Section: Egylovers (Egypt)
US Official: New Sanctions Against Russia Under Consideration
A top U.S. official says Washington is considering imposing new sanctions against Russia if a Ukraine cease-fire deal reached last month in Minsk continues to be violated, and has sent a team to Europe to coordinate the measures with allied governments. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland told the House...
Budget, Reform Plans Put Ukraine in Line for IMF Aid, G7 Says
BERLIN/WASHINGTON—The International Monetary Fund and Group of Seven leading economic powers on Wednesday praised Ukraine’s determination to reform its economy against all odds, with the G7 saying Kyiv’s new draft budget should put it on track for an IMF-led bailout. Ukraine’s parliament approved on Monday a raft of IMF-backed...
Many dead in Ukraine mine blast
At least 17 miners have been killed and 16 others are missing following… …read more Source:...
More than 30 feared dead in eastern Ukraine mine blast
Thirty-two miners in eastern Ukraine are missing and feared dead following an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. The blast took place at Zasyadko mine, near the city’s war-wrecked airport early on Wednesday. The chairman of Ukraine’s parliament, Volodymyr Groysman, announced 32 miners killed in what he called...
Kyiv: Eastern Ukraine Coal Mine Explosion Kills 32
Ukrainian officials say an explosion at a mine in the rebel-held eastern part of the country has killed at least 32 workers. A rescue operation is ongoing… …read more Source:...
More than 30 dead in blast at mine in eastern Ukraine
More than 30 people have been killed in a coal mine in a separatist stronghold of eastern Ukraine after an explosion at the facility, Ukraine’s parliamentary speaker has said. Volodymyr Groysman’s announcement came after local officials and media reported earlier on Wednesday that dozens of miners were trapped in the Zasyadko mine of...
Eastern Ukraine Coal Mine Explosion Kills 32
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Rescue mission underway after deadly Ukraine mine blast
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Kerry Seeks Assurances of Russian Non-Interference in Ukraine
Published March 02, 2015 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that his country could face further consequences to what he called its “already strained economy” if Moscow does not fully comply with a cease-fire in Ukraine. The two met, on Monday, on the sidelines of a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting...
Kerry complains of ‘cherry picking’ in Ukraine deal
The US secretary of state has threatened Moscow with more economic sanctions if the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is not being adhered to. John Kerry cautioned on Monday that the truce between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels agreed last month was not being”fully” implemented. Kerry said that there so far had been...
