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EU extends sanctions on Russia, launches Libya mission
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine by six months until the end of January 2016, an EU official said. …read more Source: The...
3 killed as clashes grip Ukraine ahead of talks
Ukraine on Sunday reported the deaths of two soldiers while pro-Russian rebels accused Kiev’s forces of killing a civilian in clashes preceding crunch talks aimed at ending the 15-month war. Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said two government troops died and six were wounded in shelling across swathes of the eastern separatist...
After midnight in the library, Putin sets out his world view
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: It was two minutes before midnight when Russian President Vladimir Putin finally entered the meeting room in the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, more than three hours late, to be interviewed by a dozen exhausted journalists. His retinue seemed wearily accustomed to the late-night regimen, but Putin himself – after...
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and six wounded in the past 24 hours in separatist eastern territories, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday, describing an increase in fighting near the strategic port city of Mariupol. …read more Source: The...
After midnight in the library, Putin sets out his world view
ST PETERSBURG: It was two minutes before midnight when Russian President Vladimir Putin finally entered the meeting room in the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, more than three hours late, to be interviewed by a dozen exhausted journalists. His retinue seemed wearily accustomed to the late-night regimen, but Putin himself – after back-to-back...
UN must reform
SEVENTY YEARS since it was formed, the United Nations (UN) is nowhere near arriving at its intended function as the supra-national body geared for world peace. That there is effectively no peace — as Pope Francis has said, World War 3 is already being fought through numerous small conflagrations — is obvious; from the regular Israeli assaults on...
Ukraine to halt payments if creditors shun 'last chance' debt offer
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine offered an updated debt restructuring proposal to creditors on Friday, its Finance Minster said, warning that Kiev would halt debt payments if bondholders did not make use of this “last chance” to clinch a deal in coming talks. …read more Source: The...
Putin urges West to put pressure on Kiev to help solve crisis
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday blamed the West and particularly the United States for the crisis in Ukraine and said the West should put pressure on Kiev to help resolve it. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's new debt proposal could include growth-linked instrument – source
KIEV (Reuters) – Kiev is ready to include in a restructuring proposal to be tabled on Friday an instrument allowing its creditors to recover more value if Ukraine’s economy performs better than currently projected, a source with knowledge of the negotiations said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to offer updated restructuring proposal to creditors – Finance Minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will submit on Friday an updated proposal to creditors based on a worsened forecast for the Ukrainian economy, but it will continue to service its debt, including the coupon due on a Russia-held $3 billion bond, Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said. …read more Source: The...
