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U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe – Air Force secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe very soon as part of a broader effort to support eastern European members of the NATO alliance unnerved by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Deborah James said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Kiev vows to boost forces against rebels in east, wary of ‘large-scale invasion’
Ukraine’s president vowed to increase troop numbers to fend off attacks by Russia-backed separatist rebels and warned his countrymen that there is still the threat of a “large-scale invasion,” in an impassioned speech to mark Independence Day on Monday. Speaking during a military parade, President Petro Poroshenko said Ukraine must not be...
Merkel Everything Must Be Done To Respect Ukraine Peace Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says everything must be done to fully implement a cease-fire agreement in eastern Ukraine. She was speaking in Berlin on August 24 at a joint news conference in Berlin … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine Faces Risky Year Fighting to Escape Russian Orbit: Petro Poroshenko
President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukraine was facing a precarious year struggling to fend off what he called Russian strategies to undermine Kiev’s drive for closer relations with Europe. …read more Source:...
Russian ruble falls to 2015 low as stocks plunge
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russias battered ruble sank Monday to its lowest point this year as Asian and European stock markets nosedived on concerns over the Chinese economy.Moscows dollar-denominated RTS stock index had tumbled 4.94 percent by the close of trading as the euro passed the symbolic 80-ruble mark for the first time since December,...
Credit scheme backfired, hiking greenhouse gases: study
PARIS (AFP) – A global scheme meant to keep atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in check instead caused some 600 million tonnes of excess emissions, researchers said Monday.They blamed a loophole in the Kyoto Protocols Joint Implementation (JI) mechanism which allowed countries to earn and sell credits for emissions cuts which were not...
Football transfer rumours: West Ham or Everton to sign Adnan Januzaj on loan?
ASTANA. KAZINFORM – With just over a week remaining until the transfer window closes and the curtains are drawn, Everton are reported to have cooled their interest in the Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko and have turned their gaze to Bernard instead. The Brazilian playmaker currently lines out for Shakhtar Donetsk, another Ukrainian...
Merkel says all must be done to implement Minsk peace deal
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine was not being respected and everything must be done to fully implement the broader peace deal reached in Minsk in February. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel says all must be done to implement Minsk peace deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine was not being respected and everything must be done to fully implement the broader peace deal reached in Minsk in February. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine leader accuses Russia of supplying arms to rebels in east
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused Russia of sending major military backup to pro-Moscow rebels, speaking just ahead of talks on the conflict with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. …read more Source: Global...
