Section: The Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
From Poles to Filipinos? UK Food Industry Needs Post-Brexit Workers
Britons who voted for Brexit in the hope of slashing immigration seem set for disappointment. In the farming and food industries at least, any exodus of Polish and Romanian workers may simply be followed by arrivals of Ukrainians and Filipinos. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Macron to Discuss Ukraine with Putin, Merkel and Poroshenko
French President Emmanuel Macron will call the leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine on Monday (24/07) to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine, his office said in a statement, as world powers step up efforts to try to end the violence in the region. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Ukraine and Russia Face Off in UN Court Over Separatist Conflict
Tensions between Ukraine and Russia will play out at the United Nations’ highest court on Monday (06/03) when judges begin hearing Kiev’s request to order Moscow to halt support for pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Russians Full of Optimism in Davos
Russian stock and bond markets have risen about 50 percent, boosted by rebounding oil and — more recently — expectations the new United States presidency of Donald Trump will ease the sanctions imposed over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Ukraine Moves to Blacklist Le Pen Over Crimea Comments
Ukraine indicated on Wednesday (04/01) it would bar French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen from entering the country after comments she made that appeared to legitimize Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Airlines Call for Alternative to ‘Useless’ UN Security Database
Airlines said on Thursday (08/12) a UN warning mechanism designed to avoid a repeat of the 2014 downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine is “useless” and called for urgent new ways of detecting dangers to aircraft posed by war zones. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
EU Unblocks Visa-Free Travel for Ukraine, Georgia
The European Union will let Ukrainians and Georgians visit the bloc freely after diplomats and lawmakers agreed on Thursday (08/12) on an emergency brake to suspend visa waivers, ending an EU dispute holding this up. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Germany, 15 Other Countries Press for Arms Control Deal With Russia
European countries have joined Germany in its push for a new arms control agreement with Moscow, saying more dialogue is needed to prevent an arms race in Europe after Russia’s actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, a German newspaper said. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Ukraine Warns Citizens Against Traveling to Russia
Ukraine warned its citizens on Wednesday (05/10) against traveling to Russia, saying they were at risk following an increase in harassment and detentions of Ukrainians by Russian security services. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Next US President, Putin’s Fourth, Inherits Sinking Russia Ties
Confronted by Russia in Syria, Ukraine and cyber space, the next US president will be the fourth to face Vladimir Putin and the challenge of deterring a Kremlin often more willing than the White House to take risk and project power. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
