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German EU lawmaker says Russia barred her from entering
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A German member of the European Parliament said on Friday she had been barred from entering Russia when she tried to attend a court hearing there for a Ukrainian woman army officer. …read more Source: The...
Hungary halts gas to Ukraine; PM says can’t risk Russian cut-off
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday (Sep 26) that Hungary could not risk a halt to Russian gas supplies as it froze deliveries to Ukraine amid threats by Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
EU rejects Putin demand for Ukraine deal changes
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s letter to European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso reportedly threatened retaliatory measures if the EU and Ukraine do not stick to their agreement with Moscow to delay the implementation of the deal until 2016. …read more Source: Channel...
Pro-presidential block to win early Ukrainian elections – poll
KIEV (Reuters) – A political bloc that supports President Petro Poroshenko looks set to triumph in Ukraine’s parliamentary election next month, said a poll published on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Rupiah slips to 12,008 at Friday’s close
The rupiah interbank trade rate weakened by 55 basis points during the final session on Friday to Rp 12,008 per US dollar.”External factors such as the planned US Federal Reserve rate hike and rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine put pressure on the domestic currency during the closing session,” Bank Himpunan Saudara analyst...
Russia warns Europe of possible gas cuts over Ukraine
Russia warned Europe that Moscow could cut off its gas supplies because some European countries have been re-exporting gas to Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia denies its military met Ukrainian officials to discuss buffer zone
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry denied on Friday any of its military officials had met the Ukrainian military to work out details of a buffer zone being created in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Berlin unaware of plans for talks with Russia, Ukraine and France
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin does not know of any current plans for Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France, a German government spokesman said on Friday, adding that Germany would be ready to join such talks if it were helpful. …read more Source: The...
Berlin says Ukraine rebels' election plans harm peace process
BERLIN (Reuters) – Plans by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine to hold local elections in November would undermine a ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk and destabilise the situation, the German foreign ministry said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin, Ukraine's Poroshenko discuss meeting – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have discussed the possibility of meeting, either alone or with the leaders of Germany and France, a senior Kremlin official said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
