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Russia drops South Stream pipeline, Putin blames Europe
By Darya Korsunskaya RUSSIA’S Gazprom on Monday cancelled a project to construct the South Stream pipeline to supply gas to southern Europe – an apparent casualty of the dispute between Moscow and the West over Ukraine. The announcement was made after Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a state visit to Turkey earlier in the day...
Putin, Erdogan meet to strengthen ties – Strongmen set aside differences
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday held talks in Ankara with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin aimed at boosting trade and strengthening relations, despite sharp differences over the crises in Syria and Ukraine. Erdogan personally welcomed Putin for the one-day state visit at the gates of his controversial new...
Turkey says Russia ready to improve rights of Crimean Tatars
Turkish and Russian leaders hold joint press conference on bilateral relations and Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Anadolu...
NATO Chief: Russia Violating Ukraine Cease-fire
NATO says Russia is violating a truce in eastern Ukraine by sending in convoys with advanced weapons and personnel reinforcements for pro-Russia separatists fighting Ukrainian government troops.“We see a significant military buildup in and around Ukraine… large transfers of Russian advanced weapons, equipment and military personnel to violent...
Oil prices strike new lows, weighing on energy stocks
Crude oil prices sunk to fresh low points on Monday, dragging down the share prices of energy companies, while miners were hit by weak Chinese manufacturing data, traders said.”Oil sector stocks have driven the FTSE lower,” said market analyst Alastair McCaig from the IG trading group.Countering the downward trend, shares in German...
NATO calls on Turkey to join EU sanctions against Russia as Putin visits Ankara
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg calls on Turkey to join the economic sanctions campaign against Russia over the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia accuses NATO of destabilising northern Europe
NATO has stepped up joint exercises, and offered additional reinforcements and a temporary rotation of forces in eastern Europe to reassure members in the region worried by the crisis in Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Russian Ruble Falls as Oil Prices Tumble Further
The ruble looked set for its steepest one-day fall since the Russian financial crisis of 1998, plunging about 4 percent on Monday as oil prices slid below $70 a barrel. Battered by low oil prices and the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the ruble has been declining throughout the year, losing about 42 percent of this value since January. The Russian...
NATO calls Turkey to join EU sanctions against Russia as Putin visits Ankara
The NATO chief has expressed the call on Turkey to join the economic sanctions campaign against Russia over the Ukrainian crisis …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Polish politician replaces European Council president
The main challenge for Donald Tusk, the first person from a former Soviet country to take a top EU job, is the crisis in Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
