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Economy, security crises in focus as Obama arrives in Germany
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Germany on Sunday to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of his closest allies in dealing with a shaky global economy and security crises in the Middle East and Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Economy, crises in focus as Obama heads to Germany
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to visit Hanover, Germany on Sunday to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of his closest allies in dealing with a shaky global economy and security crises in the Middle East and Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia grants Ukraine’s request to delay Eurobond case defence
Russia has agreed to allow Ukraine extra time to file its defence with a British court over a US$3 billion (2 billion pounds) debt to Russia, Moscow and Kiev officials said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says grants Ukraine request to delay Eurobond case defence
Russia agreed to give Ukraine extra time to file its defence over a US$3 billion (2 billion pounds) debt owed to Moscow so Kiev can “soberly” assess the situation, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
New Ukrainian finance minister apologises for offshore declaration error
Ukraine’s Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk, who has come under fire over alleged offshore assets, apologised on Thursday for failing to declare that he was director of two firms in Cyprus and one in the Cayman Islands while in public office. …read more Source: Channel...
EU wants reforms from new Ukraine government within 100 days
The new Ukrainian government must use its first 100 days in office to implement reforms needed to secure 600 million euros in new aid, European Union Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on a visit to Kiev on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
In new Ukraine, old clan ties propel ‘boy’ prime minister’s rise
The rapid rise of a former provincial mayor to become Ukraine’s youngest ever prime minister has stirred fears that the very system of clannish oligarchy that the 2014 Maidan street protests were meant to dismantle is still alive and well. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia needs to quit Ukraine before sanctions talks begin, says Poroshenko
No talks on lifting Western sanctions against Russia should take place until Moscow completely withdraws its military presence from Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says court to consider issue of Savchenko’s repatriation – RIA
The Russian Justice Ministry said on Wednesday a court would consider the issue of repatriating Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Putin and Germany’s Merkel discuss Ukraine crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Ukraine crisis by phone on Wednesday, the Kremlin said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
