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Russia will go to court if Ukraine does not repay debt on time – Finance Minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will turn to arbitration courts should Ukraine fail to repay a $3 billion (2.02 billion pounds) debt on time, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Günter Grass warned humanity of ‘sleepwalking’ into world war in final interview
Germany’s Nobel-winning author Gunter Grass said he feared humanity was “sleepwalking” into a world war in the last interview he gave before his death. “We have on the one side Ukraine, whose situation is not improving; in Israel and Palestine things are getting worse; the disaster the Americans left in Iraq, the...
Canada to send around 200 military trainers to Ukraine
Canada, following in the steps of the United States and Britain, will send around 200 troops to Ukraine to help train soldiers who are battling Russian-back separatists, Ottawa said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement that the troops would be based in western Ukraine – far from the fighting – until March 31,...
Canada to send around 200 military trainers to Ukraine
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada, following in the steps of the United States and Britain, will send around 200 troops to Ukraine to help train soldiers who are battling Russian-back separatists, Ottawa said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Government changes name of visa on arrival scheme to e-tourist visa
The newly-launched tourist visa on arrival scheme will be known as e-Tourist Visa from Wednesday with government making the change following requests from various quarters. Home Ministry officials said the name of the scheme – ‘Tourist visa on arrival enabled by electronic travel authorisation (TVoA-ETA)’ was creating confusion...
Don’t underestimate NATO, German minister says on Baltic visit
Germany’s defence minister said on Tuesday that nobody should underestimate NATO’s rapid response capacity, which has been ratcheted up in response to worries about Russia’s military ambitions after its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Three Russian ships in English Channel, Britain says
Three Russian ships including a destroyer have entered the English Channel and are being monitored by Britain’s Royal Navy as they pass through, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. The incident is the latest in a string of similar incidents and comes amid tense relations between London and Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine and the inquiry...
Six servicemen killed as violence escalates in east Ukraine
Six servicemen were killed and 12 wounded in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday, as both sides in the conflict accused the other of increasing attacks and building up weapons on the frontline. …read more Source: Channel...
Don't underestimate NATO, German minister says on Baltic visit
TALLINN (Reuters) – Germany’s defence minister said on Tuesday that nobody should underestimate NATO’s rapid response capacity, which has been ratcheted up in response to worries about Russia’s military ambitions after its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Six Ukrainian servicemen killed despite ceasefire
KIEV: Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 12 wounded in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, the Kiev military said on Tuesday, as Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine called for an end to renewed heavy fighting. Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian rebels have accused each other of intensifying attacks over the...
