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      NATO urges “full implementation” of Minsk agreements amid new violations
      Jun06

      NATO urges “full implementation” of Minsk agreements amid new violations

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday called for the “full implementation” of Minsk agreements as new fighting flared up in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/05/c_134301608.htm target=_blank title="NATO urges “full implementation” of Minsk...

      Pentagon Chief Ash Carter Says New Action Needed on Russia Over Ukraine
      Jun06

      Pentagon Chief Ash Carter Says New Action Needed on Russia Over Ukraine

      The United States needs to take new steps to respond to the Ukraine conflict because economic sanctions and other Western actions have failed to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to reverse course,… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine and creditors lock horns over debt writedown
      Jun06

      Ukraine and creditors lock horns over debt writedown

      [LONDON] A debt restructuring deal for Ukraine seemed far off on Friday, after its finance ministry and creditors accused each other of a lack of engagement in talks and Kiev dismissed the offer from bondholders as unacceptable. …read more Source: The Business...

      UPDATE1: Japanese PM Abe in Ukraine for talks with Poroshenko
      Jun05

      UPDATE1: Japanese PM Abe in Ukraine for talks with Poroshenko

      …read more Source: Kyodo News

      Ukraine Finance Ministry says creditors' debt offer 'unacceptable'
      Jun05

      Ukraine Finance Ministry says creditors' debt offer 'unacceptable'

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said on Friday the debt restructuring offer from the country’s biggest group of creditors was unacceptable and asked bondholers to enter into more constructive dialogue to reach a deal. …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine's creditors say detailed debt talks still elusive
      Jun05

      Ukraine's creditors say detailed debt talks still elusive

      LONDON (Reuters) – A group of Ukraine’s creditors expressed disappointment on Friday that no basis had yet been found for detailed negotiations with Kiev on how to restructure its debt. …read more Source: The...

      G7 plans extension for sanctions on Russia
      Jun05

      G7 plans extension for sanctions on Russia

      The G7 summit in Germany starting Sunday will discuss extending European Union sanctions on Russia, probably for six months, a senior EU official said Friday. EU economic sanctions on Russia, imposed over the Ukraine conflict, are due to expire in July. …read more Source: Global...

      West, Russia trade accusations at U.N. over new Ukraine violence
      Jun05

      West, Russia trade accusations at U.N. over new Ukraine violence

      UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Western nations and Russia traded accusations at the United Nations on Friday over the recent upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine, while a senior member of an international monitoring team blamed both sides in the conflict for breaking a ceasefire. …read more Source: The...

      Poroshenko says Ukrainian forces liberated Marinka
      Jun05

      Poroshenko says Ukrainian forces liberated Marinka

      President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday that Ukrainian forces have completely liberated the village of Marinka, where pro-Russian separatists had launched an offensive, and that a Russian citizen … …read more Source: Japan Herald...

      UN seeks to shore up Ukraine truce as fighting flares
      Jun05

      UN seeks to shore up Ukraine truce as fighting flares

      UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – The United Nations on Friday urged all sides in Ukraine to fully uphold a Europe-brokered ceasefire, as the warring parties accused each other of jeopardizing the truce. …read more Source: Bangkok...