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Russia can’t mend ties with U.S. while it backs sanctions: Lavrov
Dec10

Russia can’t mend ties with U.S. while it backs sanctions: Lavrov

Russia wants to mend ties with the United States but cannot do so while Barack Obama’s administration backs economic sanctions against Moscow for its role in the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted on Thursday as saying. …read more Source: The Daily...

Putin orders government to sue Ukraine if defaults on $3B debt
Dec09

Putin orders government to sue Ukraine if defaults on $3B debt

NNA – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his government to sue Ukraine if the ex-Soviet republic defaults on its $3 billion debt to Russia. “Go ahead, take it to court,” Putin told Finance …read more Source: National News...

Putin orders government to sue Ukraine if defaults on $3B debt
Dec09

Putin orders government to sue Ukraine if defaults on $3B debt

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his government to sue Ukraine if the ex-Soviet republic defaults on its $3 billion debt to Russia. …read more Source: The Daily...

Russia: Ukraine won’t repay debt because “they are crooks”, vows court action
Dec09

Russia: Ukraine won’t repay debt because “they are crooks”, vows court action

Russian officials blasted the International Monetary Fund Wednesday for changing its long-established lending rules to keep supporting Ukraine and called Kiev’s authorities “crooks” who are unlikely to repay a $3 billion debt to Moscow …read more Source: The Daily...

More than 9,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: UN
Dec09

More than 9,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: UN

More than 9,000 people have been killed since the conflict in Ukraine began, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that even though fighting had abated, millions were in precarious situations …read more Source: The Daily...

Men, arms, still pour into east Ukraine from Russia: UN
Dec09

Men, arms, still pour into east Ukraine from Russia: UN

Arms and fighters are still pouring into rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine from Russia, a United Nations report said Wednesday, as it announced the death toll from 20 months of fighting was now approaching 9,100 …read more Source: The Daily...

Kerry says to travel to Moscow next week for talks on Syria, Ukraine
Dec09

Kerry says to travel to Moscow next week for talks on Syria, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he will travel to Russia next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria and Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...

In rare test, Merkel to face down party rebels on refugees
Dec09

In rare test, Merkel to face down party rebels on refugees

In past years, Angela Merkel has been feted like a superstar at annual meetings of her Christian Democratic Union party, earning thunderous ovations for defending German interests in the euro crisis and facing down Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...

Kremlin Warns No More Debt Deal Offers for Ukraine
Dec08

Kremlin Warns No More Debt Deal Offers for Ukraine

The Kremlin on Tuesday insisted Russia has made its last offer to Ukraine on restructuring its debt as the clock ticks down on a deadline this month that could see Kiev pushed into default. …read more Source: Al-Manar...

Ukraine resumes electricity supplies to Crimea
Dec08

Ukraine resumes electricity supplies to Crimea

The administration in Ukraine’s Kherson region says that Ukraine has restored electricity to the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula …read more Source: The Daily...