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Putin Merkel Hollande end talks on Ukraine crisis
A tripartite meeting on the Ukraine crisis, involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ended here at midnight, Kremlin … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ahead of Ukraine Talks Combatants Allow Civilians to Evacuate
KYIV, UKRAINE – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels have begun evacuating civilians from Debaltseve, a strategic city where fighting recently intensified. The cease-fire comes as French … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
German French Leaders To Unveil Ukraine Peace Plan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are due to present a new Ukraine peace plan to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 6. Moscow said it hoped … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraines Hryvnia Plunges After Foreign Currency Auctions Scrapped
KYIV – Ukraine’s hryvnia currency plunged about 30 percent against the dollar on Thursday, traders said, after the central bank abandoned the foreign currency auctions that had effectively pegged … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine Central Bank Lifts Rates By 550 Bps
Ukraine’s central bank decided to hike its key interest rate sharply and reduced its control over the hryvnia exchange rate.The National Bank raised its discount rate to 19.5 percent from 14 … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine crisis European leaders in new peace bid
French President Francois Hollande said he is heading to Ukraine Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to present a new peace initiative. He said they would put forward the new plan before … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine calls for more military financial support
Ukraine is asking the international community to provide more military and financial support, with United States Secretary of state John Kerry, due in Kiev on Thursday (today). … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Germany France Call For Immediate Cease-Fire In Eastern Ukraine
French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have called for “an immediate cease-fire” in eastern Ukraine, a day after the latest … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
US Treasury Allows Personal Remittances to and From Crimea
US Treasury announced that US persons and banking institutions to be allowed to transfer money to and from Crimea so long as the transaction is … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Obama Merkel Discuss Rising Ukraine Violence
U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken about the “significant increase in violence” in eastern Ukraine. The White House said the two leaders spoke by phone on … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
