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Coe says Russia must not be banned over doping
Britain’s Sebastian Coe, double Olympic 1500m champion, and candidate for President of the International Association of Athletics Federations poses, on February 25, 2015, in Marseille -© AFP / by Frédéric Bourigault MARSEILLE: Track legend Sebastian Coe, campaigning for the presidency of world athletics, said Wednesday that Russia should...
Putin ‘destabilizing’ Ukraine, Kerry says
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilizing Ukraine through “land grabs,” warning Moscow and the rebels had failed to meet the terms of a tattered ceasefire. Putin had put in place policies which “violate all the international norms with respect to territory and behavior,” Kerry told...
NATO commander says his advice on Ukraine crisis being reviewed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military commander in Europe said on Wednesday the situation in Ukraine was “getting worse every day” as government forces struggled against Russian-backed rebels, but he declined to say whether he favored supplying defensive weapons to Kiev. …read more Source: The...
IMF says ready to assist Ukraine with foreign exchange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said it was ready to assist Ukraine with its foreign currency issues, amid a steep fall in the country’s hryvnia currency. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine central bank reverses currency trading ban
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank abruptly reversed a ban that had prohibited most currency trading late on Wednesday, less than a day after it was imposed. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin saw plan to annex Crimea before Yanukovich fell – newspaper
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin was presented with a plan to annex the Crimea peninsula and eastern Ukraine before the overthrow of the country’s Moscow-leaning president last year, an independent newspaper reported on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine under pressure from currency fall, gas supply threat
KIEV/MAKIYVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine came under increasing economic pressure from a collapsing currency and a threat to its gas supplies from the Kremlin on Wednesday, just as a long-awaited ceasefire took hold in the east. …read more Source: The...
Kerry says more Russia sanctions 'teed up' if necessary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that additional sanctions against Russia are “teed up” should events in eastern Ukraine require a significant response. …read more Source: The...
Poland plans to send military instructors to Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland intends to send military instructors to train Ukrainian soldiers, with the final decision expected next month, an advisor to the Polish defence minister said. …read more Source: The...
British blogger raises awkward questions on Russia's role in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – It was not an unusual evening for war blogger Eliot Higgins. …read more Source: The...
