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Leaders in Minsk for crucial Ukraine peace talks
Intense talks on ending the war in Ukraine stretched through the night on Thursday as the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany sought to unt …read more Source: The New...
Ukraine peace talks drag on as leaders wrangle
Talks in Minsk between Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France drag past dawn as leaders discuss ending Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: AL...
Greece minister enters lions’ den
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis headed for a showdown with euro zone finance ministers yesterday after his new leftist-led government won a parliamentary confidence vote for its refusal to extend an international bailout. ||| Costas Pitas and Alastair Macdonald Athens and BrusselsGreek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis yesterday began...
Ukraine peace talks drag on as leaders wrangle
More to this story Talks in Minsk between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France dragged past dawn as they tussled over a plan to end 10 months of fighting in Ukraine. A diplomatic source of Reuters news agency said early on Thursday that the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France would sign a … …read more Source:...
Asia’s stocks fall as Greek uncertainty saps confidence
Asian stocks and the euro fell on Thursday as markets erred on the side of caution over the ongoing Greek debt negotiations. ||| Tokyo – Asian stocks and the euro fell on Thursday as markets erred on the side of caution over the ongoing Greek debt negotiations amid conflicting headlines on progress in the talks. MSCI’s broadest index...
Greece, euro zone fail to agree on debt
Greece’s new leftist government and its international creditors failed to agree on a way forward after seven hours of talks. ||| Brussels – Greece’s new leftist government and its international creditors failed to agree on a way forward on the country’s unpopular bailout and will try again on Monday, with time running out...
NYMEX-U.S. crude up on Ukraine fighting, Saudi talks with Russia, Algeria
SEOUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) – U.S. crude futures rose above $49.50 a barrel on Thursday as the Ukraine army suffered some of the heaviest losses in the nine-month war, and Saudi Arabia and Russia’s energy giant Gazprom discussed cooperation between… …read more Source:...
Ukraine peace talks begin amid surge in conflict
More to this story The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine have begun talks to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, while pro-Russia separatists tighten the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting. As talks got under … …read more Source:...
Ukraine peace talks begin amid surge in conflict
French and German leaders join Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Minsk as rebels intensify deadly offensive. …read more Source: AL...
United western front on Ukraine
The fighting between government forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine has flared up again despite attempts to ease the tension through a cease-fire agreement, signed in Minsk on Sept. 5, 2014. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
