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Crimea hit by outages amid Ukraine power crisis
Crimea on Wednesday suffered massive blackouts after Ukraine unexpectedly stopped supplies, sparking traffic jams, hospital closures and panic across the peninsula. Train stations, businesses and the airport had to close down, traffic lights went dark causing huge snarls in the main city of Simferopol, and several people were stuck in lifts....
Russia Threatens to Cut Ties with NATO If Ukraine Joins
Russia said on Wednesday NATO was turning Ukraine into a “frontline of confrontation” and threatened to sever remaining ties with the Atlantic military alliance if Ukraine’s hopes of joining it were realized. The Kyiv parliament’s renunciation of Ukraine’s neutral status on Tuesday in purs… …read more...
‘Difficult’ Ukraine talks end without new date agreement
Ukrainian and rebel envoys concluded “difficult” marathon talks without agreeing the date of a new round aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising devastating the ex-Soviet state’s industrial east. …read more Source: Channel...
World › ‘Difficult’ Ukraine talks end without agreement
Ukranian and rebel envoys concluded “difficult” marathon talks on Wednesday without agreeing the date of a new round aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising devastating the ex-Soviet state’s industrial east. The five-hour preliminary discussion in the Belarussian capital Minsk had been tentatively due to be followed by a second...
‘Difficult’ Ukraine talks end without new date agreement
Ukranian and rebel envoys concluded “difficult” marathon talks on Wednesday without agreeing the date of a new round aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising devastating the ex-Soviet state’s industrial east. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Bitcoin beats hryvnia, rouble as the worst currency
IT HAS been a bad year for the Russian rouble and a terrible 12 months for the Ukrainian hryvnia. But it has been a catastrophic 2014 for bitcoin, the virtual currency. While acknowledging that my currency forecasting prowess means that I am driving a desk rather than tanning on a beach, the gyrations do seem to offer some valuable lessons....
‘Difficult’ Ukraine talks end without new date agreement
December 25, 2014 5:16 AMMINSK (AFP) – Ukranian and rebel envoys concluded “difficult” marathon talks on Wednesday without agreeing the date of a new round aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising devastating the former Soviet state’s industrial east. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine peace talks break up without deal to meet again: rebel
KIEV – A pro-Russian rebel negotiator said on Wednesday that a “difficult” preliminary round of Ukrainian peace negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk concluded without an agreement to meet again. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels resume peace talks
MINSK – Ukranian and rebel envoys resumed intense talks on Wednesday aimed at ending a pro-Russian uprising that has left the ex-Soviet republic in ruins and upset East-West ties. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine Peace Talks Set to Start in Minsk
Negotiators are heading to the capital of Belarus for another round of talks for a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source:...
