Section: Africa&ME
‘Greece has not asked Russia for help’
Athens has not asked Moscow for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems, according to a Greek official. ||| Moscow – Greece has not asked Russia for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems and wants to resolve them within the European Union, a Greek government official said on Wednesday. “We have not asked...
The Ukraine crisis and European stability: Ten possible steps toward a solution
The crisis in Ukraine presents one of the gravest threats to global order in the past quarter century. Military action by Russia against Ukraine is a breach of international law and a violation of the terms of the Budapest Memorandum of 1994. It pits Moscow directly against Western powers at a time of deep instability in other parts of the world,...
IMF Official Sees ‘Leeway’ in Judging Ukraine’s Debt Progress
WASHINGTON—The International Monetary Fund will assess the progress of Ukraine’s talks with creditors, but does not have to make any decisions in June, when its next review of the country’s $17.5-billion bailout is due, the Fund’s No. 2 official … …read more Source:...
Ukraine challenges oligarchs’ grip
Ukraine’s judicial authorities are challenging tenders that gave big businessmen control over key power companies under ousted president Viktor Yanukovich. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s judicial authorities launched actions on Tuesday challenging tenders that gave big businessmen control over key power companies under ousted president...
Far right group to join Ukrainian military
Pravy Sektor has worked hard to distance itself from its anti-Semitic reputation. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russian deputy who opposed Crimea seizure stripped of immunity
Ponomaryov was only deputy to oppose Crimea annexation …read more Source: World...
IMF official sees ‘leeway’ in judging Ukraine’s debt progress
Ukraine’s officials have set themselves a June deadline to complete debt restructuring needed to plug a $15 billion funding gap in the IMF program. Many analysts are skeptical that deadline can be met. …read more Source: World...
Two bomb blasts in Ukraine's Kharkiv, no casualties
NNA – Two bomb attacks early Tuesday shook Ukraine39;s second city Kharkiv, near the Russian border and the frontline of the country39;s war, causing some damage but no casualties. The Kharkiv pr …read more Source: National News...
Russian deputy who opposed Crimea seizure stripped of immunity
Russia’s parliament votes to strip the only deputy who voted against last year’s annexation of Crimea of his immunity from prosecution as a lawmaker …read more Source: The Daily...
New Ukraine, Russia gas talks for April 14 in Berlin: EU
The EU said on Tuesday it will broker a fresh round of Russian-Ukrainian talks next week in Berlin … …read more Source: Gulf...
