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Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare, reversing his government’s previous position. Russia-backed separatists, however, dismissed Poroshenko’s gesture as meaningless. The conflict between...
After a year at war Ukraine at financial breaking point
Bruised and battered after a year of armed conflict, Ukraine has been crippled by a combination of monetary, budgetary, industrial, banking and energy crises that could make it dependent on outside … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
A year on, Putin’s Ukraine gamble largely pays off
A year since the start of the fighting in eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin may not have emerged the winner in his showdown with the West but he has not lost either. By supporting Ukrainian separatists, analysts say, he took a huge risk, but it largely paid off — he was able to both punish Kiev’s […] The post A year on, Putin’s Ukraine...
Ukrainian government approves framework for $15 billion debt-swap Finance Ministry
(Reuters) – The Ukrainian government approved on Saturday the framework for Ukraine’s debt restructuring operation through which it aims to generate $15.3 billion, the Finance Ministry said in a … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine Working to Stabilize Cease-fire Merkel Says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Ukraine “is determined” to reach a more stable cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels in the country’s restive east. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Merkel Says Ukraine Cease-Fire Not Fully Implemented
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says fighting in eastern Ukraine has been reduced in recent weeks but that the Minsk cease-fire plan has not yet been fully implemented. Merkel and Ukrainian Prime … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Former Putin allies question course Kremlin is taking
As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks 15 years since he was first elected, his former long-term allies are questioning his political course and warning of the economic consequences of his aggressive foreign policy. Putin’s approval ratings peaked last year as the Kremlin annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and have stayed at...
Slain Nemtsov’s report proves Russian army in Ukraine, ally says
Research collected by the slain anti-Kremlin leader Boris Nemtsov shows evidence that Russian troops fought and died in the conflict in Ukraine, fellow opposition activist Ilya Yashin said. The report is being completed and will be published in April, Yashin said on Facebook on Monday. Friends of Nemtsov, who was shot dead near the Kremlin […]...
Ex-Chancellor Schroeder criticizes Merkel’s Russia policy
Ukraine German ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has slammed Angela Merkel’s policy towards Russia, saying he understands Moscow’s foreign policy concerns and sees no reason to fear a … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
World › Ukraine PM says Russia could spark new offensive
Russia plans to eliminate Ukraine as an independent state and could spark a new offensive in the east to achieve that aim, Ukraine’s prime minister told The Associated Press on Friday. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, in an interview at his office in Kiev, said Russia was uninterested in de-escalating Ukraine’s… …read more...
