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EU ready for 'necessary steps' if Ukraine pact breached: Tusk
[BRUSSELS] The EU warned Russia on Thursday it was ready to take further measures in addition to the sanctions it has already imposed if a new Ukraine peace pact is breached, the bloc’s president Donald Tusk said. …read more Source: The Business...
Ceasefire for eastern Ukraine agreed after Minsk summit
THE leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Business...
IMF chief unveils 4-year US$40b aid programme for Ukraine
UKRAINE is set to receive about US$40 billion in funding over the next four years, nearly half of which will come from the International Monetary Fund, its chief Christine Lagarde said in Brussels. …read more Source: The Business...
Leaders agree Ukraine peace roadmap but scepticism remains
A new roadmap aimed at ending a 10-month war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels was agreed in Belarus on Thursday (Feb 12), but scepticism remained as leaders warned much needed to be done before peace was achieved. …read more Source: Channel...
World Bank to provide up to US$2b to Ukraine in 2015
The World Bank said on Thursday it would provide Ukraine with up to US$2 billion in support in 2015, with assistance focussed on aiding the poor, supporting reforms and fighting corruption. …read more Source: Channel...
US says Ukraine deal ‘potentially significant’
February 13, 2015 3:10 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States cautiously welcomed a brokered ceasefire in the 10-month war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels Thursday, but insisted the deal must be implemented and honoured. …read more Source: The Straits...
World Bank says will provide up to US$2 billion to Ukraine in 2015
The World Bank said on Thursday it would provide Ukraine with up to US$2 billion (1.3 billion pounds) in support in 2015, with assistance focussed on aiding the poor, supporting reforms and fighting corruption. …read more Source: Channel...
Greek PM confronts European leaders over bailout
BRUSSELS – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras confronts European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his first EU summit Thursday, after his government failed to secure a deal on renegotiating its huge bailout.Tsipras warned ahead of the Brussels summit that the EU was now at a “turning point” following the...
Ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine after Minsk summit
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said on Thursday (Feb 12). …read more Source: Channel...
German foreign minister – Minsk deal not all we would have wished for
Germany’s foreign minister said an agreement between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France on the Ukraine crisis was not all Germany would have wished for, but it was a much-needed step away from violence and towards fresh political momentum. …read more Source: Channel...
