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EU's Russia sanctions to stay until 'good' news on Ukraine
[BERLIN] The European Union said it won’t lift sanctions on Russia until the situation in Ukraine improves, and further penalties are possible. …read more Source: The Business...
Russia's exclusion from Swift a last-resort 'nuclear weapon': Poland
EXCLUDING Russia from the Swift banking system would be a measure of last resort if the crisis in Ukraine escalates, the British and Polish foreign ministers said on Friday. …read more Source: The Business...
Kremlin critic Navalny freed from latest prison stint
MOSCOW – Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Friday vowed to keep up his fight against President Vladimir Putin as he was released from his latest jail term, a two-week stint for organising an illegal gathering.The charismatic opposition leader also said he would pay a visit to the cemetery where outspoken activist Boris Nemtsov was buried...
Russia’s exclusion from Swift a last resort ‘nuclear weapon’: Polish, British ministers
WARSAW – Excluding Russia from the Swift banking system would be a measure of last resort if the crisis in Ukraine escalates, the British and Polish foreign ministers said Friday.”When it comes to sanctions, Swift is the nuclear weapon. It is the last resort and we are all aware of that,” Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz...
EU drops sanctions on Yanukovich’s security chief
The European Union has dropped sanctions imposed last year on the head of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s security service, according to a legal notice published on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s exclusion from Swift a last resort ‘nuclear weapon’: Polish, British ministers
March 06, 2015 7:39 PMWARSAW (AFP) – Excluding Russia from the Swift banking system would be a measure of last resort if the crisis in Ukraine escalates, the British and Polish foreign ministers said Friday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Italy’s Renzi seeks key role for Russia in Libya crisis
MOSCOW – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Thursday Russia could play a decisive role in resolving the crisis in Libya, during a rare visit by a European leader to Moscow.Renzi held talks with President Vladimir Putin in a visit that also focused on the conflict in Ukraine and Russia’s chilly relations with the European Union...
Girlfriend of slain Russian politican Nemtsov says she has received death threats: Ukraine
KIEV – The Ukrainian girlfriend of murdered Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was with him when he was shot dead outside the Kremlin, has told police she has received death threats, Ukrainian prosecutors said on Friday.”Anna Duritskaya… filed a statement about the threat to her life from unidentified people during...
EU sees ceasefire progress, but ready for more sanctions – Mogherini
The European Union is ready to step up sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, but the priority is to bolster a fragile ceasefire agreed in Minsk, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
After battle, frostbite in the ruins of Ukraine’s Donetsk
Former crane-operator Alexander Zubko staggers along the dark hospital corridor leaning on a stick. He survived when a mortar bomb hit his house but lost his toes to frostbite after sleeping in the snow-covered rubble. …read more Source: Channel...
