Lavrov: Obama 'admin' admits lack of prospects of restoring Ukrainian solvency.

Lavrov: Obama 'admin' admits lack of prospects of restoring Ukrainian solvency.  (RBTH).

By having refused to guarantee Ukraine's debt as part of Russia's proposal to restructure it, the United States effectively admitted the absence of prospects of restoring its solvency, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Interfax.

"We were ready to restructure Ukraine's $3 billion debt at much more advantageous terms than those asked of us by the IMF [International Monetary Fund]. But these terms, which extend the repayment not by one but three years and in equal installments, were certainly tied to these payments by Ukraine being guaranteed by the EU, the U.S. and the IMF or a first-class international bank. We were denied it. By officially rejecting the proposed scheme, the United States thereby subscribed to not seeing any prospects of Ukraine restoring its solvency," Lavrov said.


"This reform, which they are now trying to implement, designed to suit Ukraine only, could plant a time bomb under all other IMF programs," Lavrov said.

"Essentially, this reform boils down to the following: since Ukraine is politically important - and it is only important because it is opposed to Russia - the IMF is ready to do for Ukraine everything it has not done for anyone else, and the situation that should 100 percent mean a default will be seen as a situation enabling the IMF to finance Ukraine," the minister said.

The IMF Executive Board is meeting on Tuesday to consider changes to the IMF policy with respect to countries with a debt to official creditors.

The IMF's current lending policy rules out the possibility of providing financing for a member state which has a debt to an official creditor. Removing this restriction will enable the IMF to continue disbursements to Ukraine under the current extended-financing program, even if Kyiv defaults on its debt to Russia for the $3 billion Eurobonds issued in 2013. Hmmm.......NEXT... IMF about to create 'Greek situation in Ukraine'?

Russia Confirms Turkish Stream Pipeline abandoned.

Russia Confirms Turkish Stream Pipeline abandoned. (Novinite).

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has announced the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project between Moscow and Ankara has been abandoned.

Novak's statement that work on the project is now suspended comes after earlier comments by Russian officials that talks between Russia and Turkey over the project had not yet been frozen as reported.

The development comes amid heightened Ankara-Moscow tensions over the downing of a Russian jet by the Turkish air forces.

Turkish Stream was announced on December 02 of last year as an alternative to South Stream, a pipeline project that was to carry gas to Central Europe via Bulgaria and Serbia. Russian President Vladimir Putin than declared South Stream abandoned, citing EU opposition which had resulted in Bulgaria's refusal to issue construction permits.

Russia introduced economic sanctions against Turkey after the incident, but initially maintained current projects such as Turkish Stream and the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant would not fall in the scope of restrictions.

Bilateral talks on the project had been in limbo for months, with the two state-run companies, Gazprom and Botas, failing to agree on gas pricing.

Russia's TASS agency earlier quoted Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller as saying if Turkey is intersted in Turkish Stream it must turn to Russia so that talks are carried out.

"[If it] turns to us - we'll consider [renewing talks]. Turkey hasn't turned to us with a proposal to build Turkish Stream." Hmmmm......Already in June I said the 'Turkish stream' was a 'dead stream'. 

Why the EU politicians never Will criticize Erdogan's 'rule.

Map from 2013 ! #NATO’s Energy Security Strategy: Break Russia’s control over European gas markets.

Why the EU politicians never Will criticize Erdogan's 'rule. Iran has potential to increase gas supply to Turkey, export it to Europe. (Taz).

Iran has great potential and technical opportunities to increase gas supply to Turkey, Amir Abbas Soltani, first secretary of Iranian parliament's energy commission exclusively told Trend.

The country also has technical potential to export its gas to European countries, he added.

Soltani said currently, Iran can meet 8-9 percent of the world market’s demand for natural gas and expressed regret that the sanctions didn’t allow Iran to use this potential.

Tehran always expresses readiness to cooperate with all countries which want to import Iranian gas, he noted.

Touching upon the relations between Iran and Turkey, Soltani pointed out that before the imposition of sanctions by the West, Ankara and Tehran had close bilateral relations.

Furthermore, he said that Ankara’s policy towards Syria and opening its military base for the US would inevitably affect the relations between Turkey and Iran. Hmmm.....As i said before EU parlimentarians would sell mother and father for cheap energy....human rights or a nuclear armed Iran won't stop them. Read the full story here.

Related:

'Sanctions that Benefit' - Iranian MPs Visit Belgian Gas Transmission Firm.

More on Iran's potential as EU's 'official gas provider' in cooperation with the 'Angry man of Europe' Turkey here below.

NATO’s Energy Security Strategy: Break Russia’s control over European gas markets.

http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/unprecedented-opportunity-for-nato-allies-natural-gas-diversification

http://csis.org/files/publication/100228_Smith_RussiaEuropeEnergy_Web.pdf

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2014/542167/EPRS_BRI(2014)542167_REV1_EN.pdf

http://www.nato-pa.int/default.asp?SHORTCUT=2074

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/research/groups/eucers/fu-pubs.pdf

Russia's gas pipelines to Europe by 2018.

Russia's gas pipelines to Europe by 2018. (TASS).

Russian Iskander-M missile systems to be deployed in Kaliningrad region till 2018.

Iskander missile range.

Russian Iskander-M missile systems to be deployed in Kaliningrad region till 2018. (Tass).

Russian Ground Forces’ guided missile brigade stationed in the westernmost Kaliningrad region will be reequipped with the Iskander-M ballistic missile systems till 2018, Maj Gen Mikhail Matveyevsky, commander of the army’s missile forces and artillery, said on Saturday.

When asked by the Russian News Service radio station whether the brigade in the Kaliningrad region would be reequipped with the missile complexes, Matveyevsky replied: "There are no doubts about it."

"The Ground Forces’ guided missile brigades are being rearmed with this complex, according to the schedule," he said. Hmmm.....'Flexibility' seems only Russia is flexing their muscles.

Russian Dep PM Rogozin to open a new Border crossing point on the border with Ukraine'.

Russian Dep PM Rogozin to open a new Border crossing point on the border with Ukraine'. (RAI).[GoogleTranslate].

Constant multi-point Graivoron in Belgorod region has a design capacity of 500 vehicles per day, including 300 cars, 150 trucks and 50 buses.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, on Saturday, May 16, will hold a grand opening of the automobile checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, in the village Graivoron Belgorod region, RIA Novosti reported Rosgranitsa.

This information was confirmed in the office of Deputy Prime Minister.

As reported in an interview with RIA Novosti head Rosgranitsa Konstantin Busygin, permanent multilateral Graivoron checkpoint in Belgorod region has a design capacity of 500 vehicles per day, including 300 cars, 150 trucks and 50 buses.

The agency's interlocutor explained that the work checkpoint began on April 14, 2015, but the grand opening is scheduled for May 16 with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

In addition, according to Busygin, the invitation to take part in the opening through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was sent to the authorities of Ukraine, but it remained unanswered.

The multilateral automobile checkpoint was set Graivoron intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Ukraine, February 8, 1995. In Rosgranitsa explained that since 1995 funds for its improvement were not allocated.

"The crossing point for border, customs and other controls used modular building, no parking for Inspection and loading and unloading operations, detained vehicles required special equipment," - told RIA Novosti in the Federal Agency.

Reconstruction of the crossing point was made Rosgranitsa under the Federal Target Program "State Border of the Russian Federation (2012-2020 years)" and in terms stipulated by the project and the state contract for 20 months.

It is equipped with modern technical means of border, customs and other controls, the latest security systems and communications. To meet the needs of the checkpoint built a gas boiler, diesel power, and made an autonomous system of water intake. Hmmmm......If anyone believes this 'Disinformatia', i've got a bridge for sale.

'CHANGE' - Moscow wants U.S. to take back nukes stationed in Europe.

'CHANGE' - Moscow wants U.S. to take back nukes stationed in Europe. (RBTH).

Russia's envoy to NATO insisted on Friday that American nuclear weapons stationed in Europe go back to the United States, which "would be a serious contribution to strategic stability and security in Europe."

For the process of nuclear arms control and reduction to be successful, nuclear powers that have nuclear weapons deployed outside their borders must return them to their own territory the way Russia has done, Alexander Grushko said from Brussels during a Moscow-Brussels videoconference.

Moscow "can see no objective reason today for any tactical nuclear weapons to stay in Europe," he said.

Video - Russian battle robots armed with machine-guns, cannons and anti-tank missile launchers being field tested.

'Flexibility' - Russian Ground Forces to hold drills with Indian, Mongolian, Chinese, Belarusian troops this year.

'Flexibility' - Russian Ground Forces to hold drills with Indian, Mongolian, Chinese, Belarusian troops this year. (RBTH).

The Russian Armed Forces' Ground Forces will hold joint military peacekeeping and anti-terror exercises with troops from India, Mongolia, China and Belarus in the second half of 2015.

"In the second half of 2015, the Ground Forces units and formations are expected to take part in five joint military peacekeeping and anti-terror drills with army units from India, Mongolia, China and the Republic of Belarus, as well as with the armed forces of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) member states," according to the documents prepared for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, focused on the development of the Russian Armed Forces.

A total of 18 inter-service drills involving Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy units, armed forces branches and specialist troops are expected to be held before the end of 2015.

"The main event during the summer training period will be a joint command post exercise with central military-command offices, command post crisis-resolution and peacekeeping drills supervised by the Ground Forces commander-in-chief," according to the documents.

In addition, in 2015 the Ground Forces will conduct over 150 tactical and specialist tactical drills with various armed forces branches and specialist troops, as well as field and map command post exercises. Hmmm.......'Practices make perfect' 

Xi Jinping: China and Russia will be shoulder to shoulder to defend the world Peace.

Xi Jinping: China and Russia will be shoulder to shoulder to defend the world peace. ( Davidov).[GoogleTranslate].

China is ready to support Russia in the struggle against attempts to distort the history of World War II, said Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"The Chinese and Russian people are ready with all the determination and all the efforts, together with all peace-loving countries and peoples to oppose any action and attempts to deny, distort and rewrite the history of World War II"

The Chinese leader is going to visit Moscow on May 9 to take part in the festivities dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

"Heavy lessons of the Second World War, people say that the co-existence of mankind are not subject to the law of the jungle; diametrically opposed to the policy of peace and belligerent hegemonic power politics; and the path of human development does not lie in the principle of "winner takes all" and not in the game with zero results. World - yes, the war - no, cooperation - yes, confrontation - no, the overall gain in the premium and zero results - not, that is what is unchanging essence and core of peace, progress and development of human society, "- Xi Jinping.

According to him, "Today humanity has ever opportunities for the realization of our goals - peace and development, and the more fully should form a new type of international relations in a spirit of cooperation and win-win."

"Rallying - is power, and self-isolation - exhausted. Cooperation and win-win should be taken as the basic orientation of the policy of all countries in international affairs. We need to unite their own interests with the common interests of all countries, find and expand the common interests of the various parties to develop and establish a new concept of "win-win, win multilateral and win-win", always be ready to lend a helping hand to each other in difficult moments together The rights and interests and together take responsibility, collective forces to solve the growing global problems such as climate change, energy security, cyber security, severe natural disasters, etc. - In short, we are together protects our planet - the home of all mankind ", - said the leader of China.

"The Chinese people and the Russian people - great people. In the years of grief and misery, our unbreakable fighting friendship cemented with blood. Today the peoples of China and Russia will be hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder to defend peace, promote development and contribute to lasting world peace and progress of mankind "- Xi Jinping