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World › EU’s Russia sanctions set to last until end of 2015
EU economic sanctions against Russia due to expire in July will now be tied to the full implementation of the Minsk ceasefire accord in Ukraine, which is not expected until the end of this year, EU president Donald Tusk said Thursday. Tusk said European Union leaders at a summit in… …read more Source: Japan...
Foul stench in rebel-held east Ukraine as war hits water treatment
Fighting in east Ukraine has interfered with water treatment, producing a foul stench from the taps that aid workers say could bring health risks. “The water has gone bad,” said Raisa Prilipko, head of a Donetsk orphanage that gives shelter to 21 preschool children. “We remove sediment and boil water, we filter it to minimize […] The post Foul...
Ukraine Finance Minister On Rebuilding The Economy In The Midst Of War
NPR’s Don Gonyea speaks with Ukraine Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko about strengthening and rebuilding Ukraine’s economy. She took her position just a few months ago. … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Russian TV documentary shows Putin in charge, willing to defend his people at all costs
Even while Russian President Vladimir Putin was still mysteriously absent, state television delivered a clear message for Russians and foreigners alike: Putin remains in charge and ready to use military power to safeguard the interests of Russia and Russians. A lavish 2½-hour documentary on Russia’s annexation of Crimea aired late Sunday,...
Fighting rages near Donetsk airport despite Ukraine cease-fire
Heavy machine gun and light artillery fire pounded a district of Donetsk, the biggest city of eastern Ukraine, on Monday and pro-Russian rebels said there had been no lull in the fighting since a February cease-fire. The Spartak district, adjacent to the city’s now-flattened airport, is one of several sites in eastern Ukraine to have […]...
Ukraine mulls amendment to eastern regions special status law
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday submitted to parliament a bill to amend the law on a special status to some areas in eastern Ukraine. Under the amendments, certain districts in … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukrainians leave, citing rebel area mismanagement
Looking out over the several hundred cars lined up to cross into Russia from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, Vladimir curses the separatist authorities who he says are forcing people to venture out of the rebel stronghold in search of basic needs. In contrast to the highly publicized Russian humanitarian aid convoys that roll into rebel-held...
Ukraines President Presses Germany Ahead of Key EU Summit
– Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, seeking Western military aid to end a pro-Russian rebellion in his homeland, has arrived in Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel and key German … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Putin mulled putting nuclear forces ‘on alert’ over Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to put the country’s nuclear forces on alert as he sought to annex Crimea last year after the fall of a Moscow-backed government in Kiev. In a nearly three-hour documentary aired on state TV in Russia on Sunday a year after the takeover of the Black Sea […] The post Putin mulled putting...
Kyiv Expects IMF Bailout Tranche On March 13 Will Start Debt Talks
Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko says Kyiv expects the first $5 billion tranche of a new four-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout program to be disbursed on March 13. Jaresko … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
