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Football: FIFA sorry for Crimea video blunder
A video launching the World Cup logo had portrayed the Crimean peninsula as a part of Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
EU will ‘play its role’ to support Ukraine-Russia gas deal
The European Union will “fully play its role” to implement the gas deal signed by Ukraine and Russia on Thursday (Oct 30), the French and German leaders said in a joint statement. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine rebel vote drives further wedge between Russia and West
Ukraine and the West fear the ballot, backed by Moscow, is being staged to drag the Russian-speaking industrial east further from the grip of Kiev’s pro-Western government. …read more Source: Channel...
Back to Cold War as Russia probes NATO defences
BRUSSELS – Nuclear-capable Russian bombers in European airspace, NATO intercepts, a foreign submarine in Swedish waters – the fall-out from the Ukraine crisis feels like a return to Cold War days.NATO has intercepted Russian aircraft on more than 100 occasions so far this year, three times more than all 2013, its new head Jens...
Ukraine rebel vote drives further wedge between Russia and West
DONETSK, Ukraine – Pro-Russian separatists controlling swathes of east Ukraine are set to hold leadership polls on Sunday that Moscow has backed despite condemnation from Kiev and the West.While insurgent leaders hope the first elections in their “republics” will show they have popular support, Ukraine and the West fear the...
First lawsuit filed in Malaysia over MH370
KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian family on Friday sued the government and beleaguered national carrier for negligence in the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370, in what is believed to be the first lawsuit filed over the disaster.The suit was filed by lawyers on behalf of the two underage sons of Jee Jing Hang, who was on board the ill-fated...
Kremlin-funded broadcaster lauded by Putin starts TV news channel in UK
LONDON – RT, a Kremlin-funded broadcaster lauded by President Vladimir Putin, launched a TV news channel in Britain on Thursday, promising to challenge “dominant power structures” and scrutinise the UK government.Seeking to extend Russia’s soft power in a close US ally, the channel said it would broadcast dedicated news...
Ukraine, Russia, EU agree to natural gas supply deal
October 31, 2014 9:06 AMBRUSSELS (REUTERS) – Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a deal on Thursday that will see Moscow resume vital supplies of gas to its ex-Soviet neighbour over the winter in return for payments funded in part by Kiev’s Western creditors. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine-Russia gas talks stall, Moscow demands EU help pay
BRUSSELS – EU-brokered talks to resolve a bitter gas supply dispute between Russia and Ukraine stalled Thursday as Moscow demanded that Brussels and Kiev first agree on how Ukraine will pay its huge bill.The talks were due to resume later in the day as the international community looked anxiously ahead to elections planned Sunday by...
Ukraine-Russia gas talks stall
EU-brokered talks to resolve a bitter gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday (Oct 30) appeared stalled as Moscow demanded that Brussels and Kiev first agree on how Ukraine will pay its huge bill to Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
