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Poland to hold countrywide defence drills – resident's adviser
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will stress-test its defence capabilities with a series of countrywide drills involving the government, local authorities and the military in response to the Ukraine crisis, Polish president’s chief security adviser said. …read more Source: The...
IMF sees Ukraine returning to growth next year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Ukraine’s economy should return to growth in 2016 after a deep contraction this year. …read more Source: The...
EU leaders to tackle Russian disinformation on Ukraine war
European leaders will ask their foreign policy chief next week to draw up a plan to counter Russian “disinformation campaigns” over the conflict in Ukraine, draft conclusions of an EU summit showed. EU leaders, meeting on March 19-20, will give the High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini three months – until their...
IMF says Ukraine to get about $10 billion in first year of loan facility
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine’s newly-approved loan facility from the International Monetary Fund will be “heavily front-loaded” with about $10 billion (6.70 billion pounds) to be disbursed in the first year, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
EU leaders want to tackle Russian 'disinformation' on Ukraine war
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European leaders will ask their foreign policy chief next week to draw up a plan to counter Russian “disinformation campaigns” over the conflict in Ukraine, draft conclusions of an EU summit showed. …read more Source: The...
IMF approves $17.5 billion loan programme for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s board signed off on a $17.5 billion (11.7 billion pounds) four-year aid programme for Ukraine on Wednesday, the second attempt in less than a year to pull its economy back from the brink of bankruptcy. …read more Source: The...
U.S. blacklists more Ukrainian rebels, expands non-lethal aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States targeted eight Ukrainian separatists and a Russian bank with sanctions and announced more non-lethal aid for Ukraine on Wednesday after accusing Russian-backed rebels of breaking a European-brokered ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
NATO chief says Russia still equipping Ukraine rebels
MONS, Belgium (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Russia was still arming and training rebel forces in eastern Ukraine and he called for the warring parties to help foreign monitors to reinforce a ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Russia says new U.S. sanctions over Ukraine 'unexplainable' – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Wednesday dismissed as “unexplainable” new U.S. sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, Interfax news agency quoted him as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Finance Minister to hold presentation on debt talks on Friday
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Minister will conduct a web presentation for creditors on Friday that will outline plans for negotiations with holders of its sovereign debt, a finance ministry statement said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
