Section: CCTV (China)
Obama signs Russia sanctions bill, rules out actions now
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a bill aiming for tougher sanctions on Russia, but ruled out additional steps at the moment. …read more Source:...
Year-end: Russia’s diplomacy in 2014 ?? A tale of two worlds
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued the State of the Nation address on December 4, and, unprecedentedly, diplomacy took up more than one third of it, indicating that Russia is worried about the geopolitical changes caused by the Ukraine Crisis. …read more Source:...
Russia slams new U.S. law on Ukraine
Moscow severely criticized on Friday the adoption of a U.S. Congress bill aimed at providing lethal and non-lethal aid to Ukraine and imposing additional sanctions against Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian troops halt hostilities in east: Kiev
Ukrainian forces on Tuesday suspended hostilities against independence-seeking insurgents in the country’s eastern regions, the government said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine unlikely to join NATO in near future
Although Ukraine has officially informed NATO that it will abandon its non-aligned status, the country seems unlikely to join the alliance in the near future. …read more Source:...
EU disburses 500 mln euros loan to Ukraine
The European Commission on Wednesday disbursed 500 million euros (615 million U.S. dollars) to Ukraine, according to an official statement posted on the commission’s website. …read more Source:...
New battles in E. Ukraine leave 2 dead
Fierce battles between government troops and independence-seeking insurgents raged in eastern Ukraine in the past day, killing at least two people, officials said Friday. …read more Source:...
Russia to build railway line bypassing Ukraine
Russia will build new railway tracks that bypass Ukrainian territory, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Thursday. …read more Source:...
EU supports Ukraine regional policy reform with 55 mln euros
The European Commission and Ukraine signed a financing agreement to launch a new program to support Ukraine’s regional policy, according to a press release issued by the commission here on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian president hails NATO, U.S. support in conflicts with rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday appreciated support and help of NATO and the United States in dealing with the conflicts with independence-seeking insurgents in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
