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Ukraine troops abandon airport in bloody day of conflict
Ukrainian forces on Thursday (Jan 22) abandoned their defence of a long-disputed airport in the country’s separatist east and vowed a response to Russia’s escalating “aggression” in one of the deadliest days of the nine-month war. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel says "not there yet" on lifting of Russia sanctions
[DAVOS] German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused Russia on Thursday of violating Europe’s peaceful post-war order with its interventions in Ukraine and said Europe could not consider lifting economic sanctions against Moscow until it changed course. …read more Source: The Business...
Bloody bus attack in Ukraine as troops abandon airport
The violence came only hours after peace talks in Berlin called for a ceasefire and as the toll from the conflict surpassed 5,000 dead, with a million people also forced from their homes. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine soldiers pull out of main part of Donetsk airport
Ukraine’s military on Thursday (Jan 22) said days of attacks by pro-Russian insurgents had forced its soldiers to pull out of the main part of a devastated airport that has become the symbolic prize of the nine-month war. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine requests fresh IMF bailout
Ukraine has requested fresh funds from the International Monetary Fund as it battles a Russian-backed insurgency in the east of the country and faces pressure to reform its economy by cutting subsidies and selling state-owned firms. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine requests fresh IMF bailout
[DAVOS] Ukraine has asked the IMF for a new and broader rescue package, and would seek to renegotiate its debt with bond holders, officials said on Wednesday as the war-torn country fights to save its reeling economy. …read more Source: The Business...
Davos 2015: Ukraine requests fresh bailout from IMF
January 22, 2015 9:14 AMDAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) – Ukraine has asked the IMF for a new and broader rescue package, and will seek to renegotiate its debt with bond holders, officials said on Wednesday as the war-torn country fights to save its reeling economy. …read more Source: The Straits...
Foreign ministers in Ukraine talks call for ceasefire
[BERLIN] The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France ended their latest Berlin crisis meeting Wednesday with a joint call to cease hostilities in Ukraine but no breakthrough agreement to stop the bloodshed. …read more Source: The Business...
Germany's Merkel plays down expectations as new Ukraine talks start
[BERLIN] Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she hoped a new round of talks with Ukraine and Russia in Berlin could help implement an elusive ceasefire in eastern Ukraine but warned against expecting too much, given another upsurge in the violence. …read more Source: The Business...
Why sanctions on Russia must stay
The fighting in Ukraine has returned to an intensity not seen since last summer, and the government claims Russian weapons are once again streaming across the border to support the rebels. So it is a curious moment for the European Union (EU)’s top foreign… …read more Source:...
