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Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap hundreds of captives in peace push
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels are set to complete a swap of hundreds of prisoners as part of a new push for peace that came despite Kiev’s decision to cut off key transport links to breakaway Crimea …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap war prisoners
Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchanged nearly 370 prisoners Friday, a major step toward easing hostilities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Ukraine suspends trains to Crimea, citing security concerns
Cargo trains would be suspended from Friday, while passenger routes would gradually cease running over the weekend and on Monday. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Kiev, rebels exchange POWs; trains, buses to Crimea suspended
Ukrainian authorities and separatists exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war, part of a 12-point plan aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising in the east of the country. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap hundreds of prisoners
Ukrainian authorities and separatists exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war, part of a 12-point plan aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising in the east of the country. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine, rebels try to revive talks
KIEV — Ukrainian and pro-Russian rebel leaders tried on Friday to revive peace talks that stalled after just one round due to stark difference over how to end the eight-month separatist war. A tense meeting mediated by European and Russian envoys in the Belarussian capital Minsk on Wednesday was due to have been followed by a final...
Ukraine, rebels try to revive peace talks
KIEV: Ukrainian and pro-Russian rebel leaders tried on Friday to revive peace talks that stalled after just one round due to stark difference over how to end the eight-month separatist war. A tense meeting mediated by European and Russian envoys in the Belarussian capital Minsk on Wednesday was due to have been followed by a final one on Friday...
Visa Stops Supporting Bank Cards in Crimea
MOSCOW—International credit and debit card company Visa Inc. said on Friday it could no longer support bank cards being used in Crimea, following U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this month. The United States last Friday prohibited U.S.-registered companies from investing in Crimea or providing services to firms operating there, among sanctions...
Ukraine s vote on non-alignment is hasty
Friday, Dec 26, 2014 Parliamentarians in Ukraine took an unprecedented vote in Kiev on Tuesday to drop the nation’s non-aligned status. It was a brave step considering that the nation has been wrenched apart by a schism echoing its long-standing… …read more Source:...
Dollar mortgage holders urge Russia to end ‘financial slavery’
When Olga Savelyeva took out a $226,000 mortgage to buy a small apartment on the outskirts of Moscow in 2008, she could never have imagined that the ruble would lose more than half its value in a few short years.But Savelyeva’s $2,090 monthly instalments have skyrocketed in ruble terms due to the Russian currency’s dive against the...
