Section: Thailand
US signs $1 bn loan guarantee for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The United States signed Monday its second $1 billion loan guarantee deal for Ukraine aimed at helping the crisis-wracked country surmount a Russia-backed insurgency and rebuild its tattered economy. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EBRD to invest more in Central Europe, ex-USSR, Greece
TBILISI – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) promised on Friday more funds for ex-Soviet countries, Central Europe, and Greece, but ruled out new investments in Russia due to Western economic sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine GDP plunges 17.6% in first quarter of 2015
KIEV – The Ukraine economy shrunk 17.6 percent in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same period last year, sapped by continuing violence in its eastern industrial heartland, the national statistics agency said Friday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kerry says ‘critical moment’ for Russia to fulfil Ukraine truce
ANTALYA (TURKEY) – US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said it was a critical moment for Russia and separatists to fulfil a peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, following his talks a day earlier with President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kerry arrives in Russia to push Putin on Ukraine crisis
SOCHI (RUSSIA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Russian resort of Sochi Tuesday for high stakes talks seeking to push President Vladimir Putin to fully implement a shaky Ukraine ceasefire. …read more Source: Bangkok...
John Kerry to meet Putin in Sochi on Tuesday
MOSCOW – US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for crucial talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday amid tensions with Moscow over Ukraine, both sides said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Merkel says ‘still no ceasefire’ in east Ukraine
MOSCOW – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said there was still no genuine ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, as she paid a visit to Moscow to commemorate millions of Soviet soldiers and civilians who died in WWII. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia fetes WWII victory with huge military parade
MOSCOW – Russia readied for a grandiose Red Square military parade Saturday to mark 70 years since the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but Western leaders were going to stay away due to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Nigerian gives political edge to Venice Biennale
VENICE – From migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean to war in Ukraine, the 2015 Venice Biennale, which opens Saturday, will have a markedly political edge under the direction of its Nigerian curator. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Europe marks WWII victory under shadow of new threats
PARIS – Europe held sombre ceremonies to mark 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany on Friday as leaders warned of modern day threats such as the war in Ukraine and Islamic extremism. …read more Source: Bangkok...
