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Space snub. ITAR-TASS has quoted the head of the Russian United Rocket and Space Corporation hinting that tensions with Ukraine might have "irreversible consequences for cooperation."
Igor Komarov hinted that his country might be forced to consider "new partners" and channel work and investments "into some other area that isn't contingent on cooperation with our Ukrainian partners."
Here's more of the Russian report:
Here's our recent, related report, titled "Complex Ties: Russia's Armed Forces Depend On Ukraine's Military Industry."
Igor Komarov hinted that his country might be forced to consider "new partners" and channel work and investments "into some other area that isn't contingent on cooperation with our Ukrainian partners."
Here's more of the Russian report:
Severe situation around the Ukrainian space industry is likely to result in a breakup of cooperation with Russia in this sphere, Director General of the Russian United Rocket and Space Corporation Igor Komarov said on Friday.
"In the near future, organisation of new projects will be considered," Komarov told the Rossiya 24 television. "We are tasked to modernise production drastically so with regard to this task we will have to choose, and not only we, who we should move forward together with and how."
"And what worries us in this situation is that if a gap appears in our relations with Ukraine in the near future, it will have irreversible consequences for cooperation that will linger for 15 to 20 years, in the course of which they [the relations] will be hard to restore," he said.
"New partners will be found, hard work will be done and investments will flow into some other area that isn't contingent on cooperation with our Ukrainian partners," Komarov said.
"In the near future, organisation of new projects will be considered," Komarov told the Rossiya 24 television. "We are tasked to modernise production drastically so with regard to this task we will have to choose, and not only we, who we should move forward together with and how."
"And what worries us in this situation is that if a gap appears in our relations with Ukraine in the near future, it will have irreversible consequences for cooperation that will linger for 15 to 20 years, in the course of which they [the relations] will be hard to restore," he said.
"New partners will be found, hard work will be done and investments will flow into some other area that isn't contingent on cooperation with our Ukrainian partners," Komarov said.
Here's our recent, related report, titled "Complex Ties: Russia's Armed Forces Depend On Ukraine's Military Industry."
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RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports allegations that annexed Crimea's leadership has already targeted the clergy and worshippers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Kyiv Patriarchate in Crimea in reprisals that include intimidation and efforts to provoke violence.
19:04
25.4.2014
Interfax quotes self-styled Slovyansk "people's mayor" Vyacheslav Ponomaryov as confirming the "detention" of the bus that Ukrainian authorities say is carrying OSCE monitors and Ukrainian army officers. Ponomaryov claims the passengers' "affiliations" are being investigated and alleges that "banned ammunition was found on" the bus.
"Indeed, we have detained the bus and banned ammunition was found on it, we currently are determining who these people are. We can not confirm for now that Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) monitors were indeed among them because we have not conclusively determined their affiliation, we will check," Ponomariov told Interfax on the telephone.
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25.4.2014
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry says of the seizure by separatists of seven Ukainian and international OSCE representatives, five Ukrainian military officers, and a driver that "Negotiations are going on for their release."
Reuters quotes a separatist leader in the city, Slovyansk, as alleging that there is a Ukrainian "spy" in the group, whose bus was seized.
Reuters quotes a separatist leader in the city, Slovyansk, as alleging that there is a Ukrainian "spy" in the group, whose bus was seized.