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Ukraine requests fresh IMF bailout
Ukraine has requested fresh funds from the International Monetary Fund as it battles a Russian-backed insurgency in the east of the country and faces pressure to reform its economy by cutting subsidies and selling state-owned firms. …read more Source: Channel...
An elusive truce in Ukraine
A war of words between Ukraine and Russia, as Moscow says there is no proof it sent troops, arms to east Ukraine. Ukraine, Russia to talk as airport battle intensifiesOutraging Russia, Ukraine takes big step toward NATOUkraine leader pleads with Russia to withdraw as truce holdsCrisis deepens as Ukraine says Russian troops back rebel advance...
At least 10 killed in fresh clashes in E. Ukraine
A total of 10 people were confirmed dead and dozens wounded over the past day in running battles between Ukrainian troops and independence-seeking forces in Ukraine’s restive east, reports showed Wednesday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Ukraine talks reach agreement on cease-fire line
PHUKET: Diplomatic progress was made during four-way talks on the Ukraine crisis and an agreement was reached on establishing security zones between pro-Russian fighters and Kiev’s forces, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.”Finally there was an agreement reached today that the demarcation line, mentioned in the...
Ukraine requests fresh IMF bailout
Ukraine has asked the IMF for a new and broader rescue package, and will seek to renegotiate its debt with bond holders, officials said on Wednesday as the war-torn country fights to save its reeling economy. IMF chief Christine Lagarde met Ukrainian Petro Poroshenko on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos and said Ukraine…...
Ukraine requests fresh IMF bailout
[DAVOS] Ukraine has asked the IMF for a new and broader rescue package, and would seek to renegotiate its debt with bond holders, officials said on Wednesday as the war-torn country fights to save its reeling economy. …read more Source: The Business...
Davos 2015: Ukraine requests fresh bailout from IMF
January 22, 2015 9:14 AMDAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) – Ukraine has asked the IMF for a new and broader rescue package, and will seek to renegotiate its debt with bond holders, officials said on Wednesday as the war-torn country fights to save its reeling economy. …read more Source: The Straits...
South China Sea in 2015: Fears of war
Is war over the festering South China Sea (SCS) maritime dispute between China and the Southeast Asian claimants of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam inevitable in 2015?China’s rising assertiveness, the firmness of claimants like the Philippines and Vietnam and the big powers’ interest in the region, have led to...
John Kerry Accuses Pro-Russia Rebels of ‘Blatant Ukraine Land Grab’
US Secretary of State John Kerry accused pro-Russian separatists Wednesday of attempting “a blatant land grab” in fresh fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Foreign ministers in Ukraine talks call for ceasefire
BERLIN – The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France ended their latest Berlin crisis meeting Wednesday with a joint call to cease hostilities in Ukraine but no breakthrough agreement to stop the bloodshed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
