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Ukrainian rebels plan votes for regional leaders, ‘Supreme Soviet’ legislatures in blow to offer of limited self-rule
Pro-Russian rebels defiantly announced Tuesday they will stage their own elections in just six weeks, raising the stakes in a standoff with Kiev despite both sides moving to end five months of deadly fighting. The self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics said they would hold simultaneous votes on Nov. 2 to choose their leaders...
Obama Forges Anti-ISIL Coalition, But Will it Hang Together?
Washington. The Arabs are in. Turkey is on the fence. Britain, still smarting from an earlier Iraq war, is cautiously edging toward expanded action. Even Greece wants to help—if someone would tell it how. Two weeks after he announced plans to form a “broad coalition” to fight the militant group Islamic State, President Barack Obama’s hopes...
Kiev reports no clash in E Ukraine
The Ukrainian military said Tuesday that no “serious fighting” has taken place between government troops and militants in the country’s eastern region since an attack on Monday night. …read more Source: China...
EU warns Russia not to use gas as weapon in Ukraine crisis
KIEV: The chief European Union energy official warned Russia today not to use gas supplies as a weapon in its standoff with Ukraine over the fate of its neighbour’s separatist east. EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said he hoped to reach an “interim solution” with Russia over its gas supply cut to Ukraine when the three...
Europe, Syria drag on global stock markets
Grim economic news from Europe and airstrikes in Syria rattled global stocks Tuesday.Most of the damage was felt in European markets, which fell sharply after a closely watched gauge of business activity for the region fell to a nine-month low.The disappointing news about Europe’s economy also weighed down Wall Street. The Dow Jones...
Ukraine Conflict Death Toll Soars Past 3,000: United Nations
The death toll in Ukraine’s conflict has soared past 3,000, likely by a significant margin, top UN human rights official Ivan Simonovic said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Putin warns Ukraine against implementing EU deal – letter
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Moscow will curtail Ukraine’s access to vital Russian markets if Kiev implements any part of a trade agreement with the European Union, President Vladimir Putin warned in a letter, toughening his stance on a deal at the centre of East-West tensions. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive – Kazakhstan balanced between Ukraine and post-NATO Afghanistan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Looking at the neighbourhood around Kazakhstan on a spinning globe, the Central Asian nation’s foreign minister sees both partnerships and peril in the form of the Russian-Ukraine crisis and the coming NATO pullout from Afghanistan by year end. …read more Source: The...
Poland stages major military maneuvers amid Russia tensions
Poland kicks off major military exercises involving eight NATO partners on Wednesday amid the West’s worst standoff with Russia since the end of the Cold War sparked by differences over the Ukraine crisis. Organized every two years since 2006, this year’s Anaconda maneuvers involve 12,500 soldiers, with 750 from NATO members the U.S....
Europe wants Russia, Ukraine to sign interim gas deal in Berlin
KIEV (Reuters) – The European Commission (EC) will propose that Russia and Ukraine sign an interim gas agreement in Berlin as a step towards resolving their long-standing row over gas prices, Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
