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Russia to support rebel polls
Russia plans to recognise elections being organised by rebels in the restive eastern Ukraine, it said. …read more Source:...
Russian sanctions hurt mine magnates
Russia’s mining billionaires are starting to feel the sting of economic sanctions. ||| Yuliya Fedorinova and Alex Sazonov MoscowRussia’s mining billionaires are starting to feel the sting of economic sanctions.Mikhail Prokhorov, whose investment empire stretches from the world’s largest aluminium maker to the Brooklyn Nets...
Poland to move thousands of troops east
Poland will move thousands of troops toward its eastern borders in a historic realignment of a military structure built in the Cold War, the country’s defence minister has said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia
Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and steer the country further out of Russia’s orbit into Europe’s mainstream. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Emerging stocks drop
Emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s currency and Ibovespa futures sank after President Dilma Rousseff won elections. ||| London – Emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s currency and Ibovespa futures sank after President Dilma Rousseff won elections.The Shanghai Composite Index completed its longest losing streak of...
Heavy shelling erupts near rebel-held Ukraine town
Heavy shelling has erupted near the separatist held town of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, ending a calm period during parliamentary elections. …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia
Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict a …read more Source: The New...
Russia: Ukraine vote may help peace
Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Ukraine’s parliamentary election offers a chance for peace in the country’s eastern region. ||| Moscow – A parliamentary election in Ukraine offers a chance for peace in the country’s east, a deputy Russian foreign minister said on Monday but warned that “nationalists” in the...
Pro-European parties on track for big Ukrainian election win, figures show
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hails sweeping victory for pro-European parties in election, saying vote shows people back his plan to end separatist conflict …read more Source: Business...
Ukraine elections suggests big win for Poroshenko
A partial vote count from Ukraine’s elections shows pro-Western parties are taking the lead, with pro-Russian parties falling far behind in support. …read more Source: Mail &...
