts, Russian media report. 27.11.16 18:56 97 783 216 Previously in trend: Gas War

Ukraine and Russia exchange temporary cargo transit permits, - Infrastructure Ministry Ukraine and Russia have exchanged temporary permits for transit of goods until negotiations to resolve the issue of cargo transit between the two countries. 12.02.16 16:19 26 065 206 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine Plans to Replace Russian Gas With Cheaper Caspian Ukraine plans to replace almost half of Russian fuel by cheaper Caspian one and holds negotiations with Baku. 16.11.12 07:09 4 957 200 Economics

Yatseniuk demands that Russia lifts ban for transit of trucks from Ukraine Prime Minister of Ukraine demands that the Russian Federation fully lifts the ban for transit of Ukrainian trucks across Russian territory. 15.02.16 16:45 50 124 199 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Minister of Energy and Coal Industry wants to raise the price of gas transit for Russia by 30 per cent Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Volodymyr Demchyshyn expects to reach agreement with Gazprom to increase the rate of transit of Russian gas through Ukraine by 30 per cent. 11.03.15 22:57 23 038 191 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine needs European company for GTS to keep transit, - Koboliev In order to preserve its status of transit country, Ukraine should hire a European company to manage its gas transportation system. 05.01.17 12:50 39 091 183 Previously in trend: Gas War

Moskal's working group proposes to prolong the period of stay of vehicles with foreign license plates in Ukraine up to a year. DOCUMENT Working group established by head of the Zakarpattia Regional Administration Hennadii Moskal has prepared a bill with new regulations for the stay of vehicles with foreign registration in Ukraine. 13.03.16 13:15 23 996 182 Society

Nord Stream-2 could only proceed if gas flows through Ukraine continue – German Vice Chancellor Gabriel A new pipeline Nord Stream-2 to double Russian gas flows to Germany will only go ahead if Russia does not cut off Ukraine and guarantees eastern European gas flows. 30.01.16 12:15 23 119 173 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine’s budget received 24.9 billion hryvnia revenue from gas transit, - Naftohaz The revenue the Ukrainian budget have received from gas transit through the country’s gas transportation system (GTS) over 9 months of the current year amounts to 24.9 billion hryvnia (about $922.222 million). 02.11.17 14:11 18 567 173 Ukrainian Politics

Pyvovarskyi asks Avakov to ensure safety of Russian trucks in Ukraine Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi requested Interior Minister Arsen Avakov to safeguard the movement of Russian trucks through the territory of Ukraine. 24.02.16 20:50 20 057 171 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Ukrainian transit through Russian territory 5.5 times as big as Russia's transit via Ukraine Over the past three days, since the restoration of regular transit regime, number of trucks with Ukrainian registration that crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border in both directions was 5.5 times as big as number of trucks registered in Russia. 29.02.16 17:24 30 741 168 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Trains’ transit through Ukraine cost Russia only one hryvnia annually, - Minister Omelian Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelian says he was very glad when Russia finally managed to complete the railroad section bypassing the territory of Ukraine. 14.12.17 14:40 29 203 165 Economics

Russia complained to WTO over Ukraine's truck blockade On Wednesday, at a meeting of the General Council of the World Trade Organization, the Russian delegation accused Ukraine of violating the WTO rules on freedom of transit. 24.02.16 23:26 20 223 151 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Ukraine Introduces Special Regime for Transit of Russian Airlines The State Aviation Administration of Ukraine starting 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 14, introduces special mode for certain Russian airlines’ transit flights through Ukraine. 14.08.14 19:56 48 424 141 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

Naftohaz to triple gas transit tariffs if Gazprom refuses to increase transit volume, - Business Development Director Vitrenko Russian gas monopoly Gazprom will have to pay Ukraine $6.1 billion for the transit of natural gas under new tariffs against $2 billion paid last year, if the company refuses to increase volume of gas transit through the Ukrainian gas transportation system. 17.02.16 22:12 20 717 136 Previously in trend: Gas War

Ukraine increased gas transit by almost eight percent in 2015 Ukraine has increased the transit of natural gas to Europe and Moldova by 7.9 percent (4.8845 billion cubic meters) up to 67.0815 billion cubic meters in 2015 compared with 2014. 03.01.16 18:27 11 741 136 Incidents

Gazprom's threats to cut off gas to EU indicate Russia plots another gas crisis, - Naftohaz Naftohaz Ukrainy PJSC sees a statement by Russia's state-owned gas producer Gazprom on possible halt in gas supplies to European consumers as a preparation for another gas crisis. 16.12.16 23:02 83 424 135 Ukrainian Politics

Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine fines Gazprom $86 billion, gives two months for settlement The Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) says its $86 billion claim against Gazprom is due to Russian gas monopolist's failure to observe the conditions of the 2009 contract on the transit of gas through Ukraine's territory. 19.02.16 10:15 35 688 134 Economics

Russian Duma Allowed Gazprom Reciprocal Payments for Ukraine’s Gas Transit The State Duma of the Russian Federation passed a bill in the final third reading on Tuesday that will make it possible for Gazprom to conduct set off payments to Naftogaz Ukraine. 21.10.14 23:03 61 902 131 Previously in trend: Gas War

Russia banned transit of confectionery products from Ukraine Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) banned the transit of Ukrainian confectionery products through the territory of the Russian Federation. 09.04.16 18:14 27 575 127 Ukrainian Politics

Putin stands against cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine after 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin does not consider it appropriate to discontinue transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after 2019, when the contract for gas transit between Russian Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftohaz NJSC expires. 17.12.15 16:21 23 202 123 Economics

Gas transit across Ukraine grew by 23 percent in 2016, - Hroisman Ukraine complies with its obligations to partners. 04.01.17 11:56 16 459 116 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine buys all gas from Europe, says no sense to change tactics, - Naftohaz CEO Koboliev Europe's lower prices for natural gas and its sufficient stocks in Ukrainian gas storage facilities allow Ukraine to do without Russian gas in the near future. 22.01.16 11:20 14 305 98 Economics

Ukraine to receive Russian gas only for further transit to Europe, - Naftohaz Naftohaz of Ukraine plans to pump out the remaining prepaid Russian gas to supply Ukrainian consumers and later provide primarily fuel transit through Ukraine for the European consumers. 25.11.15 17:13 13 521 92 Economics

"Southern Silk Road" to allow free movement of goods between Europe and China, - Minister Pyvovarskyi Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi believes the "Southern Silk Road," being an alternative to Russia's trade route, will ensure diversifying flows of goods from Baltic and Scandinavian states. 16.01.16 00:06 15 002 89 Economics

Economic and transit blockade of Ukraine by Russia failed, - PM Yatseniuk Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk announced that economic and transit blockade of Ukraine by Russia has failed. 02.02.16 13:31 30 471 87 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine raises Russian gas transit tariff approximately by half, Ukraine's Energy Minister says The new method of price-formation for natural gas transit through Ukraine, introduced by the Ukrainian national gas regulator since 2016 will increase the tariff on the Russian gas by approximately 50% or even more; talks with Gazprom, however, will be difficult. 19.01.16 19:25 15 666 79 Ukrainian Politics

European Commission allows movement of some subsanctioned goods to Russian Kaliningrad region by rail On Thursday, the European Commission published additional instructions for EU member states regarding the transit of goods from Russia. 13.07.22 17:09 12 947 71 World

Gazprom Paid Naftogaz for Transit of Gas The Russian company settled the payment based on its own tariff calculations. 10.11.14 13:22 26 318 67 Previously in trend: Gas War

Stopping oil transit through Ukraine would be violation of treaty and association agreement with EU - Shmyhal Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine cannot stop oil transit through its territory. 10.01.25 11:47 6 686 65

Belarus believes it has every reason to "cut corridor" for transit through Lithuania by force of arms Belarus believes it has "every reason" to aggress against Lithuania to ensure the transit of Belarusian goods. 29.10.23 14:01 119 734 65 World

Ukraine puts up no obstacles for movement of foreign vehicles, - Deputy Interior Minister The Ministry of Internal Affairs’ agencies provide unobstructed movement for foreign vehicles in all regions of Ukraine. 29.02.16 20:46 5 627 59 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Antimonopoly Committee orders Gazprom to eliminate irregularities in transit of gas through Ukraine Gazprom is obliged to eliminate irregularities in the transit of gas and ensure consumption of services for transit of natural gas through major pipelines across Ukraine within two months. 26.01.16 09:59 17 697 53 Economics

Szijjártó hints that Hungary will block Ukraine’s path to EU by stopping transit of Russian energy resources Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has responded to a bill registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine that bans the transit of Russian oil and gas during martial law. 08.01.25 19:43 3 931 44