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Ukraine says ready for court battle with Russia over $3 billion bond
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is ready to defend itself against a lawsuit brought by Russia in relation to a $3 billion (2.08 billion pound) Eurobond that Moscow insists Kiev must repay, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Russia files lawsuit against Ukraine over $3 billion debt
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia filed a lawsuit against Ukraine on Wednesday at London’s High Court in connection with a $3 billion Eurobond debt, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. …read more Source: The...
Britain scrambles fighters to intercept Russian bombers
British Typhoon fighter jets were sent to intercept two Russian bombers heading towards British airspace today, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Defence said. Intercepts of Russian aircraft by Nato have increased over the last year amid heightened tensions between the West and Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. – Reuters, February 17, 2016....
Ukraine PM says needs to reshuffle the coalition
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday that it was essential to reshuffle the ruling coalition, adding that he was in discussions with political groups, including the populist Radical party, in that regard. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine junior ally quits coalition
KIEV (Reuters) – A junior ally in Ukraine’s ruling coalition quit on Wednesday, calling the alliance a “facade” and demanding an overhaul of the way the country was run. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s PM survives no confidence vote
Ukraine’s embattled Prime Minister uk survived a no confidence vote in his government on Tuesday that came just hours after the president asked him to stand down. The motion to oust the pro-Western government leader collected only 194 of a required 226 votes in Ukraine’s 450-seat Parliament. President Petro Poroshenko had earlier...
Obama under fire for lack of leadership over Syria
WASHINGTON: The United States is coming under increasingly bitter criticism for its perceived lack of leadership over Syria as the country’s brutal civil conflict heads toward new levels of intensity. Washington appears unable or unwilling to prevent its ally Turkey from bombing Kurdish fighters inside Syria, its critics say. And it has...
Ukraine parliament to vote on no confidence motion
KIEV (Reuters) – The draft of a no confidence motion against the Ukrainian government was posted on the parliamentary website on Tuesday, paving the way for the vote to proceed. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian president suggests PM should resign: statement
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko suggested in a statement on Tuesday that Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk should resign as his cabinet had lost the support of the ruling coalition, but said there should not be a snap election. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian PM faces possible dismissal as crisis deepens
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk was fighting for his political life today as parliament considered holding a vote of no confidence in the government over its perceived failure to fight graft. Even President Petro Poroshenko appeared to withdraw support for the 41-year-old former banker after he reportedly told his own party...
