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Hope, obstacles as Russia, Ukraine seek gas deal
A tentative agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents has raised hopes of ending a dispute. ||| Moscow/Kiev – A tentative agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents has raised hopes of ending a dispute in which Moscow has halted natural gas supplies to Kiev, but several obstacles still have be overcome. Movement on...
‘Ukraine, rebels guilty of atrocities’
Both Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels may be guilty of atrocities, Amnesty International said. …read more Source:...
Russia and Ukraine seek gas deal
A tentative agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents has raised hopes of ending a dispute in which Moscow has halted natural gas supplies to Kiev. …read more Source:...
Sweden hunts for ‘foreign sub’ in its waters
Sweden is trying to locate a mysterious underwater vessel seen in its Baltic Sea territory. ||| Stockholm – Sweden released on Sunday a grainy photo of a mysterious vessel in Stockholm’s archipelago, as the military hunted for a foreign submarine or divers in the country’s biggest such mobilisation since the Cold War. The search...
Man searches MH17 crash site for relative
A Dutch relative of a victim of Flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site to search for the remains of his missing cousin. ||| The Hague – A Dutch relative of a victim of downed Flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site in eastern Ukraine to search for the remains of his missing cousin, Dutch television reported on Sunday.National...
‘China, Russia mull high-speed rail link’
China and Russia are considering building a high-speed rail line thousands of kilometres from Moscow to Beijing. ||| Beijing – China and Russia are considering building a high-speed rail line thousands of kilometres from Moscow to Beijing that would cut the journey time from six days on the celebrated Trans-Siberian to two, Chinese media...
‘German stimulus could backfire’
The German economy, currently slowing sharply, does not need additional stimulus and any such measures could backfire. ||| Riga – The German economy, currently slowing sharply, does not need additional stimulus and any such measures could backfire, the head of the central bank or Bundesbank, warned on Friday. “With the economy operating at...
Putin meets Poroshenko in Milan
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Milan on Friday in the latest attempt to ease tensions over the simmering conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin to hold more talks with Ukraine, EU leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold more talks on Friday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French …read more Source: The New...
Putin meets Poroshenko, EU leaders in Milan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Milan in the lasts attempt to ease tensions over the simmering conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
