Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Ukraine says it may freeze debt payments to fund war
Ukraine’s premier warned that Kiev would freeze its debt repayments if no immediate deal was found with private lenders because it had to fund its escalating campaign against pro-Russian fighters …read more Source: The Daily...
East Ukraine shelling cuts off gas supplies to Mariupol
Fighting in east Ukraine has damaged a gas pipeline, leaving three towns, including the port city of Mariupol, without gas supplies for up to two days, gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz said Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Washington’s UN envoy accuses Russia of ‘outright lies’ on Ukraine
Washington’s UN envoy accused Russia on Thursday of spinning “outright lies” on Ukraine designed to hide its direct involvement in the conflict in the east. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia says US coerces Kiev and violates arms treaties
Russia accused the United States of coercing Kiev into pressing on with the conflict in east Ukraine and urged Washington to fully implement a treaty on eliminating intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles …read more Source: The Daily...
Three civilians, one soldier killed in east Ukraine
Three Ukrainian civilians and one soldier have died in the past day of intensifying clashes between the Western-backed government’s forces and pro-Russian insurgents, officials from both sides said …read more Source: The Daily...
Italy gives Putin stage to make case against sanctions
Vladimir Putin used a trip to Italy Wednesday to press his case against international sanctions on Russia and insist he was committed to a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
US envoy meets Poroshenko as concerns for Ukraine grow
Washington’s UN ambassador was set to meet Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko at a time of renewed hostilities with pro-Russian fighters and fears of the Western-backed state’s imminent debt default …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin visits Italy, pope as US seeks more Vatican criticism
Russian President Vladimir Putin was meeting with Italian officials and Pope Francis as the US sought to encourage the Vatican to join the West in condemning Moscow’s actions in Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
US Treasury head encourages Ukraine on debt restructure
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew encouraged Ukraine to make ‘shared sacrifices’ to restructure its debt at a meeting in Washington with the country’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk …read more Source: The Daily...
Poll: Americans and Europeans differ on aid to Ukraine
A new survey shows that Americans are less willing than Europeans to send economic aid to Ukraine, where the government is struggling to keep the economy afloat while battling Russian-backed separatists …read more Source: The Daily...
