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IMF urges Russia and Ukraine to talk on debt restructuring
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to discuss restructuring a US$3 billion (2 billion pound) debt but said the international lender was discussing reforms that might allow continued support for Ukraine even if it goes into arrears on the bond. …read more Source: Channel...
Airline industry seeks better information on conflict zones
The aviation industry is still struggling to gain better access to information on conflict zones, more than a year after the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine ex-adviser wins EU court case against sanctions
A former adviser to ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scored a legal victory over the European Union on Monday when an EU court ruled that the bloc had been wrong to freeze his assets. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine-Russia flight ban seen lasting for some time
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine are unlikely to restart any time soon, people familiar with the matter said on Monday, after links were severed in a tit-for-tat row over Russia’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
Local elections cancelled in key Ukraine city, parties trade accusations of foul play
Local elections in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol were called off on Sunday, prompting the ruling party of President Petro Poroshenko and the pro-Russian Opposition Party to blame each other for alleged irregularities in the vote. …read more Source: Channel...
Flights between Russia and Ukraine to stop due to sanctions
Flights between Russia and Ukraine will be terminated on Sunday after the countries exchanged sanctions against their airlines amid a standoff over Moscow’s support of separatists in the east of Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel says wants good economic ties with Ukraine and Russia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a European Union free trade agreement with Ukraine is not directed against Russia and that Berlin desired good economic ties with both Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Putin says Kiev not fulfilling Ukraine peace deal
Ukraine’s government is not fulfilling key points of the Minsk agreement, the international peace deal aimed at halting the fighting in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine takes Russia to WTO over railway equipment trade
Ukraine has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization with a complaint about Russia’s restrictions on Ukrainian-made railway equipment, the World Trade Organization said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine ceasefire helps volunteers bring dead soldiers home
A ceasefire in eastern Ukraine means more work for the volunteer group Black Tulip, which can now collect remains of Ukrainian soldiers killed in action without the risk of being caught in crossfire between rebels and government troops. …read more Source: Channel...
