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Russia says Ukraine's renunciation of 'non-aligned; status will boost tensions – agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Ukraine’s renunciation of its “non-aligned” status was counterproductive and would only boost tensions around the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Ukraine's renunciation of 'non-aligned' status to hit ties -agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s renunciation of its “non-aligned” status is an unfriendly step towards Russia and will only “add to nuisances” in ties, Russia’s envoy to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian parliament votes to renounce Ukraine's 'non-aligned' status
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted on Tuesday for the country to renounce its “non-aligned” status and work towards membership in the NATO alliance. …read more Source: The...
International journalist deaths soar in 2014
NEW YORK: The gruesome murders of foreign journalists by the Islamic State group contributed to 2014 being a particularly deadly year for international correspondents, an annual review by the Committee to Protect Journalists reported on Tuesday. The CPJ study found that an “unusually high proportion” of the 60 journalists who died...
Obama invited to WWII commemorations in Moscow
MOSCOW: Russia has invited US President Barack Obama (pix) to Moscow next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, a Kremlin advisor said. Asked by reporters whether Obama was on the guest list for the May 9 commemorations, Yuri Ushakov, one of President Vladimir Putin’s top...
Ukraine peace talks may be held in Minsk on Dec. 24 and 26 – Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – A fresh round of peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will be held in the Belarussian capital on Dec. 24 and 26, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a statement on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Putin to have phone talks with EU, Ukraine leaders on Monday – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold phone talks later on Monday with the leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine on a political resolution to the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin’s foreign policy adviser said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine threatens to cut off power to rebel-held regions if usage not curbed
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine may stop supplying electricity to separatist-held eastern regions if the territories do not adhere to consumption limits imposed across the country due to an energy crisis, an energy ministry official said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Obama says Putin presiding over economic contraction – CNN interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. president Barack Obama has rejected the charge that he has been outmanoeuvred by Russian president Vladimir Putin, saying in a TV interview due for broadcast later on Sunday that Putin was presiding over “a huge economic contraction” due to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
A lot’s in a name in rebel-held east Ukraine
As Italian and Barber fiddled with a broken television set in their base near Ukraine’s frontline, Accurate laid down his Kalashnikov to tuck into a bowl of borsch. Across rebel-held territory in the war-ravaged east, since the start of the Russian-fuelled conflict the vast array of military nicknames used by insurgent fighters has become...
