Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
Putin is unfazed, reassures his people
President Vladimir Putin struck an uncompromising stance over the crisis gripping Russia, accusing the US and European Union of trying to undermine his country and blaming external factors for the sharp plunge in the rouble. ||| Henry Meyer and Ilya Arkhipov MoscowPresident Vladimir Putin struck an uncompromising stance over the crisis gripping...
Putin says Russia’s economy will be cured
President Vladimir Putin assured Russians that the economy would rebound after the rouble’s dramatic slide. ||| Moscow – President Vladimir Putin assured Russians on Thursday that the economy would rebound after the rouble’s dramatic slide this year but offered no remedy for a deepening financial crisis. In an assured...
Putin promises to help the poor
Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to assuage fears of economic collapse. ||| Moscow – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday attempted to assuage fears of economic collapse and promised rapid recovery as he faced hundreds of journalists during the worst financial crisis of his rule.Speaking at his annual press-conference, the...
Western sanctions may last for decades – Russian minister
Sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine are likely to last “for a very long time”, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev says. ||| Moscow – Western sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis are likely to last “for a very long time”, possibly decades, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told Vedomosti newspaper. “When a US...
Russia’s financial crisis poses a global threat
RUSSIA’S escalating financial crisis risks spilling beyond its borders and endangering parts of the global economy. ||| Josh Boak WashingtonRUSSIA’S escalating financial crisis risks spilling beyond its borders and endangering parts of the global economy. With economies in Europe, Japan, China and Latin America already ailing, fresh...
Panic mood hits Russian economy
Russia has scrambled to halt a run on the ruble in the worst economic crisis of President Vladimir Putin’s 15 years in power. ||| Moscow – Russia scrambled on Wednesday to halt a run on the ruble, selling billions of reserves to prop up the currency in the worst economic crisis of President Vladimir Putin’s 15 years in power.At...
Russian measures fail to halt rouble’s slide
The Russian rouble dropped to a new low of almost 58 (R11) to the dollar, continuing a slide that traders said led the central bank to intervene in the market on Friday after an interest rate hike failed to break the currency’s fall. ||| Reuters and Bloomberg MoscowTHE RUSSIAN rouble dropped to a new low of almost 58 (R11) to the dollar,...
Moscow couple had sex in tunnel
Moscow’s metro will carry out emergency checks of its system after a young couple had sex on the rails. ||| Moscow’s metro said on Friday it was carrying out emergency checks of its system after a young couple made their way into a tunnel and had sex on the rails.Moscow has a subculture of enthusiasts who explore its maze of tunnels...
Putin tops AFP’s most influential people list
Russian President Vladimir Putin leads an AFP list of the most influential people of 2014, a year scarred by episodes of extreme brutality. ||| Paris, France – Russian President Vladimir Putin leads an AFP list of the most influential people of 2014, a year marked by seismic conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and scarred by episodes of...
Poroshenko’s plea to Moscow
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border. ||| Kiev – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border, saying doing so would create peace in the war-torn region within...
