Tagesanzeiger\u00a0<\/b>|\u00a0<\/b>Switzerland<\/b><\/p>\n
OSCE representative: hot heads should be collected together<\/b><\/p>\n
Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini, the OSCE\u2019s envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group that includes senior representatives from Ukraine and Russia, did not think Minsk agreements meet a dead end and insists on compliance. She stated in an interview with Swiss newspaper Tagesanzeiger.\u00a0The truce, on which parties agreed in Minsk, \u201chas been constantly violated in strategically important areas,\u201d Tagliavini admitted. http:\/\/www.tagesanzeiger.ch\/ ZAPOROZHIYA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT <\/b>ACCIDENT<\/b><\/p>\n Stratfor | <\/b>The<\/b> <\/b>USA<\/b>.\u00a0<\/b>A private US think tank Stratfor writes that small problems and emergencies (as, for example, an accident at Zaporozhiya nuclear power plant on Nov.28) underlines Ukraine\u2019s energy independence. An accident at Zaporozhiya nuclear power plant occurred following the existing conflict in the east, energy supply shortage and the fact that most of Ukraine\u2019s coal reserves are under control of separatists.\u00a0http:\/\/www. EU FINANCIAL AID FOR UKRAINE<\/b><\/p>\n The Wall Street Journal | <\/b>The<\/b> <\/b>USA<\/b>. The Wall Street Journal <\/b>informs<\/b> <\/b>European Union finance ministers will discuss Ukraine\u2019s financing needs at a meeting next Tuesday.\u00a0<\/b>Following a request by Germany, which will hold the presidency of the Group of Seven leading nations in 2015, ministers will take stock of Ukraine\u2019s financial situation and look in particular at what additional loans the EU\u2019s executive could give. The edition reminds\u00a0the European Commission has already approved two balance of payments loans totaling \u20ac1.6 billion for Ukraine. The latest \u20ac500 million tranche of that loan is due to be disbursed this week. Ukraine has requested an additional \u20ac2 billion balance of payments loan for 2015\u2014an amount that EU officials have privately said is probably too high. The EU still has more than \u20ac200 million left over from its already approved balance of payments loan for Ukraine, which it can still disburse in the coming months.\u00a0http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/ FOREIGNERS IN THE GOVERNMENT<\/b><\/p>\n Le Temps | <\/b>Switzerland<\/b>. <\/b>Brussels is not ready to marry Ukraine. Europe should have courage to take a clear position: its promise to marry has no future. Otherwise, it could come to an end and result in \u00a0confrontation with Russia. <\/b>“With these appointments Kyiv only adds fuel to the fire and embarrasses relationship with former friend. Two nations can\u2019t easily break off relations, they need to portion out the common property and the common heritage. Raising children requires mutual support” – the author concludes. http:\/\/www.letemps.ch\/Page\/ UKRAINE\u2019S MEMBERSHIP IN NATO<\/b><\/p>\n Spiegel | <\/b>Germany<\/b>. <\/b>German<\/b> <\/b>edition<\/b> <\/b>Spiegel <\/b>writes<\/b> <\/b>Ukraine<\/b> <\/b>should<\/b> <\/b>stop<\/b> <\/b>talking<\/b> <\/b>about<\/b> <\/b>joining<\/b> <\/b>NATO<\/b>.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Today any assumptions about Ukraine joining the alliance are like playing with fire, the edition writes. From the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine, NATO officials said the conflict cannot be resolved by military means, that\u2019s why the organization should be out of the conflict. http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/ Stratfor | <\/b>The<\/b> <\/b>USA<\/b>. <\/b>US<\/b> <\/b>think<\/b> <\/b>tank<\/b> <\/b>Stratfor<\/b> <\/b>published<\/b> <\/b>a<\/b> <\/b>review<\/b>, <\/b>stating<\/b> <\/b>Russia<\/b> <\/b>strengthens its military <\/b>position<\/b> in Ukraine. <\/b>According to the last month observers report, Russia had brought more troops in separatists\u2019 held regions. After September 5 ceasefire, this flow of troops has weakened. Now it\u2019s back to the full size again. But the authors think the structure and the location of Russian troops prove that further escalation of the conflict between Ukrainian forces and separatists is not the only option. Instead, Russia could strengthen what it had gained before the ceasefire to let separatists strengthen the control over their territory. There is no sign of the campaign moving further into Ukraine\u2019s territory, the analysis says. \u00a0http:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/ World Politics Review | <\/b>The<\/b> <\/b>USA<\/b>. World Politics Review <\/b>writes<\/b> <\/b>that<\/b> <\/b>a<\/b>fter Ukraine, Black Sea <\/b>b<\/b>ecomes <\/b>c<\/b>ontested <\/b>z<\/b>one for Russia<\/b> and<\/b> NATO\u00a0<\/b>http:\/\/www. UKRAINE\u2019S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE<\/b><\/p>\n Bloomberg | <\/b>The<\/b> <\/b>USA<\/b><\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s plan to diminish its energy dependence on Russia is adrift in the Bosporus Strait.<\/b> <\/b>The nation, which gets half its gas from Russia, wants to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Black Sea and held talks with Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG) to import U.S. cargoes. The only path to the terminal is through Istanbul\u2019s 17-mile waterway. Turkey doesn\u2019t allow LNG shipments through the Bosporus because of safety concerns and congestion. <\/b>http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/