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Ukraine's finance minister says Ukraine could default in July – Russia's TASS agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said Ukraine could “theoretically” default on its debt at the end of July, Russian news agency TASS cited Ukrainian agency Ukrainian News as saying on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Nearly half of MH17’s wreckage still in Ukraine, says rebel
KIEV: A top pro-Russian rebel said Wednesday that nearly half the wreckage of the Malaysia Airline jet shot down over Ukraine last year remain strewn across fields controlled by the separatists. Insurgency leader Andrei Purgin said about 40% of the plane’s charred parts were left behind by international investigators and recovery teams....
Netherlands, M’sia push for UN tribunal for MH17 culprits
NEW YORK: The Netherlands, Malaysia and three other countries want a UN tribunal to be set up to try those responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine last year, a senior diplomat said Wednesday. Malaysia is expected to present a draft resolution to the Security Council next month on setting up the tribunal, said the...
British queen says must guard against division in Europe
BERLIN: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth urged Europe on Wednesday to guard against division in the continent, at a state banquet in Berlin where Germany’s president declared: “the European Union needs Great Britain”. On the first full day of her visit to Germany, the queen said she and German President Joachim Gauck had seen “the worst but...
NATO says won’t be dragged into arms race with Russia
BRUSSELS: The head of NATO said on Wednesday the alliance would not be forced into a new arms race with Russia but said what he called Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine had compelled it to strengthen its defenses. The United States announced plans this week to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO member states on Russia’s border,...
‘Nearly half’ of MH17’s wreckage still in Ukraine
A piece of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is pictured in a field near the village of Grabove, in the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk in July 2014 -© AFP/File KIEV: A top pro-Russian rebel said Wednesday that nearly half the wreckage of the Malaysia Airline jet shot down over Ukraine last year remain strewn across fields...
Britain to step up training of Ukrainian armed forces
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday it would step up its training programme for Ukraine’s armed forces as they battle pro-Russian separatist fighters in the east of the country. …read more Source: The...
Nato won’t be ‘dragged into arms race’ with Russia
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance will not get dragged into an arms race with Russia but must counter Moscow’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine. Defence ministers are due to approve measures including more than doubling Nato’s rapid response force, while the US on Tuesday announced it would...
Russian former leader of Ukraine rebels warns of "big war"
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A ceasefire is likely to collapse in east Ukraine and Russia could be drawn into a “big war” to cleanse the “sore on its borders”, the former leader of the region’s pro-Russian separatists said. …read more Source: The...
NATO says won't be dragged into arms race with Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of NATO said on Wednesday the alliance would not be forced into a new arms race with Russia but that what he called Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine had compelled it to strengthen its defences. …read more Source: The...
