Section: Global Times (China)
Russia makes Ukraine debt proposal to IMF
Russia has made a proposal to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over its $3 billion debt dispute with Ukraine, the country’s finance minister said at the G20 Summit Monday. …read more Source: Global...
Obama, Putin meet on sidelines of G20 summit
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid wrangling over conflicts in eastern Ukraine and Syria, had a more-than-30-minute meeting here on Sunday on the sidelines of G20 leaders’ summit. …read more Source: Global...
Cold threatens 700,000 in E.Ukraine
Damaged pipelines in war-torn eastern Ukraine are threatening to cut off water, heating and electrical supplies at a time when temperatures are plunging, putting some 700,000 children at risk, UNICEF warned on Friday. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine threatens to stop debt payments to Russia
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said here Friday that Kiev could stop repaying its multi-billion debt to Russia if Moscow does not agree on its restructuring. …read more Source: Global...
EU’s foreign affair chief urges Ukraine to speed up anti-corruption reform
Ukraine should speed up implementation of a comprehensive anti-corruption reform to ensure the country’s sustainable development and promote its international status, visiting European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini here on Monday. …read more Source: Global...
Kiev struggles to meet EU goals
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday to take tougher and more immediate action against corruption as his country moves closer to Europe. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine insurgents complete small arms withdrawal
Ukraine’s rebels said on Thursday that they had completed the withdrawal of their smaller weapons from a buffer zone in the ex-Soviet state’s east. …read more Source: Global...
Diplomats to meet on Ukraine crisis
Top diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will meet Friday in Berlin for fresh talks on the conflict plaguing eastern Ukraine, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine’s local elections important step for its reforms: US
The US State Department said Monday that Ukraine’s local elections are “an important step” as the country continues to move forward with “difficult reforms to decentralize political power.” …read more Source: Global...
Overseas students become important revenue source for Ukraine: official
Overseas students are becoming an important source of revenues to the budget of cash-strapped Ukraine, contributing about 500 million US dollars to the country’s economy per year, a senior education official said Thursday. …read more Source: Global...
