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Ukraine Accord Boosts European Markets Credit Suisse Rises on Q4 Profit Cost Cuts
Mainland European stock indices rally on Thursday on hopes that a new accord will end the civil war in Ukraine. Companies with significant exposure to Russia, including sporting goods maker Adidas, … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
IMF Agrees to $17.5 Billion Bailout for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has agreed on a new $17.5 billion bailout deal for Ukraine to help stabilize the country’s finances. The four-year deal could include as much as $40 billion in funding … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Leaders broker Ukraine cease-fire deal from Sun.
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Ukraine truce to begin Sunday
A ceasefire will begin in eastern Ukraine Feb 15, the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have announced, Thursday here. “We have managed to agree on the main issues,” Russian President Vladimir Putin … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ceasefire agreed on for eastern Ukraine
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said on Thursday. The deal, reached after all-night negotiations in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, included a cease-fire that would come into effect on Sunday, followed by the withdrawal of heavy […] The...
Russian conditions are unacceptable Ukraine president
The conditions put forth by Russia in the ongoing negotiations over the conflict in Ukraine are “unacceptable”, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Belarus Thursday. Poroshenko spoke to … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine peace talks continue in Minsk
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France adjourned for dinner after more than four hours of talks here Wednesday in pursuit of a solution to the Ukrainian conflict that has claimed more … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraines PM IMF Aid Accord Within Reach
KYIV – Ukraine and a team from the International Monetary Fund could reach an agreement on further financial aid for the country’s war-battered economy in the next 48 hours, even though talks are … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Croatian volunteers fighting alongside Ukrainian army; Serb counterparts helping pro-Russian rebels
Croatian nationals, believed to be mostly veterans of the country’s 1990s war, joined Ukraine’s army to fight against pro-Russian rebels, Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic said Wednesday without giving any numbers. “As far as I know there are (Croatian fighters) who joined the Ukrainian army,” Pusic told reporters and added that the...
Crunch Time in Minsk Will the German Chancellor Bring Peace to Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande flew to Moscow on Friday for an emergency meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to put an end to the spiraling … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
