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Russia vows ‘tough’ action if Ukraine defaults on debt
Russia says it will adopt a “tough stance” if Ukraine defaults on its debt. …read more Source:...
Moscow vows tough action if Kiev halts debt repayments
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned that his country will adopt a tough stance should Ukraine fail to repay its debts to Moscow after Kiev’s parliament authorized the government to suspend foreign debt payments. …read more Source: Iran...
Moscow vows tough action if Kiev halts debt repayments
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned that his country will adopt a tough stance should Ukraine fail to repay its debts to Moscow after Kiev’s parliament authorized the government to suspend foreign debt payments. Russia’s TASS news agency reported on Friday, Medvedev slammed the Ukrainian parliament’s decision as...
Moscow vows tough action if Kiev halts debt repayments
Moscow reacts strongly to a decision by the Ukrainian government authorizing the Kiev government to suspend foreign debt repayments. …read more Source:...
Eastern Partnership summit overshadowed by Ukraine crisis
The two-day summit of Eastern European partnership has ended in the Latvian capital Riga amid reports that fresh fighting in eastern Ukraine killed three soldiers. …read more Source:...
Amnesty Intl. accuses Ukraine army, pro-Russian militias of war crimes
Amnesty international has accused both sides of the conflict in Ukraine of committing war crimes. The rights organization says both Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militias have used torture against detainees. According to the report, almost all the interviewed detainees have complained of severe beatings, electric shock and being hung from the...
Russia’s Lavrov Discusses Syria, Yemen with Kerry
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Lavrov, Kerry discuss world ‘hotspots’ in phone call: Moscow
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the conflicts in Ukraine, Yemen and Syria in a telephone conversation initiated by Washington, the Russian Foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday, RT reported. “The situation in Syria and Yemen, including efforts by the international community...
‘No promises’ on EU membership for Eastern states at Riga summit
The EU is not ready to welcome its eastern non-member partners, including Ukraine, according to a leaked draft resolution ahead of the Eastern Partnership Summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned EU leaders not to make false promises. “We must not create false expectations,” Merkel said when speaking in front of the Berlin parliament before...
Russia threatens to sue Ukraine over $3bln debt
Russia has threatened to sue Ukraine over unpaid money related to a long-standing gas row between the two countries. …read more Source:...
