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Thai PM eyes doubling of trade with Russia to $10 bn
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand and Russia aim to double their annual bilateral trade to $10 billion next year, Thai junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha said Wednesday, after agreeing to cooperate on sectors from energy to tourism with visiting Russian premier Dmitry Medvedev.The two premiers met in Bangkok as Prayut, a former army chief, seeks to widen...
Greek PM in Moscow for Putin meet that rattles EU
MOSCOW (AFP) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was to meet Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday as part of an eye-catching visit that has fuelled EU fears that cash-strapped Athens is cosying up to Russia.The two-day trip comes as Tsipras is battling to unblock a rescue package from the EU and IMF, with some in Brussels...
In Russia-West tug of war, Moldova sees EU as only option
CHISINAU (AFP) – Moldovas decision to sign key trade and political agreements with the European Union has cost it dearly, as its giant trading partner Russia swiftly punished it through an embargo strangling its farm and wine industries.Nevertheless, in the tug of war between the West and Russia, Moldovas foreign minister told AFP that...
Malaysia Airlines denies nearly colliding with another plane over Pakistan
Malaysia Airlines denied on Tuesday that a London-bound flight was involved in a near-miss with another plane in Pakistani airspace. Following reports by Asian media outlets that one of the airline’s planes headed to London narrowly avoided a collision in skies over Pakistan, according to the Mirror. It had been claimed the flight nearly...
Ukraine far-right leader made army adviser in move to control militias
KIEV: The controversial leader of Ukraine s ultra-nationalist Pravy Sektor paramilitary group, which is fighting pro-Russian rebels alongside governme …read more Source: The News...
Czech leader, US ambassador clash over Moscow visit
PRAGUE (AFP) – Czech President Milos Zeman and the US ambassador to Prague have clashed over the leaders plan to travel to Moscow for a World War II victory anniversary, an event largely snubbed by Western leaders.In a TV interview last week, US ambassador Andrew Schapiro questioned the staunchly pro-Russian Zemans wish to be probably the...
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel east
KIEV – Six Ukrainian troops were killed in two separate incidents in the troubled separatist-held east Sunday as isolated clashes continue to violate a fragile ceasefire to end the year-long war, officials said. “Unfortunately, six Ukrainian soldiers have been killed today,” army spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told AFP. Four soldiers died...
After a year at war, Ukraine at financial breaking point
Paris (AFP) – Bruised and battered after a year of armed conflict, Ukraine has been crippled by a combination of monetary, budgetary, industrial, banking and energy crises that could make it dependent on outside help for decades.The country has suffered a series of shocks that has obliterated its fragile economy.Its vital heavy industry, in...
A year on, Putin’s Ukraine gamble brings mixed results
Moscow (AFP) – A year since the start of the fighting in eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin may not have emerged the winner in his showdown with the West but he has not lost either, analysts say.By supporting Ukrainian separatists, they say, he took a huge risk but it largely paid off as it allowed him to punish Kievs pro-Western authorities...
After a year at war, Ukraine at financial breaking point
Paris (AFP) – Bruised and battered after a year of armed conflict, Ukraine has been crippled by a combination of monetary, budgetary, industrial, banking and energy crises that could make it dependent on outside help for decades.The country has suffered a series of shocks that has obliterated its fragile economy.Its vital heavy industry, in...
