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Kremlin says Moscow’s position on Ukraine debt unchanged – TASS
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Moscow’s stance on restructuring Ukraine’s debt to Russia had not changed, TASS news agency reported. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia lone holdout from Ukraine debt deal
Ukraine’s debt swap proposal, critical to its bailout plan, has been accepted by the majority of creditors except Russia, which did not participate in voting, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Kremlin says Moscow's position on Ukraine debt unchanged – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Moscow’s stance on restructuring Ukraine’s debt to Russia had not changed, TASS news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Merkel sees 'glimmer of hope' in Ukraine, but Russia sanctions remain
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she saw a “glimmer of hope” for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, but insisted sanctions against Russia could be rolled back only once the Minsk peace plan was fully implemented. …read more Source: The...
Russia lone holdout from Ukraine debt deal
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s debt swap proposal, critical to its bailout plan, has been accepted by the majority of creditors except Russia, which did not participate in voting, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Cyberspace becomes second front in Russia’s clash with NATO
Russian computer attacks have become more brazen and more destructive as the country grows increasingly at odds with the U.S. and European nations over military goals first in Ukraine and now Syria. Along with reported computer breaches of a French TV network and the White House, a number of attacks now being attributed to Russian […] The post...
Russian envoy refutes Dutch MH17 crash report
Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Valery N Yermolov refuted on Thursday the investigation report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB), which alleged that the crash of flight MH17 was caused by the detonation of a 9N314M-type warhead launched from eastern Ukraine using a Buk missile system. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Kazakh Ski Resorts among Most Popular Winter Destinations in CIS
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. It will soon be time to hit the slopes and among Russian tourists, Shymbulak Ski Resort tops the list of most popular destinations in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and neighbouring countries, reported Tengrinews.kz. Russians traveling in CIS...
Ukraine expected to win UN Council seat _ and face Russia
Sitting round a table for talks on Ukraine, with from left to right, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and French President Francois Hollande, during an informal meeting in Paris, France, Oct. 2, in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. (AP/Mikhail...
MH17 prosecutors now face tricky task of catching culprits
The wrecked cockpit of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is presented to the press during a presentation of the final report on the cause of the its crash, at the Gilze Rijen airbase on Tuesday. (AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)A Dutch-led criminal probe to find those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 has now become the top priority after the cause of...
