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NATO wrestles with new fast-reaction force prompted by Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s planned new fast-reaction force, centrepiece of its response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, is proving harder to set up than expected because of shortages of vital equipment and arguments over funding, diplomats say. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine confirms pro-Western PM with mammoth tasks ahead
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday confirmed pro-Western Arseniy Yatsenyuk as premier to lead a new coalition government, while fresh attacks in the east provided a reminder of the steep challenges ahead. In a widely expected move, the Verkhovna Rada parliament backed Arseniy Yatsenyuk to remain as prime minister in its first sitting...
War veterans steal limelight in Ukraine's new parliament
KIEV (Reuters) – War veterans and nationalist radicals brought a revolutionary air to the opening on Thursday of Ukraine’s new parliament convened to name a government to hold the country together and set out a programme of far-reaching reform. …read more Source: The...
Majority of Russians believe their troops are not fighting in Ukraine – poll
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A majority of Russians believe their country’s troops are not fighting in eastern Ukraine but nearly half would be glad if it turned out they were, an opinion poll showed on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Former deputy PM Groysman elected as speaker of Ukrainian parliament
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday elected former deputy prime minister Volodymyr Groysman to the powerful post of speaker. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says country opposes federalisation
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday 100 percent of Ukrainians were in favour of a having single state, without federalisation, in a keynote address to the first session of a new parliament. …read more Source: The...
Putin, Poroshenko speak on phone about southeast Ukraine – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral relations and the situation in southeast Ukraine with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on the telephone on Wednesday evening, the Kremlin said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
New parliament coalition proposes Yatseniuk stays on as PM
KIEV (Reuters) – A newly formed five-party coalition in the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday nominated Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk to stay on as head of the government. …read more Source: The...
Aim of sanctions not to bash Russian economy – German foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – The goal of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis must not be to wear down Russia economically, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
EU expects stable gas supply even as Russian shipments yet to start
ASTANA (Reuters) – The European Union expects stable gas supplies this winter under a deal by Russia and Ukraine, a senior EU energy official said, even while Moscow has yet to resume shipments and Kiev has yet to pay in advance as agreed. …read more Source: The...
