Section: Africa&ME
Shell hits bus in eastern Ukraine, 10 killed
The incident occurred near the town of Volnovakha south of the major industrial city of Donetsk, which is the centre of a nine-month conflict …read more Source: World...
Ukraine Summit Called Off Over Lack of Progress
BERLIN / KYIV—Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France have scrapped plans for a summit this week on the conflict in Ukraine because of a lack of progress in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire agreement.With bloodshed continuing between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists, there was no sign of when a new attempt at a...
News24.com | Ceasefire holds key to talks on Ukraine crisis – Russia
Talks on the Ukraine crisis can advance only when both sides observe a ceasefire in the country’s east to open the way for the full implementation of a four-month-old peace deal, Russia says. …read more Source:...
Russia to strengthen military capabilities in Crimea, Arctic
The new doctrine also identified NATO expansion as an external risk facing Russia. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine summit blocked by failure to implement truce fully
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said all had agreed that only a strict ceasefire could pave the way for the leaders to meet in Astana …read more Source: World...
Ukraine summit blocked by failure to implement truce fully
By Stephen Brown Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France have decided not to hold a summit on the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday because of a lack of progress in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire agreement. The Russian, German and French leaders had been invited to talks in the Kazakh capital Astana by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. But...
Ukraine tensions keep Putin away from Auschwitz anniversary
In lieu of not receiving ‘full formal diplomatic invitation’, Russia excluded from 70th anniversary of camp’s liberation. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Interpol puts Ukraine’s Yanukovich, two allies, on wanted list
Yanukovich has been living in Russia since he was toppled by street protests in February 2014. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine tensions keep Putin away from Auschwitz anniversary
Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to join world leaders gathering at the site of the Auschwitz death camp this month because distrust caused by the conflict in Ukraine has cast a pall on arrangements to commemorate the Holocaust. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Oil’s plunge weighs on emerging markets
FALLING oil prices and a stronger dollar racked up the pressure on emerging equities and currencies yesterday, with Russia once again suffering most of the pain. ||| Karin Strohecker LondonFALLING oil prices and a stronger dollar racked up the pressure on emerging equities and currencies yesterday, with Russia once again suffering most of the...
