Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating latest truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian rebels accused each other of violating a holiday ceasefire Wednesday, just hours after it came into force in the war-torn country’s east. …read more Source: The West...
Russia issues banknote celebrating Crimea annexation (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s Central Bank on Wednesday issued a banknote depicting famous landmarks of Crimea, commemorating last year’s annexation of the peninsula that was slammed by the West and led to sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine announces ‘New Year’ truce with pro-Russia rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said on Tuesday it had reached a “New Year” truce agreement with pro-Russian insurgents that could finally end periodic deadly clashes in the war-scarred ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...
Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will continue making efforts to iron out existing disputes in its trade relations with the European Union and Ukraine, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin a… …read more Source: The West...
Russia, EU trade talks fail, Kiev set to face retaliation (Reuters)
By Robin Emmott and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union failed to allay Russia’s concerns about Ukraine’s free-trade accord with the 28-nation bloc on Monday, lea… …read more Source: The West...
Russia slams EU for extending sanctions instead of cooperating on terrorism (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Monday lashed out at the European Union for prolonging sanctions over the Ukraine crisis for another six months rather than choosing to cooperate over issues including the fight against terrorism. …read more Source: The West...
EU extends economic sanctions on Russia for six months (Reuters)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday extended economic sanctions against Russia until the end of July next year after the deadline for raising objections passed without any member state c… …read more Source: The West...
Russia confirms food embargo on Ukraine: PM (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia will introduce a food embargo against Ukraine from next month over Kiev’s trade agreement with the EU, extending the punitive measure currently in place against Western countries, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. …read more Source: The West...
Russia’s PM Medvedev orders legal action against Ukraine over debt – agencies (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday ordered its government to prepare legal action against Ukraine if it does not repay $3 billion debt, Russian news agencies reported…. …read more Source: The West...
EU envoys agree extension of Russia sanctions until mid-2016 (Reuters)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union envoys on Friday agreed a six-month rollover of the bloc’s economic sanctions on Russia, diplomats said, extending the measures on energy, banking and defence secto… …read more Source: The West...
