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ICG: Syrian gambit will not erase Putin’s Ukraine problem
If Russia really wants to pull out of Ukraine, it has to wind up a small but stubborn political local leadership and a quite large militia structure of at least 20,000 fighters. It will discover that separatist leaders have developed their own, usually corrupt, interests, and may not go quietly, and that fighters, abandoned to their own...
News24.com | Ukrainian pilot says she was smuggled into Russia
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial for the murder of two Russian journalists, says she was captured by pro-Kremlin separatists and then smuggled into Russia. …read more Source:...
US, Russia clash over working with Assad
The US and Russia agreed to try and end the Syrian civil war but then disgreed over whether President Bashar al-Assad should be included. ||| United Nations – The United States said on Monday it was willing to work with Russia, as well as Iran, to try to end the Syrian civil war but the two big powers clashed over whether or not Syrian...
Ukraine energy minister indicates Russia Q4 gas price will be less than $228
Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn indicated on Monday that the price Ukraine was willing to pay Russia for gas supplies in the fourth qua …read more Source: The New...
Ukrainian soldier killed in mine blast in rebel east
A Ukrainian soldier was killed and another was wounded in a landmine blast in the rebel-held east, where a ceasefire has been holding for almost a mon …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | UN: Russia-backed rebels in Ukraine expel aid agencies
The UN refugee agency has criticised Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine for shutting the door on international aid, while the rebels themselves said the ban was instituted to restore order. …read more Source:...
Ukraine bans Russian airlines
Sanctioned Russian airlines will be banned from flying to Ukraine from Oct. 25, Ukraine’s aviation authorities said in a statement on Friday, after the government announced details of restrictions to be imposed on Russian companies on its santions blacklist. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Putin and Obama to discuss Syria
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin will meet to discuss the Syrian crisis amid suspicions over Russia’s increasing presence in Syria. ||| Amid suspicions in some Western nations that Vladimir Putin is using the Syrian conflict to flex Moscow’s military might as he builds up the Russian presence in the country, Barack Obama and Mr Putin...
News24.com | Ukraine, Nato strengthen collaboration
Ukraine and the Western military alliance Nato have signed a series of documents to strengthen their collaboration as their leaders meet in Kiev. …read more Source:...
IMF calls on investors to participate in Ukraine debt exchange
The International Monetary Fund urged all of Ukraine’s creditors to support a debt restructuring deal, saying it was critical that investors holdin …read more Source: The New...
