Section: Africa&ME
US believes it is number one – Russia
Russia hit back at President Barack Obama’s speech, saying it showed the US believes it is “number one”. ||| Moscow – Russia hit back on Wednesday at US President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, saying it showed the United States believes it is “number one” and seeks world domination. Obama said...
Russia Says America ‘Wants to Take over the World’
Russian FM responds to Obama’s State of the Union, saying he is looking for confrontation, as fallout from Ukraine, Syria deepens. …read more Source: Arutz...
News24.com | Ukraine accuses Russia of attack
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is cutting short a foreign trip after Kiev accused Russian regular forces of attacking its troops in the country’s east. …read more Source:...
Ukraine plans to boost armed forces
Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk plans to increase the size of the Ukrainian armed forces by 68,000 personnel to a total of 250,000. …read more Source: World...
Deadly clashes rock Ukraine ahead of high-stakes peace talks
Heavy fighting raged between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels in the country’s war-torn east, killing at least five more civilians ahead of high-stakes peace talks in Berlin. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Geopolitical storm clouds loom
Geopolitical risk is back with a bang, but partying financial markets have barely registered it, yet. ||| Davos – Geopolitical risk is back with a bang due to conflict in Ukraine, the Islamic State insurgency in Iraq and Syria, the politics of anger in Europe and the collapse of oil prices, but partying financial markets have barely...
Russia hits back at Obama over State of Union speech
Relations between Russia and the US is tensed because of Moscow’s confrontation with the West over the crisis in Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Putin not flinching on Ukraine despite economic crisis
A surge in violence in east Ukraine is undermining international hopes that Russia’s financial crisis and Western sanctions will force President Vladimir Putin to change policy on the conflict. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Russia not planning oil output cut
Russia may see a natural decline in oil output but has no plans to cut production in coordination with OPEC. ||| Davos – Russia may see a natural decline in oil output by around 1 million barrels per day (bpd) at most but has no plans to cut production in coordination with OPEC, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on Wednesday....
Poroshenko to cut short Davos visit as Ukraine fighting escalates
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is cutting short his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos because of stepped up fighting at home, his spoke …read more Source: The New...
