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Russia can’t mend ties with US while it backs sanctions – Lavrov
Russia wants to mend ties with the United States but cannot do so while Barack Obama’s administration backs economic sanctions against Moscow for its role in the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted on Thursday as saying. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says breaks up armed insurgent group in Kiev, two killed
Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had broken up an armed insurgent group that operated out of Kiev and other major Ukrainian cities and that two people had been killed during the operation. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin orders government to sue Ukraine if defaults on US$3 billion debt
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his government to sue Ukraine if the ex-Soviet republic defaults on its $3 billion (about 2.7 billion euros) debt to Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev won’t repay debt because ‘they are crooks’ – Russian PM
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he did not believe Kiev would repay a US$3 billion debt (2 billion pound) to Russia because Ukrainian officials are “crooks.” …read more Source: Channel...
Russia gives Ukraine 10 days after Dec 20 to meet debt obligations
The Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday Ukraine will have 10 days after Dec. 20 to fulfil its debt obligations to Moscow and if that does not happen, Russia will take it to court. …read more Source: Channel...
Men, arms, still pour into east Ukraine from Russia – UN
Arms and fighters are still pouring into rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine from Russia, a United Nations report said on Wednesday, as it announced the death toll from 20 months of fighting was now approaching 9,100. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry says to go to Moscow next week for Syria, Ukraine talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he would travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and a political settlement in Syria. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry says to travel to Moscow next week for talks on Syria, Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he will travel to Russia next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says changes to IMF lending rules aimed against Moscow
Russia’s finance minister accused the IMF on Tuesday of bias in changing its lending rules to allow it to potentially help Ukraine if Kiev misses payments on its US$3 billion (£2 billion) debt to Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
In rare test, Merkel to face down party rebels on refugees
In past years, Angela Merkel has been feted like a superstar at annual meetings of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, earning thunderous ovations for defending German interests in the euro crisis and facing down Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
