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Russia won't demand early repayment of $3 billion lent to Ukraine – Ifax cites Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia would not demand early repayment of $3 billion that Russia lent to Ukraine last year, the Interfax news agency reported, citing comments by Putin to German TV channel ARD. …read more Source: The...
Russia won't allow Ukraine to 'destroy' opponents, says Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia will not allow the Ukraine government to “destroy” its political opponents and adversaries in east Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin told German television network ARD. …read more Source: The...
Putin plans to leave G20 early after West blasts Russia over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to leave the G20 summit early, a member of his delegation said, after Western leaders blasted Moscow today for the crisis in Ukraine and threatened more sanctions. The Russian official told Reuters that Putin planned to skip a working session tomorrow at the two-day summit in Brisbane and bring...
Russian TV channel says photos show MH17 shot down by fighter jet
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state-controlled TV has broadcast what it called “sensational” photographs, which it said supported Moscow’s theory that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet. …read more Source: The...
Putin, under pressure over Ukraine, may skip G20 event – source
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to skip a working session at the Group of 20 leaders summit on Sunday and bring forward his departure, said a Russian official travelling with Putin, after he came under pressure from Western leaders over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Putin, Cameron discuss 'rebuilding' relations – Kremlin
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed an interest in rebuilding relations between Russia and the West damaged by the crisis in Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesman said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Tense G20 vows action on Ebola as climate returns to fore
Feuding G20 leaders found common ground today in vowing to “extinguish” the Ebola outbreak as they worked to revamp the global economy at a summit marked by discord over Ukraine and climate change. Along with the crisis between Ukraine and Russia, a surprise Sino-US pact on global warming has upset Australian Prime Minister Tony...
Germany's Merkel says situation in Ukraine unacceptable, EU considering further sanctions
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday the European Union is considering further financial sanctions against Russian individuals because of the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia says not involved in recent Ukraine escalation
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – Russia was not involved in the recent escalation of military activity in south-eastern Ukraine and supported the implementation of the ceasefire agreed in Minsk in September, a Kremlin spokesman said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Russian aggression against Ukraine a threat to world – Obama
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – The United States, as the world’s only superpower, is leading the global community in opposing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as other threats, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
