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EU prolongs Russian economic sanctions for six months
Luxembourg (AFP) – EU foreign ministers formally agreed Monday to prolong to January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords, officials said.EU has extended economic sanctions against Russia until 31 January 2016, with a view to complete implementation of (the) Minsk agreement, an...
Ukraine protest
Participants dressed as zombies stage a performance as they protest against the work of some local media, which they say promote and popularize Russian subversive propaganda in Ukraine, in Kiev, Ukraine Participants dressed as zombies stage a performance as they protest against the work of some local media, which they say promote and popularize...
Says govts should recommit to providing refuge and safety to those who have lost everything to conflict.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged governments and societies around the world to recommit to providing refuge and safety to those who have lost everything to conflict. The ongoing conflict in Syria, as well as crises in Iraq, Ukraine, South Sudan, Central African Republic, north-eastern Nigeria and parts of Pakistan have led...
Russia slams EU sanctions renewal as pointless blackmail
MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday slammed the EU s extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as “blackmail” and vowed it would not be pressured in …read more Source: The News...
Russia slams EU sanctions as pointless ‘blackmail’
MOSCOW – Russia on Saturday slammed the EU’s extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as “blackmail” and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine. “Crimea and Sevastopol are an integral part of the Russian Federation. It’s time to recognise this as a fact that cannot be changed with...
Putin pledges cooperation with West despite tensions
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Vladimir Putin told foreign investors Friday his country would cooperate with the West despite persistent tensions as Russia and Greece agreed to build a gas pipeline amid a debt crisis in Athens.Speaking at Russias premier economic forum against a backdrop of tensions over the Ukraine crisis, the Russian president...
Greece hopeful of last-ditch deal despite default warnings
ATHENS (AFP) – Greece said Friday it is still hopeful for an 11th-hour deal with its creditors before it defaults on its debt, as the ECB threw Greek banks another lifeline and depositors withdraw their savings.Those who invest in crisis and terror scenarios will be proven wrong, Prime Minister Alexis Tsiprass office said, amid reports that...
Ukraine vows to pay Russia despite default threat
KIEV (AFP) – Cash-strapped Ukraine promised on Friday to make the next payment on a disputed Russian loan it had threatened to stop servicing due to Moscows rejection of more lenient terms.The decision should help ease some of the tensions building between the two neighbours throughout Ukraines 14-month separatist revolt that Kiev accuses...
US Senate passes $612b defence policy bill
Over White House objections, the Senate passed a $612 billion defence policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to close the prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Senate voted 71 to 25 to approve the bill, which President Barack Obama...
Aegon Championships 2015: Andy Murray moves a step closer
The Aegon championship has been full of surprises thus far with in form Spaniard Rafael Nadal being knocked out in the very first round by Ukraine’s Dolgopolov. The second rounds were no different as defending champion, Grigor Dimitrov, suffered a heavy defeat by the hands of Giles Muller of Luxembourg in straight sets on Thursday. Muller,...
