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Russia will not request lifting of EU sanctions at Munich conference – deputy PM
Russia will not use a conference in Munich to ask European countries to lift their sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine conflict and does not plan to lift its own counter-sanctions for now, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
IMF’s Lagarde said Ukraine expresses commitment to reforms
The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that she had been reassured by Ukraine’s president that he was committed to following a reform path to keep the nation’s US$17.5 billion bailout on track. …read more Source: Channel...
Landmine kills four civilians in east Ukraine
Four Ukrainian civilians were killed when a minivan carrying them drove over a landmine as they waited to cross out of separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, authorities said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine deadlock douses hopes of sanctions relief for Russia
WHEN it comes to sanctions relief for Russia, the last step might be the most difficult. …read more Source: The Business...
Dutch ‘no’ on Ukraine pact would force rethink, minister says
The Dutch government would be obliged to reconsider its position on an EU pact establishing closer ties with Ukraine if it loses an upcoming referendum on the issue, the country’s foreign minister said, but he stopped short of saying a “no” vote would scupper the treaty. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine authorities announce find of arms linked to 2014 protest
Ukrainian investigators said Saturday they had found a cache of 24 guns implicated in a bloody crackdown on pro-EU demonstrators in February 2014 that led to the downfall of the country’s pro-Russian leader. …read more Source: Channel...
Yatsenyuk threatens to quit as Ukraine PM
The warning raises the possibility of Ukraine holding snap parliamentary polls should Yatsenyuk’s replacement fail to win lawmakers’ approval or the current pro-Western coalition breaks up and a new one is not formed. …read more Source: Channel...
EU sanctions on Russia at risk without Ukraine reforms -Denmark
Ukraine must uphold its part of a peace deal with Russia by modernising the country or risk a collapse of support for EU sanctions against Moscow, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Pope, Russian patriarch will meet to talk about persecution
The patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church is taking part in an historic first meeting with the Roman Catholic pontiff because of the need for a joint response to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, the Orthodox Church said.Senior Orthodox cleric Metropolitan Hilarion said that long-standing differences between the two churches...
Ukraine faces fresh crisis after economy minister quits
Ukraine faced the prospect Thursday of a fresh political crisis sparked by its reformist economy minister’s resignation in protest at alleged influence-peddling and state graft. …read more Source: Channel...
