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EU approves new Crimean sanctions
EU bans all investment and cruise ships from its ports to force home message bloc will not recognise Russia’s ‘illegal annexation’ of Ukrainian territory …read more Source: Business...
News24.com | 80% back Putin even as ruble falls
The ruble has lost more than half its value and Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine has turned the country into a pariah, yet most Russians see him not as the cause, but as the solution. …read more Source:...
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...
Russia fighting for survival – Putin
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday showed no sign of changing tack on war-torn Ukraine and compared Russia to a bear fighting for survival. …read more Source:...
Putin accuses west of trying to sideline Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Thursday (18/12/2014) to fix Russia’s economic woes within two years, pledging to diversify the gas-dependent economy and persuade businesses to help prop up the collapsing ruble. Putin acknowledged that Western economic sanctions over Russia’s course on Ukraine was just one factor behind the...
News24.com | Merkel: Russian sanctions remain unavoidable
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that sanctions against Russia over Ukraine remain unavoidable as long as Moscow does not respect Ukrainian sovereignty. …read more Source:...
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...
Merkel says Russia sanctions remain ‘unavoidable’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed that Europe’s goal remains a free and whole Ukraine and that Western sanctions against Russia remain unavoidable until that goal is reached. …read more Source: The Sunday...
News24.com | Western sanctions on Russia may last for decades
Western sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis are likely to last ‘for a very long time’, Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev says. …read more Source:...
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...
