Section: Thailand
EU-Ukraine trade deal comes into force, angers Moscow
KIEV – Ukraine’s free-trade deal with the EU comes into effect Friday, coinciding with the start of Moscow’s food embargo against Kiev that will force the impoverished former Soviet republic to revisit its economic model. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kiev cries foul as historic Crimean wines go under hammer
KIEV – Legendary Crimean winemaker Massandra, once a supplier to Russia’s Tsar Nicolas II, has provoked the ire of Kiev by putting 13,000 vintage bottles up for auction on Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine parish turns into battlefield amid conflict with Russia
PTYCHA (UKRAINE) – The quiet village of Ptycha has become an unlikely battleground for the Orthodox faithful in western Ukraine, where the divide between pro- and anti-Moscow factions plays out far from the eastern front of the war-torn country. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine approves 2016 budget to unlock Western aid
KIEV – The Ukrainian parliament on Friday adopted a budget for next year with a deficit of 3.7 percent of GDP, crucial for unlocking much needed aid from the IMF and Western countries. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine to introduce embargo against Russian food: PM
KIEV – Ukraine is responding to Moscow’s food embargo with “mirror sanctions” of its own that will take effect on January 1, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
European Union to Extend Russia Sanctions
Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, arrives at the press conference . . BRUSSELS – The European Union is set to agree a six-month extension of its economic sanctions on Russia on Friday, once Italy’s prime minister has discussed the issue with his fellow leaders at a summit in Brussels, diplomats said on Tuesday....
EU extends sanctions against defiant Russia
BRUSSELS – The EU extended damaging economic sanctions against Russia on Monday amid sharp differences over relations with Moscow which struck back with a furious tirade and its own import ban against Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia confirms food embargo on Ukraine: PM
MOSCOW – Russia will introduce a food embargo against Ukraine next month over Kiev’s trade deal with the EU, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday, extending punitive measures already in place against Western countries. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU ‘to extend Russia economic sanctions for 6 months’: sources
BRUSSELS – EU member states agreed Friday to roll over for another six months damaging economic sanctions against Russia for its involvement in the Ukraine crisis, EU sources said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia suspends free-trade deal with Ukraine from 2016
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree suspending Russia’s free-trade agreement with Ukraine as of January 1, the same day Kiev is set to enter a similar trade deal with Brussels. …read more Source: Bangkok...
