ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 19 (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday blamed the West and particularly the United States for the crisis in Ukraine and said the West should put pressure on Kiev to help resolve it.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 19 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia had a "sufficient supply of inner strength" to overcome its economic problems and assured investors that his country remained open to business with the West.
TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - Canada's largest oil pipeline company Enbridge said on Friday it has reached a long anticipated deal to transfer some of its Canadian pipeline and renewable energy assets valued at C$18.7 billion ($15.3 billion) to Enbridge Income Fund, as it moves to boost its dividend and accelerate growth.
BRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) - EU governments extended for a year a ban on trade and investment with Crimea on Friday, meaning European help for Russian Black Sea oil and gas exploration and visits by European cruise ships will remain outlawed.
BANGKOK, June 19 (Reuters) - Thailand's top coal miner Banpu PCL aims to invest in renewable energy and have a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW) over the next five years, when its total electricity generating capacity will double to 2,750 MW.
* Timeline of the debt crisis: http://link.reuters.com/nuf94w
FRANKFURT, June 19 (Reuters) - More than half a century after the world's first commercial nuclear plant went into operation in the United States, the industry may finally be nearing a way to store radioactive waste underground permanently.
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