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Ukraine to introduce embargo against Russian food: PM
KIEV – Ukraine is responding to Moscow’s food embargo with “mirror sanctions” of its own that will take effect on January 1, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Implementation of Ukraine ceasefire deal to drag into 2016 – RIA cites Russian official
The implementation of the ceasefire accords, aimed to resolve the Ukraine crisis and known as the Minsk 2 agreements, will drag into 2016, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin as saying. …read more Source: Channel...
Implementation of Ukraine ceasefire deal to drag into 2016 – RIA cites Russian official
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The implementation of the ceasefire accords, aimed to resolve the Ukraine crisis and known as the Minsk 2 agreements, will drag into 2016, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine MPs pass tit-for-tat Russian embargo
KIEV: Ukrainian parliament voted on Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from January 1. The law, supported by 291 of parliament’s 420 lawmakers, will come into force when it has been signed by the president. Russian...
Ukraine MPs approve tit-for-tat Russian trade embargo
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine MPs approve tit-for-tat Russian trade embargo
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine MPs approve tit-for-tat Russian trade embargo
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1. …read more Source: The...
Kazakh FM Says Multivector Foreign Policy Proves its Viability in Face of Challenges
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s multivector foreign policy has proven its effectiveness against the backdrop of growing challenges internationally, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said during a Dec. 23 press conference to discuss the foreign ministry’s 2015...
Russia issues banknote dedicated to Crimea
The banknote release comes in the same month that the ruble has hit an all-time low versus the U.S. dollar. …read more Source:...
Rayani Air flight takes off with a prayer
Rayani Air flight crews prays before departure at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia, on December 22, 2015. Photo: AP KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: The short domestic flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s biggest city, begins with a recital of Prophet Muhammad’s supplication before his travel. The passengers — most of...
