Section: Africa&ME
Yanukovych says protesters started war
Ukraine’s former Moscow-backed president has accused pro-European Union protesters who forced his ouster of provoking the 31-month pro-Russian revolt in the southeast that has claimed nearly 10,000 lives. Viktor Yanukovych is a witness in the trial of five Ukrainian Berkut anti-riot police who are accused of opening fire at mostly unarmed...
Leading Merkel ally urges sanctions against Russia over Syria
The head of Germany’s foreign affairs committee, an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, called on Monday for Berlin to impose sanctions on Russia because of its supporting role in the war in Syria. The Syrian army and its allies announced the capture of a swathe of eastern Aleppo from rebels on Monday in an accelerating attack that threatens...
Merkel ally calls for sanctions on Russia due to Syrian involvement
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine’s Yanukovich blames radicals for bloodshed at Maidan protests
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovich on Monday blamed armed nationalist radicals for fomenting violence in the 2014 Maidan protests that led to scores of protesters being killed and ultimately prompted him to flee into exile. The post Ukraine’s Yanukovich blames radicals for bloodshed at Maidan protests...
Leading Merkel ally urges sanctions against Russia over Syria
The head of Germany’s foreign affairs committee, an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, called Monday for Berlin to impose sanctions on Russia because of its supporting role in the war in Syria. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine’s Yanukovich blames radicals for bloodshed at Maidan protests
Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovich Monday blamed armed nationalist radicals for fomenting violence in the 2014 Maidan protests that led to scores of protesters being killed and ultimately prompted him to flee into exile. …read more Source: The Daily...
Investors remain confident on Russia monetary easing
Foreign investors aren’t taking the Bank of Russia’s “no” for an answer. Despite the central bank’s pledge in September to hold interest rates at least through the end of the year, a bond-market anomaly still shows some remain confident that slowing inflation will allow for monetary easing to resume sooner rather than later....
Fillon vs Juppe: how French right’s presidential hopefuls shape up
Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe, the two men duelling for the presidential nomination of the French right, both advocate deep economic reforms, including scrapping the 35-hour work week, a sacred cow of the French left.But the two former prime ministers disagree on how far to cut back the French state and on several other key domestic and foreign...
Norway resumes high-level trade talks with Russia after two-year break
Norway has resumed high-level talks with Russia on trade and economic cooperation that were broken off after Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014, the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries said in a statement Monday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Polish PM calls for ‘good compromise’ on Brexit
Poland’s prime minister called Monday for a Brexit “compromise” and said Europeans in Britain and Britons in Europe should not be “made to feel like hostages” as she kicked off a landmark trip to London. Britain’s shock vote in June to leave the European Union sparked fear among the 800,000 Poles living in Britain, particularly...
