Section: Africa&ME
U.S. defense leader uncertain about arming Ukraine
‘I do not believe Ukrainian forces can stop a Russian advance in eastern Ukraine … even with lethal arming support,’ said top NATO commander US Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ceasefire takes hold in Ukraine
KIEV: A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of taking hold in Ukraine on Wednesday, but tensions remained high after the US accused Russia of “lies” and Britain ordered a small troop deployment to train Kiev’s forces. Russia in turn has warned it could within days cut off gas supplies to Ukraine — and, by extension, to parts of the European...
Germany concerned about volatile cease-fire in Ukraine
Implementation of Minsk agreement remains unsatisfactory, German government spokesman Seibert says …read more Source: Anadolu...
Georgia Plans Reform Drive to Cope with Economic Crisis
TBILISI—Georgia plans a reform drive including privatizations, budget cuts and restructuring of foreign currency bank loans to contain the country’s economic crisis, officials said on Wednesday. The former Soviet republic’s economy has been battered by a plunge in the Russian rouble and the conflict in Ukraine. Declining foreign...
Ministry of Tourism cancels participation in March Kyiv Exhibition: ETPA Official
The Ministry of Tourism cancelled its participation in a Kyiv Exhibition due to the political conditions, according to an official at the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority (ETPA). Strife has broken out between pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and the central government. The official said, in an exclusive statement to Daily News...
UK to dispatch a team of soldiers to Ukraine for ‘training’ – US furious over Russia’s ‘lies’ on Ukraine
KIEV: The United States expressed fury at Russia’s “lies” over Ukraine after European powers urged a frayed ceasefire be respected, while a rare overnight calm was reported in the war zone yesterday. But the crisis still simmered dangerously. Britain said it was dispatching a team of soldiers to Ukraine for...
Ukraine truce seems to have taken hold
News of long-awaited truce in east Ukraine does nothing to halt currency collapse that has forced central bank to ban most trading …read more Source: Business...
Egypt purchases wheat worth over $79.1m
290,000 tons of American wheat purchased through an international tender(AFP Photo) The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has signed a contract to purchase 290,000 tons of American wheat with an average cost of $273.11 per tonne. The wheat, which was purchased though an international tender, will be used to produce subsidised bread....
British Blogger Raises Awkward Questions on Russia’s Role in Ukraine
MOSCOW—It was not an unusual evening for war blogger Eliot Higgins. As he was rocking his infant son to sleep in his bedroom in the English city of Leicester, Higgins, who has written in-depth reports on the conflict in eastern Ukraine, was engaging in an online war of words with a pro-Kremlin blogger over Twitter. This time he and his Bellingcat...
Putin says Kiev’s gas cutoff in east Ukraine ‘smacks of genocide’
Ukraine’s national gas company says move due to pipeline damage caused by fighting …read more Source:...
