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Germany’s Steinmeier says solving Ukraine conflict key for CEE security
Germany’s input in improving security in the eastern European part of NATO alliance should be its help in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukrainian ambassador rejects Polish premier’s ‘million refugees’ claim
Ukraine’s ambassador to Poland on Wednesday rejected the Polish prime minister’s claim that her country hosts a million Ukrainian refugees, saying they were not refugees and could at most be called “economic migrants”. …read more Source: Channel...
NATO considers first formal talks with Russia since 2014: Sources
Despite their differences both sides recognised the need for “transparency”, the sources said, against a backdrop of a series of crises including Ukraine and the war in Syria. …read more Source: Channel...
With one eye on Moscow, Europe presses Ukraine on reforms
The European Union pressed Ukraine authorities on Monday to overcome political feuding and implement promised reforms as it looks to shore up the country’s democratic and economic credentials. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine warns of more malware attacks after Kiev airport hit
Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) warned on Monday of the threat of possible further virus attacks after malware was found in the IT system of Kiev’s main airport over the weekend. …read more Source: Channel...
Top US, Kremlin officials meet at Russian border for Ukraine talks
US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and top Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov met near the city of Kaliningrad in Russia’s exclave bordering European Union members Lithuania and Poland. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine launches new China trade route bypassing Russia
[ILLICHIVSK, UKRAINE] Ukraine on Friday launched the first cargo train to China that will bypass Russia along a new “Silk Road” meant to counter the Kremlin’s most stringent trade embargo on Kiev to date. …read more Source: The Business...
Top US, Kremlin officials meet at Russian border for closed Ukraine talks
MOSCOW – Top US and Russian officials met Friday in Russia’s westernmost outpost to discuss the Ukraine crisis amid attempts to bolster a fragile truce in the east of the ex-Soviet country, a source told AFP.US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and top Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov met near the city of Kaliningrad in...
Completed restructuring deals fell by a third to US$140.9b in 2015
[LONDON] Completed distressed debt and bankruptcy restructurings fell by a third in 2015 compared with the previous year with failed Icelandic bank Glitnir and Ukraine’s sovereign debt accounting for the top deals, Thomson Reuters data showed. …read more Source: The Business...
French teacher in avalanche tragedy faces manslaughter probe
Grenoble, France – A French teacher faces a manslaughter investigation after he led a group of students onto a closed skiing piste in the French Alps where an avalanche killed two of them as well as a Ukrainian tourist, a prosecutor said Thursday.The teacher cannot be taken into custody “for the time being” because he was...
