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Russia says open to good-faith talks with Ukraine on debt
Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday Moscow was open to “talks in good-faith” with Ukraine over the debt it owed to Russia …read more Source: The Daily...
Kerry says effort and good faith could lead to lifting of sanctions on Russia
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he believed that, with effort and good faith on both sides, it would be possible to implement the Minsk agreements on Ukraine in coming months to allow for a lifting of sanctions on Russia. In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Kerry said he and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had meet...
Kerry says effort and could faith could lead to Russian sanctions lifting
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday he believed that with effort and good faith on both sides it would be possible to implement the Minsk agreements on Ukraine in coming months to allow for a lifting of sanctions on Russia …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine acts to purge court system of bribery, corruption
Ukraine’s constitutional court approved moves on Friday to stamp out political meddling in the judicial system and halt bribe-taking among judges, part of an anti-corruption drive to help secure aid and goodwill from vital international backers …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine sticks Russia with massive gas bill
Eastern European country demands $3.5 billion from Russian Gazprom for abusing the ‘monopoly status’ it enjoys on gas transits …read more Source: World...
Football: Besiktas sign Ukrainian goalkeeper
Moved from Dnipro, Boyko inks 4.5-year-contract with Turkish club …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine fines Gazprom $3.5 bln, cites abuse of gas transit monopoly
The head of Ukraine’s competition authority said on Friday that the watchdog had decided to fine Russian gas company Gazprom 85 billion hryvnias ($3.5 billion) for abusing its monopoly on the Ukrainian gas transit market. The decision by the Ukrainian regulator is the latest chapter in a long-standing gas conflict between the two countries,...
Ukraine fines Gazprom $3.5 bln, cites abuse of gas transit monopoly
The head of Ukraine’s competition authority said Friday that the watchdog had decided to fine Russian gas company Gazprom 85 billion hryvnias ($3.5 billion) for abusing its monopoly on the Ukrainian gas transit market …read more Source: The Daily...
Saudi-Ukrainian businessmen to explore investment
RIYADH: The first meeting of the Saudi-Ukrainian businessmen will be held in Riyadh on Feb.1. Describing the meeting as a private sector initiative, Ukrainian Ambassador Vadim Vakhrushev told a press conference here on Tuesday that the businessmen dialogue will aim to introduce the most important investment areas in Ukraine. He said he had...
Hewitt goes down fighting
Retiring Aussie slams match-fixing slur as ‘absolute farce’ Murray, Azarenka and Wawrinka roll at Australian Open MELBOURNE — Former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt slammed match-fixing allegations as an “absolute farce” Thursday as his emotional retirement at the Australian Open was tainted by the corruption claims which have rocked tennis....
