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EU set to extend Russia sanctions by six months
The European Union will extend punishing economic sanctions against Russia for its involvement in the Ukraine crisis for another six months, diplomatic sources said Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Turkey, Russia ministers set for first meet since plane downed
BELGRADE, Serbia – The top diplomats of Turkey and Russia were set to meet on Thursday for the first time since Ankara shot down one of Moscow’s warplanes, as dozens of foreign ministers gathered in Belgrade.US Secretary of State John Kerry was also in the Serbian capital for the annual ministerial council of the Organisation for...
US Vice President Biden to address Ukraine’s legislature
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will address Ukraine’s legislature on Tuesday as part of a two-day visit to the country, a senior administration official said. …read more Source: Channel...
U.S Vice President Biden to address Ukraine’s legislature
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will address Ukraine’s legislature on Tuesday as part of a two-day visit to the country, a senior administration official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine will not back down from trade deal with the EU – Poroshenko
Ukraine will not back away from implementing a free trade agreement with the European Union on 1 January, 2016, despite Russian protests and threats of sanctions, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia unlikely to meet Ukraine peace deal deadline, NATO says
NATO’s top commander warned on Wednesday there was little chance that Russia would meet a year-end deadline for a peace deal in eastern Ukraine, saying the calmer situation there did not mean the end of the conflict was near. …read more Source: Channel...
‘Toxic trio’ of emerging markets smelling of roses
LABELLED the emerging market “toxic trio” until not so long ago, the high-yielding bonds of Ukraine, Argentina and Venezuela have come up smelling of roses for those who were brave enough to buy into them at the start of the year. …read more Source: The Business...
No deal on Ukraine-Russia-EU trade, talks to go on
The European Union, Russia and Ukraine did not reach a deal at three-way trade talks in Brussels on Tuesday but agreed to keep talking after the latest effort to overcome Moscow’s opposition to an EU-Ukraine trade pact that takes effect in a month. …read more Source: Channel...
No deal at Ukraine, Russia, EU trade talks – officials
The European Union, Russia and Ukraine did not reach a deal at three-way trade talks in Brussels on Tuesday, EU officials said, in the latest effort to overcome Moscow’s opposition to an EU-Ukraine trade pact that is due to take effect in January. …read more Source: Channel...
With fighting easing, landmines still haunt east Ukraine
It has been 10 months since Igor last visited his home in the eastern no man’s land of war-shattered Ukraine.The seaside fishing town of Shyrokyne remains studded with landmines, a deadly legacy of the 19-month pro-Russian revolt in the EU’s backyard.Both Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels have refused to take on the task of fully...
