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Kremlin Says Seeking to Free Russians Held by Kiev
May22

Kremlin Says Seeking to Free Russians Held by Kiev

President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Friday the Kremlin was doing all it could to secure the release of two men that Ukraine says are captured Russian soldiers. …read more Source:...

‘War crimes’ rampant in Ukraine: Amnesty International
May22

‘War crimes’ rampant in Ukraine: Amnesty International

Amnesty International on Friday accused Ukrainian forces of torture and pro-Russian rebels of even more serious war crimes such as summary executions committed both before and after a February truce d… …read more Source:...

EU, Ukraine sign $2 billion loan deal at Eastern summit
May22

EU, Ukraine sign $2 billion loan deal at Eastern summit

The European Union and Ukraine have signed a 1.8 billion euro ($2 billion) loan deal in an effort to help revive the cash-strapped country’s economy. …read more Source: The Times of...

Asia up after Wall Street sets record high, dollar steadies after slip
May22

Asia up after Wall Street sets record high, dollar steadies after slip

Asian shares rose early on Friday after Wall Street set another record high with prospects for a Federal Reserve rate hike in June all but quashed, while the dollar steadied after losing ground to the euro for the first time this week on downbeat US data. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2% with South Korean...

Swedish fighter jets intercept Russian bombers near border
May21

Swedish fighter jets intercept Russian bombers near border

Swedish fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea close to the Swedish border on Thursday, Sweden’s military said. Relations between the West and Russia have soured as a result of Moscow’s role in the conflict in Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea, while increased Russian...

Ukraine lawmakers suspend military cooperation with Russia
May21

Ukraine lawmakers suspend military cooperation with Russia

kraine’s parliament on Thursday voted to suspend military cooperation with Russia in a long-anticipated move signaling a further break in relations between the once-close partners. …read more Source: The Times of...

Russian Return to G7 ‘Unimaginable’ for Now: German Chancellor Angela Merkel
May21

Russian Return to G7 ‘Unimaginable’ for Now: German Chancellor Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday a return of Russia to the Group of Seven major industrialised nations is “unimaginable” as long as it flouts international law in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Ukraine waging ‘real war’ with Russia: Poroshenko
May20

Ukraine waging ‘real war’ with Russia: Poroshenko

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko sparked fresh Kremlin fury today by warning that his crisis-torn country was fighting a “real war” against Russian aggressors that could escalate at any time. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukrainian President Poroshenko Says Ukraine waging ‘Real War’ With Russia
May20

Ukrainian President Poroshenko Says Ukraine waging ‘Real War’ With Russia

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday that his crisis-torn country was fighting a “real war” with Russia that could escalate at any time. …read more Source:...

Ukraine shows captured ‘Russian soldiers’ to media
May19

Ukraine shows captured ‘Russian soldiers’ to media

Ukraine on Tuesday showed off two purported Russian soldiers it captured during a gun battle with separatist fighters in the industrial east of the war-wrecked state. …read more Source: The Times of...