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Greece has not asked Russia for aid, Greek official says
MOSCOW – Greece has not asked Russia for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems and wants to resolve them within the European Union, a Greek government official said on Wednesday.”We have not asked for financial aid,” the official said before talks in Moscow between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and...
Russian deputy who opposed Crimea seizure stripped of immunity
Russia’s parliament voted on Tuesday to strip the only deputy who voted against last year’s annexation of Crimea of his immunity from prosecution as a lawmaker. …read more Source: Channel...
Trolling for Putin: Russia’s information war explained
SAINT PETERSBURG – Lyudmila Savchuk says it was money that wooed her into the ranks of the Kremlin’s online army, where she bombarded website comment pages with eulogies of President Vladimir Putin, while mocking his adversaries.”Putin is great,” “Ukrainians are Fascists,” “Europe is decadent”:...
Poroshenko raises decentralisation referendum but rebels reject
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday (Apr 6) raised the idea of holding a referendum on the decentralisation of the country’s cities but was swiftly given the cold-shoulder by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
Six Ukraine soldiers killed as war marks year
Six Ukrainian troops were killed by landmines in the restive separatist-held east on Sunday, breaking a lull of several days in a conflict that began a year ago this week. …read more Source: Channel...
Four Ukrainian soldiers killed by shell fired by separatists – police
Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed on Sunday in the east of the country when their vehicle was struck by a shell fired by Russian-backed separatists, regional police said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine at financial breaking point
[PARIS] Bruised and battered after a year of armed conflict, Ukraine has been crippled by a combination of monetary, budgetary, industrial, banking and energy crises that could make it dependent on outside help for decades. …read more Source: The Business...
Three soldiers killed in restive east Ukraine
KIEV, April 4 – Three Ukrainian soldiers died when a mine exploded in the separatist-held east where isolated clashes continue to undermine a ceasefire aimed at ending a year-long war.Army spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Saturday that “as a result of the explosion of an enemy mine … three Ukrainian soldiers were killed, two...
Ukrainian government approves framework for $20 billion debt-swap
KIEV – The Ukrainian government approved on Saturday the framework for Ukraine’s debt restructuring operation through which it aims to generate US$15.3 billion (S$20.66 billion), the Finance Ministry said in a statement.Ukraine is due to start talks on a fast-track debt swap with investors including Franklin Templeton, PIMCO and...
Ukrainian government approves framework for US$15 billin debt-swap – Finance Minister
The Ukrainian government approved on Saturday the framework for Ukraine’s debt restructuring operation through which it aims to generate US$15.3 billion (10 billion pounds), the Finance Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
