Слайд 2Belarus President urges Ukraine not to rush out of the CIS
"Never in
a hurry to leave the normal site of interaction. We speak the same language, same thoughts and not going anywhere these decades, lived together, "- said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at his meeting in Minsk with the heads of CIS governments.
Слайд 3Putin signs economic union deal with ex-Soviet states
Moscow says the Eurasian Economic
Union (EEU) of ex-Soviet states will create a shared market and help integrate economic policy, starting next year.
Critics say the project is an attempt to revive part of the old Soviet Union.
Слайд 4Ukraine transferred to "Gazprom" part of the debt for gas
Ukraine transferred to
the Russian "Gazprom" 786 million dollars in payment for gas delivered already, said Prime Minister Yatsenyuk.
Russia believes that Ukraine owes it for gas over 3.5 billion dollars. The debt due to non-compliance with the schedule of payments and by reason sharp increase in prices imposed by Moscow after the change of power in Kiev in February.