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News24.com | West wants to undermine Russia – Putin
President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of exploiting the Ukraine crisis to undermine an increasingly confident Russia, and said Crimea was “sacred” to Moscow. …read more Source:...
Russia is ‘strategic problem’ for EU: Juncker
Russia is now a “strategic problem” for the European Union amid the crisis in Ukraine but Brussels will work to make Moscow a partner again, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday (04/12/2014). Juncker also insisted that the huge South Stream gas pipeline to Europe could still be built, despite Russian President...
Putin: Russia’s enemies seek its downfall
President Vladimir Putin accused Russia’s enemies of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for growing strong. ||| Moscow – President Vladimir Putin accused Russia’s enemies on Thursday of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for growing strong, in an annual state of the union speech...
Putin says West trying to undermine Russia; Crimea ‘sacred’
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (04/12/2014) accused the West of exploiting the Ukraine crisis to undermine Russia and said in a key speech that Crimea had “sacred” significance for Russia. Addressing hundreds of dignitaries, lawmakers and officials in his annual state of the nation address at the Kremlin, Putin said however that Russia...
Kerry says Russia can rebuild trust if it withdraws from Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday Russia had pitched itself into isolation through its own actions in Ukraine and could rebuild inte …read more Source: The New...
Putin’s pipeline ‘gambit’ leaves West with mixed feelings
Was he flexing his muscles or beating a retreat? Opinions are divided over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement to abandon Moscow’s 50 billion South Stream gas pipeline. Some analysts viewed the unexpected December 1 decision to scrap the project to pump natural gas under the Black Sea to southern Europe as the...
Shrinking oil revenues could dig into funds
Energy-exporting countries which have stashed billions in windfalls in sovereign investment funds may be forced to draw down on them as oil revenues shrink, sending a chill through stock, bond and property markets worldwide. ||| Chris Vellacott LondonENERGY-EXPORTING countries which have stashed billions in windfalls in sovereign investment funds...
New Ukraine talks possible next week, former president says
Fresh talks aimed at settling the conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine might begin next week, former Ukra …read more Source: The New...
AK-47 makers fight sanctions with fashion
The makers of Russia’s iconic AK-47 assault rifle are moving into fashion to get around Western sanctions on its weapons. ||| Moscow – The makers of Russia’s iconic AK-47 assault rifle are moving into fashion to get around Western sanctions on its weapons.At a flashy event in Moscow on Tuesday, Kalashnikov Concern unveiled a new...
Ukraine energy minister says "no threat" from accident at nuclear plant
Ukraine’s energy authorities said on Wednesday that an accident at a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya in the south-east of the country posed no …read more Source: The New...
