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Ukraine local polls postponed to ensure ‘undisputed’ vote
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany agreed to delay contentious local elections in Ukraine to ensure that they meet international standards. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko cautiously optimistic on peace talks – Interfax Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday he felt “cautious optimism” following talks in Paris with the Russian, French and German leaders on the east Ukraine peace process, Interfax Ukraine reported. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel says there is no link between Syria and Ukraine crises
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that western countries would not make concessions to Russia in the Ukraine crisis in order to win its support for a political solution in Syria, saying the two crises had nothing to do with each other. …read more Source: Channel...
France’s Hollande says Minsk process will likely not conclude by year-end
It will take time to organise elections in Ukraine that respect international standards, and as a result the so-called Minsk peace process will most likely not be concluded by year-end, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Belgium slashes aid to Burundi government, EU sanctions hit
Former colonial power Belgium said on Friday it would halt some aid to the government of Burundi in protest at President Pierre Nkurunziza’s disputed third term as leader of the central African country. …read more Source: Channel...
OSCE says spots deadly Russian rocket system in Ukraine for first time
International monitors say they have spotted a new kind of Russian weapons system in rebel-held Ukraine this week, possible evidence of Moscow’s continued interest in Ukraine even as it focuses on Syria. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin holds first talks with Western leaders since Syria strikes
Russian President Putin, who was originally scheduled to be in Paris for a peace summit on the Ukraine conflict, will probably find the topic of Syrian air strikes on the agenda as well. …read more Source: Channel...
Syria and Ukraine: two fronts in Russian war for influence
Russia’s air strikes in Syria are in part designed to extract concessions from the West over Ukraine by making Moscow a key player in any attempts by world powers to hammer out a post-conflict settlement in Damascus, some Western officials believe. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine to hold investor presentations on debt restructuring
Ukraine will hold three investor presentations on the main features of a debt restructuring deal it is asking bondholders to approve, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, rebels give initial backing to small arms withdrawal
Kiev said on Wednesday (Sep 30) it had struck an initial agreement with pro-Russian insurgents to withdraw smaller weapons from the buffer zone splitting eastern rebel lands from the rest of Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
