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Ukraine seeks further extension of Russian gas discount
Jun09

Ukraine seeks further extension of Russian gas discount

Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Monday that Kiev hopes to reach an agreement with Russia on the further extension of a discount on the natural gas price. …read more Source: China Internet Information...

G7 summit wraps up with pledge over climate, terrorism
Jun09

G7 summit wraps up with pledge over climate, terrorism

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) wrapped up their two-day summit on Monday with a pledge to take actions on issues ranging from climate change, world trade to the Ukraine conflict and the fight against terrorism. …read more Source: China Internet Information...

G7 focuses on jihad, talks tough on Russia
Jun08

G7 focuses on jihad, talks tough on Russia

World leaders Monday warned Russia it would face stepped-up sanctions for its “aggression” in Ukraine, as they wrapped up a G7 meeting also pledging strong action to fight climate change and Islamic militancy. …read more Source: Global...

OSCE says ready to increase number of monitors in Ukraine
Jun08

OSCE says ready to increase number of monitors in Ukraine

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is ready to increase the number of its observers in Ukraine if tensions in eastern regions would escalate further, a senior OSCE official said Monday. …read more Source: Global...

Moscow urges West to push Kiev to fulfill Minsk agreement
Jun08

Moscow urges West to push Kiev to fulfill Minsk agreement

Russia on Monday urged the West to exercise its influence over Ukrainian authorities in order to ensure the full implementation of the Minsk agreement as this year’s G7 summit is underway in Bavaria, Germany. …read more Source:...

South China Sea not a US political playfield
Jun08

South China Sea not a US political playfield

After debacles in Syria and Ukraine, the US must realize that there is always a price to be paid for intervening in other countries’ affairs. …read more Source: China...

Obama, Poroshenko voice deep concern about fighting in Ukraine ahead of G7 summit
Jun07

Obama, Poroshenko voice deep concern about fighting in Ukraine ahead of G7 summit

US President Barack Obama and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on Friday expressed their “deep concern” about the recent violence in eastern Ukraine and called on Russia to abide by a ceasefire accord reached in February. …read more Source: Global...

Obama, Poroshenko voice deep concern about fighting in Ukraine
Jun06

Obama, Poroshenko voice deep concern about fighting in Ukraine

Obama and his Ukrainian counterpart Poroshenko on Friday expressed their “deep concern” about the recent violence in eastern Ukraine and called on Russia to abide by a ceasefire accord reached in February. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/06/c_134301707.htm target=_blank title="Obama,...

Ukraine mulls referendum on status for eastern regions
Jun06

Ukraine mulls referendum on status for eastern regions

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday that Kiev is ready to hold a nationwide referendum on the future status of the country’s conflict-torn eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions, known locally as Donbas. …read more Source: China Internet Information...

NATO urges “full implementation” of Minsk agreements amid new violations
Jun06

NATO urges “full implementation” of Minsk agreements amid new violations

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday called for the “full implementation” of Minsk agreements as new fighting flared up in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/05/c_134301608.htm target=_blank title="NATO urges “full implementation” of Minsk...