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Putin urges Kiev to hold talks with pro-Russians over reforms
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the government in Kiev should hold talks with east Ukraine’s pro-Russians over any constitutional reforms. According to the reports, Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Friday said: “I want to emphasize that the amendments to the constitution of Ukraine are...
Russia warns US of firm response to new sanctions
Russia has warned that a recent decision by Washington to expand its list of sanctions against Russian entities would backfire, saying the move will certainly be reciprocated by Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday, slamming the US government for expanding the list of anti-Russia sanctions, saying the move is...
EU to extend anti-Russia sanctions for 3 more months
The European Union is set to extend its anti-Russia sanctions for three more months. A Wall Street Journal report says the sanctions, which target almost 200 officials and firms from Russia and self-proclaimed regions in eastern Ukraine, will be extended until March 15. They were supposed to expire in mid-September. Several rounds of anti-Russia...
Russia’s Putin drafts bill to dump dollar, euro from CIS trade
Russian president Vladimir Putin has proposed a bill to the country’s legislature to eliminate the dollar and the euro from trade between member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). A statement from the Kremlin said that Putin submitted to the State Duma a draft federal law which seeks an integrated currency market in the...
Russian parliament speaker slams US sanctions
A senior Russian lawmaker has censured the sanctions imposed by the United States on Russian legislators as illegitimate and blatant violations of international law. The bans “grossly violate international law, the principles of democracy and freedom of speech,” Valentina Matviyenko, the speaker of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of...
NATO launches joint military exercises with Ukraine in Black Sea
NATO forces and the Ukrainian army have launched joint military exercises in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula that rejoined Russia last year. The naval drills, code-named Sea Breeze 2015, began on Monday in Ukraine’s Odessa and Nikolaevsk regions with the participation of 2,500 troops and some 150 military vehicles. Kiev has...
Clashes near Ukrainian parliament injure 100 police officers
At least 100 police officers have been injured in clashes in front of the Ukrainian parliament in the capital city of Kiev as radical nationalists gathered there to protest against constitutional amendments that grant more autonomy to the pro-Russia eastern region of the country. On Monday, hundreds of supporters of Ukraine’s right-wing...
World Bank approves new $500mn Ukraine loan
The Washington-based World Bank says it has approved a plan to grant the pro-Western Ukrainian government a $500-million loan package. According to media reports, in a Tuesday statement, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors said the new financing supports a number of structural and macroeconomic reforms in Ukraine to enhance the...
Moscow still arming pro-Russians in E Ukraine: Poroshenko
The Ukrainian president has accused Moscow of supplying heavy weaponry to pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine despite a standing ceasefire between the two sides. On Monday, Petro Poroshenko claimed that at least 950 armored vehicles, 500 tanks and 400 artillery systems were deployed by Russia in the violence-wracked area. He did not, however,...
Number of Germans opposing NATO, its stance against Russia rises
Researchers say the vast number of Germans who oppose NATO’s activities and its stance against Russia is on the rise. According to Press TV quoting the research carried out by German center Prognosis Media, dissatisfaction with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s actions has risen since spring. Over the last month, the research...
