Section: Africa&ME
Over 30,000 rally in Tbilisi against government
Tbilisi: Over 30,000 opposition supporters rallied on Saturday in the Georgian capital Tbilisi against the government’s Russia policy and the Kremlin’s backing of separatists in the breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions. Carrying Georgian and Ukrainian flags and placards that read “Stop Putin!”, the protesters gathered on the...
Ukraine to close state offices, bank services in rebel-held east
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued several decrees on Saturday to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, pressing a move to cut links with the rebel-held territory. Ukraine has cut all state funding to separatist parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions after separatists held elections in late...
Russian TV claims it has photo of downing of MH17
Russian state television has released a satellite photograph that it claims shows that a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source:...
Rebuked Putin to cut short G20 summit
BRISBANE: Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to cut short his attendance at a G20 summit in Australia, an official said yesterday, after he faced Western scorn and scepticism over Ukraine despite venturing to paper over Europe’s deepest chill in relations since the Cold War. The abrupt decision threatens to upend the annual...
Ukraine’s Financial Outlook Is Gloomy
KYIV—Ukraine is engulfed in a financial crisis. Without further Western aid, the Kyiv government will run out of money to service its debts. If the situation continues, Ukraine could face possible default on its bonds in four to six months, if Russia demands early repayment on a multibillion-dollar loan it gave Kyiv before the ouster this year of...
West isolates Putin over Ukraine at G20
US, UK and Canadian leaders criticise Russian president over Ukraine, amid reports he will leave Brisbane summit early. …read more Source: AL...
Putin: Western sanctions could backfire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Western sanctions against his country could backfire. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to close state offices, bank services in east
Ukraine has cut all state funding to separatist parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions after separatists held elections in late October which Poroshenko condemned as illegal …read more Source: World...
Russia won’t allow Ukraine to ‘destroy’ opponents, says Putin
“The most important thing is that one does not have a one-sided view of the problem,” Putin said in a first brief excerpt of ARD interview …read more Source: World...
Putin to quit G20 summit after rebukes over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to walk out of a G20 summit in Australia, an aide said Saturday …read more Source: Gulf...
