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NATO’s top military officer questions Russian convoys to eastern Ukraine
A fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine comes under renewed pressure as Kiev and NATO’s top military commander question the materials carried by a large convoy of Russian trucks headed to the embattled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia scraps EU gas link in favor of Turkish deliveries
Russia scrapped a proposed natural gas pipeline that the European Union opposed because it would bypass Ukraine, moving forward instead with plans to ship more fuel to Turkey.Gazprom picks Vietnam to tap Russia’s Arctic Sea oil depositWashington plays Russian rouletteRussia, China add to $400 billion gas deal with accordSerbia salutes Putin...
Ukraine revolution fails business as graft envelops bureaucracy
Thirteen floors above a snow-covered complex on the outskirts of Kiev, in a half-built high-rise, Egor Popov wondered aloud when the warren of dusty rooms would be ready for move-in: maybe next year, probably not.Ukraine puts on parliamentary show of unity in message to RussiaLack of coal may bring Ukraine to its knees this winter …read...
MH17 wreckage to be reassembled in Netherlands for investigation
AMSTERDAM: Wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovered from its crash site in eastern Ukraine will be reassembled for an investigation at a military base in the Netherlands, Dutch authorities said on Monday. The wreckage, collected by local emergency services under Dutch supervision in an area fought over by Russian-backed rebels and...
US, EU leaders discuss potential action against Russia over Ukraine
Leaders of the United States and the European Union (EU) discussed potential coordinated action against Russia over its “destabilizing actions” in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. …read more Source: China...
Erdogan greets Putin with welcome ceremony
‘We pose no threat to anyone’ – PutinRussia isolated over Ukraine at G20Putin says Russia wants to have normal relations with U.S. and EuropeTurkey to help Kurdish “peshmerga” fighters reach besieged Syrian townTurkey secures release of hostages held by Islamic State …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
NATO ministers to plot course on Ukraine, Afghanistan
BRUSSELS – NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Tuesday to chart a course forward after a “year of aggression” from Ukraine to the Middle East and the end of the alliance’s combat mission in Afghanistan.New chief Jens Stoltenberg said on the eve of the meeting that it was a decisive time marked by Russia’s...
US, EU leaders discuss potential action against Russia
Leaders of the United States and the European Union (EU) discussed potential coordinated action against Russia over its “destabilizing actions” in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, the White House said Monday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Oil prices strike five-year lows, weighing on appetite stocks
The unabated cost thrust comes after a 12-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries opted Thursday to keep a common outlay roof during 30 million barrels per day, where it has stood for 3 years. STOCK IMAGE Crude oil prices sank to five-year low points on Monday, boring down a share prices of appetite companies, while miners were...
Russia to build more military camps in Crimea
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet will build more military camps in Crimea while receiving new ships in 2015, head of the fleet said Monday. …read more Source: China...
