Section: The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)
Russian Ruble Falls as Oil Prices Tumble Further
The ruble looked set for its steepest one-day fall since the Russian financial crisis of 1998, plunging about 4 percent on Monday as oil prices slid below $70 a barrel. Battered by low oil prices and the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the ruble has been declining throughout the year, losing … …read more Source: The Chosun...
Last Parts of MH17 Wreckage Cleared from Eastern Ukraine
Dutch air crash investigators have completed their recovery of the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that was downed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine four months ago. Workers sent the last pieces of the airliner on a train Sunday from the area controlled by pro-Russ… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Russia to Sharply Extend Bomber Flights
Russia says it is sharply extending the range of its bomber flights from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, a new show of military force even as Moscow continues to spar with the West over its intervention in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the … …read more Source: The Chosun...
U.S. Joins EU in New Russia Sanctions
The United States is joining the European Union in expanding sanctions against Russia over its role in the conflict in Ukraine. The announcement of “coordinated sanctions,” which characterizes Moscow’s actions in Ukraine as “illegal” came in a White House statement issued Thursday. … …read more Source:...
EU Tightens Sanctions Against Russia
The European Union is expanding sanctions against Russia as reports of new fighting in Ukraine threaten a fragile cease-fire agreement. The new measures are expected to go into effect in the coming days if the cease-fire fails to hold. EU officials say the latest sanctions are reversible, … …read more Source: The Chosun...
Melbourne Found Most ‘Liveable City’
Melbourne tops the ranking as the world’s most pleasant city to live in for the fourth year running, but an Economist Intelligence Unit poll also finds that turmoil in Ukraine and the Middle East have pushed other cities down the list. Vienna, Vancouver and Toronto captured second, third a… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Putin Orders Import Bans on Products From Sanctioning Countries
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning or limiting imports of agricultural products from countries that have placed sanctions on Russia. Russian state media announced the move Wednesday, saying Putin has ordered his government to decide on a list of import products to… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Russia Lashes Out at Latest Western Sanctions
Russia is lashing out at new U.S. and European economic sanctions imposed to protest what the West sees as Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry Wednesday called new restrictions targeting the Russian energy, defense, technology and finance sectors “destructive and… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Obama Names New Ambassador to Russia
President Barack Obama has named veteran diplomat and Eastern European expert John Tefft as the new ambassador to Russia. Tefft is long experienced in diplomatic circles within the former Soviet Union, having served as Obama’s ambassador to Ukraine and former President George W. Bush’s amb… …read more Source: The Chosun...
U.S. Official to Persuade Seoul to Join Russia Sanctions
Peter Harrell of the U.S. State Department, arrived in Seoul on Monday. Harrell’s visit comes as the U.S. and the EU are about to step up sanctions against Russia in the wake of the downing of a Malaysian civilian airplane by pro-Russian militants in Ukraine. A government official … …read more Source: The Chosun...
