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Ukrainian PM appeals to EU for immediate financial aid
BRUSSELS – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk appealed to the European Union for urgent financial aid on Monday, saying the government was doing all it could to fix a shattered economy but needed help.A year of revolution and war with pro-Russian separatists has pushed Ukraine’s hryvnia currency to record lows and crippled the...
Ukraine presses EU for more aid, blasts Russia
Ukraine used the first meeting of a landmark council with the EU to press for more financial support as it pushed ahead with reforms in the face of Russian “aggression”. …read more Source: Channel...
UN accuses Ukraine forces, pro-Russia rebels of ‘torture’
The United Nations on Monday (Dec 15) released a damning report accusing Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels of torturing and indiscriminately shelling civilians in the bloody conflict in the separatist east. …read more Source: Channel...
Human Rights Watch slams Russia for spiralling homophobic attacks
MOSCOW – Human Rights Watch sounded the alarm Monday over the rising number of homophobic attacks in Russia, slamming Vladimir Putin’s government for “inaction” and urging a crackdown on hate crimes.The US-based rights group said homophobic attacks increased in Russia after Putin signed a hugely controversial law banning...
Kerry, Lavrov meet as tensions soar over Ukraine
[ROME] Top US diplomat John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine. …read more Source: The Business...
France, Germany discuss Ukraine crisis with Poroshenko
The leaders of France and Germany discussed a shaky ceasefire deal and economic reforms for Ukraine in a telephone call with President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday (Dec 14). …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry, Lavrov meet as tensions soar over Ukraine
Top US diplomat John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry, Lavrov to meet as tensions soar over Ukraine
MOSCOW – Top US diplomat John Kerry is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine.The meeting in Rome will take place with tensions soaring after US lawmakers passed a bill – dubbed the Ukraine...
US Congress passes Russia sanctions, arms for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The US Congress on Saturday unanimously approved fresh economic sanctions against Russia and lethal weapons for Kiev, defying President Barack Obama and hardening American lawmakers’ response to a Kremlin-backed insurgency in Ukraine.Identical texts of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act passed both the Senate and House of...
US Congress passes Russia sanctions, arms for Ukraine
The US Congress on Saturday (Dec 13) unanimously approved fresh economic sanctions against Russia and lethal weapons for Kiev. …read more Source: Channel...
