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Ukraine says breaks up armed insurgent group in Kiev, two killed
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had broken up an armed insurgent group that operated out of Kiev and other major Ukrainian cities and that two people had been killed during the operation. …read more Source: The...
Time names Merkel as its ‘person of 2015′
NEW YORK: Time magazine Wednesday named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its “Person of the Year 2015,” hailing her leadership for navigating debt and refugee crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart. “For asking more of her country than most politicians would dare, for standing firm against tyranny as well as expedience and for...
Putin says Russia should restart coal supplies to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia should restart supplying its coal to Ukraine after Kiev resumed electricity supplies to Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Time names Merkel as its ‘Person of 2015’
NEW YORK: Time magazine Wednesday named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its “Person of the Year 2015,” hailing her leadership for navigating debt and refugee crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart. “For asking more of her country than most politicians would dare, for standing firm against tyranny as well as...
Russia gives Ukraine 10 days after Dec 20 to meet debt obligations
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday Ukraine will have 10 days after Dec. 20 to fulfil its debt obligations to Moscow and if that does not happen, Russia will take it to court. …read more Source: The...
Kiev won't repay debt because 'they are crooks' – Russian PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he did not believe Kiev would repay a $3 billion debt (2 billion pound) to Russia because Ukrainian officials are “crooks.” …read more Source: The...
Kerry says to travel to Moscow next week for talks on Syria, Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he would travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and a political settlement in Syria. …read more Source: The...
Men, arms, still pour into east Ukraine from Russia – U.N
GENEVA (Reuters) – Arms and fighters are still pouring into rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine from Russia, a United Nations report said on Wednesday, as it announced the death toll from 20 months of fighting was now approaching 9,100. …read more Source: The...
Russia to seek IMF meeting on status of Ukraine's debt
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday Moscow would seek a meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s board of directors to decide whether Ukraine’s debt to Moscow should be considered official rather than commercial. …read more Source: The...
Russia says changes to IMF lending rules aimed against Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s finance minister accused the IMF on Tuesday of bias in changing its lending rules to allow it to potentially help Ukraine if Kiev misses payments on its $3 billion (£2 billion) debt to Moscow. …read more Source: The...
