Section: The Star (Malaysia)
U.S., Europe weighing potential deeper Russia sanctions – Nuland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. sanctions team is in Europe this week discussing possible deeper sectoral penalties against Russia if a ceasefire deal with Ukraine is further violated, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Budget and reform plans put Ukraine on track for IMF aid, says G7
BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund and Group of Seven leading economic powers on Wednesday praised the Ukrainian government’s determination to reform the economy against all odds, with the G7 saying Kiev’s new draft budget should put it on track for an IMF-led bailout. …read more Source: The...
Former Ukraine Finance Minister arrested on Spanish coast
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested on Wednesday former Ukrainian Finance Minister Yuri Kolobov, missing since August 2014 and wanted for embezzlement and financial wrongdoing under an Interpol arrest warrant, a Civil Guard spokesman said. …read more Source: The...
33 miners feared dead after pit blast in east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ten miners were confirmed killed and rescuers held out little hope for another 23 who were still missing after a blast at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk near the battle front in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Nine bodies retrieved from Donetsk mine – regional administration
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The bodies of nine miners have been found at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk where a blast trapped dozens of people, the regional administration said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine security crisis weighs down economic reforms – IMF's Lagarde
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that an infusion of financial support for Ukraine and its impact largely hinges on how the security crisis over Russia’s actions in Ukraine is resolved. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis prompts EU to shake up stance on neighbours
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union launched a review of the way it handles neighbouring nations on Wednesday after its policy of offering closer ties to former Soviet republics led it unwittingly into confrontation with Russia. …read more Source: The...
EU ready with sanctions if Ukraine ceasefire violated, Merkel says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Russia on Wednesday that any serious violation of the current ceasefire in east Ukraine – which she described as “fragile” – would prompt Europe to impose further sanctions on Moscow for supporting the separatists. …read more Source: The...
French court approves Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov's extradition
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s highest appeals court paved the way on Wednesday for the extradition to either Russia or Ukraine of jailed Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling up to $6 billion (3.9 billion pounds) from his former bank BTA. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin says he doesn't want rerun of gas rows with Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he did not want a gas conflict with Ukraine similar to ones that took place in the past, and that Kiev only had enough pre-paid gas from Russia to last two days. …read more Source: The...
