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U.S. to discuss possible new Russia sanctions with European allies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will talk to European allies this week about imposing further sanctions on Russia if pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine do not halt violence, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine government, rebels agree on new cease-fire
In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, a woman lights a candle before a service in the St. Olga and St. Vladimir Cathedral in Simferopol, Crimea. The property has come under threat from Crimea’s pro-Moscow leaders. International monitors in eastern Ukraine say government troops and Russian-backed separatist forces in the Luhansk...
Russia warns of recession next year
The Russian government has for the first time acknowledged that the country will fall into recession next year, battered by the combination of Western sanctions and a plunge in the price of its oil exports.The economic development ministry on Tuesday revised its GDP forecast for 2015 from growth of 1.2 percent to a drop of 0.8 percent. Disposable...
Ukraine, rebels ‘agree in principle’ on ceasefire in Lugansk
KIEV: Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have “agreed in principle” on a ceasefire in the eastern war-torn region of Lugansk, one of the ex-Soviet state’s two separatists provinces, the OSCE said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine agrees ceasefire 'in principle' with Luhansk rebels
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military and separatist forces have agreed “in principle” on a new ceasefire from Dec. 5 in the rebel-held Luhansk region in the east of the country, the OSCE security group said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, rebels ‘agree in principle’ on ceasefire in Lugansk: OSCE
KIEV – Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have “agreed in principle” on a ceasefire in the eastern war-torn region of Lugansk, one of the ex-Soviet state’s two separatists provinces, the OSCE said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine, rebels ‘agree in principle’ on ceasefire in Lugansk: OSCE
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have agreed in principle on a ceasefire in the eastern war-torn region of Lugansk, one of the ex-Soviet states two separatists provinces, the OSCE said.All agreed in principle to a total ceasefire along the entire line of contact between Ukrainian Armed Forces and those under control of the...
Asia stocks drift as global economic outlook dims
Asian stock markets drifted Tuesday, taking a negative cue from Wall Street as the economic outlook for next year clouds.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average was up 0.2 percent at 17,629.55 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.4 percent to 23,449.24. Seoul’s Kospi was down 0.2 percent at 1,962.11. Australia’s...
Russia: NATO destabilizing Europe
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia lashed out at NATO on Monday, saying the alliance risked “destabilizing” Europe with military drills linked to a spike in tensions over the Ukraine crisis. Russia’s deputy foreign minister Alexei Meshkov said the US-led military alliance was “trying to destabilize the world’s most stable...
Russia lashes out at NATO over Ukraine conflict
Russia has lashed out at NATO, saying the alliance risked “destabilizing” Europe with military drills linked to a spike in tensions over the Ukraine crisis. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said Monday the U.S.-led military alliance was “trying to destabilize the world’s most stable region. “Endless military exercises,...
