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Putin says West using sanctions to undermine Russia, Crimea ‘sacred’
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of exploiting the Ukraine crisis to undermine Russia and said in a key speech that Crimea had “sacred” significance for Russia. …read more Source: New Straits...
Kerry says Russia can rebuild trust if it withdraws from Ukraine
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday Russia had pitched itself into isolation through its own actions in Ukraine and could rebuild international credibility only by ending its support for pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The...
Putin says foes hope to dismember Russia
President Vladimir Putin accused Russia’s enemies on Thursday of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for growing strong, in an annual state of the union speech that seemed to outdo his recent strident nationalism. The Kremlin leader trumpeted his annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula, praised the Russian...
70 rebel attacks in east Ukraine: military
KIEV: The Ukraine military reported Thursday more than 70 rebel attacks on its positions in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: New Straits...
Highlights: Putin delivers keynote speech on economy, Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Here are quotes from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual state of the union speech to members of parliament and other top officials in the Kremlin on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Putin says Russia wants cooperation with the West
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not choose the path of isolation and would continue to cooperate with the United States and Europe, despite the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
Putin says Russia's Ukraine policy is right
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that events in Ukraine showed that Russia’s policy was right and accused the West of cynicism in its handling of the crisis. …read more Source: The...
Fleeing war and crumbling economy, Ukrainians flock to Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Andriy left his home town in western Ukraine earlier this year on a journey that brought him through the hands of shady traders in Poland to one of the world’s booming markets for illegal immigrants – London. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to hold talks with IMF soon – Finance Minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Talks between Ukraine and the IMF on the much-needed next tranche of financial aid should take place as soon as possible, the Ukrainian finance minister said on Wednesday, speaking alongside two other newly appointed foreign-born ministers. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine energy minister says 'no threat' from accident at nuclear plant
KIEV (Reuters) – An accident at a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya in southeastern Ukraine poses no danger to health or the environment, energy authorities said on Wednesday, an assessment later corroborated by the French nuclear institute IRSN. …read more Source: The...
