Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine gets new bailout deal from IMF
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The International Monetary Fund has agreed to give Ukraine a new bailout deal worth 15.5 billion euro ($17.5 billion) that could climb to around $40 billion over four years with help from other lenders like Europe… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
“Glimmer of hope” for Ukraine after deal at Minsk summit
Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal that offers a “glimmer of hope” for an end to fighting in eastern Ukraine after marathon overnight talks. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Leaders agree to deal to end Ukraine fighting with ceasefire
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said on Thursday (Friday NZT). …read more Source:...
US: Ukraine deal could be major step toward peace
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The White House says a new peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could be a significant step toward peacefully resolving the conflict.White House press secretary Josh Earnest is calling on all sides to follow through… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US indexes open higher following cease-fire deal in Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) ” U.S. stocks are opening higher, following sharp gains in Europe as world leaders clinched a cease-fire deal for Ukraine.Whole Foods jumped 4 percent after the high-end grocery chain reported better earnings than… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
A look at who got what in peace deal for eastern Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, but resolution of the main political and economic issues behind the conflict was made… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine deal: West cautious, rebels victorious, civilians sceptical (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – Western European leaders voiced cautious optimism after hammering out a Ukraine peace plan in Minsk on Thursday, hailed as a great victory by pro-Russian rebels but met with scepticism by war-weary civilians. …read more Source: The West...
Key points of new Ukraine peace plan (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – Kiev and pro-Russian rebels agreed a peace roadmap Thursday after marathon negotiations in Minsk involving the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Guns to fall silent in Ukraine
MARATHON talks in Minsk last night secured a ceasefire to take effect on Sunday in Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
EU President Tusk urges caution over Ukraine peace deal
BRUSSELS (AP) ” European Union President Donald Tusk says the test of Thursday’s Minsk agreement will be whether a weekend deadline for a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine holds.Tusk called the agreement, brokered by German Chancellor… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
