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Ukraine announces start to its withdrawal of heavy weapons from front line in the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine announces start to its withdrawal of heavy weapons from front line in the east. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine announces start to its withdrawal of heavy weapons from front line in the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine announces start to its withdrawal of heavy weapons from front line in the east. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland to help train Ukrainian military instructors
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland’s defense minister says Poland will help train Ukrainian military instructors in Ukraine, in a NATO response to Kiev’s request for military assistance.Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Polish military… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia could cut off gas to Ukraine by ‘end of week’
MOSCOW (AP) ” A spokesman for the Russian gas giant Gazprom says the company could cut off supplies to neighboring Ukraine by the end of the week, barring further payments.Sergei Kupriyanov said in televised remarks Thursday that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German consumer confidence at 13-year high despite crises
BERLIN (AP) ” A closely watched survey shows German consumers are increasingly optimistic despite the crisis in Ukraine and Greece’s fiscal woes, in large part because their disposable incomes have increased as energy prices have… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia: Ukraine’s demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’
Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons. …read more Source: Television New...
Russian FM: Ukraine’s demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons in its fight against separatists in the east until the rebels fully observe a cease-fire.Sergey… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine devalues already near-dead currency
Ukraine came under greater economic pressure after unexpectedly banning most currency trading and then abruptly reversing course, wreaking havoc on the hryvnia, just as a truce in the east took hold on Wednesday, local time, with no combat fatalities reported. …read more Source:...
Kerry hints Russia sanctions decision could come soon
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, local time, additional sanctions against Russia are “teed up” should events in eastern Ukraine warrant them, and he suggested a decision may come soon. …read more Source:...
Putin pressures Ukraine, ignores sanction threat
Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked “genocide” in accusing Ukraine of cutting natural gas flows to areas mired in a separatist conflict as the European Union and the US warned of more sanctions if the crisis escalates. …read more Source:...
