Section: France
France tests Moscow’s second Mistral ship
France went ahead on Monday with the testing phase for the second Mistral ship that Paris has sold to Moscow, despite the controversial deal being on hold due to tensions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
Poroshenko: EU should threaten Russia with more sanctions over Ukraine
The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he agrees with the German Chancellor that there’s no alternative to the Minsk ceasefire… …read more Source:...
Putin says he was ready to put Russian troops on nuclear alert over Crimea
As rumours circulate over the whereabouts of President Vladimir Putin who has not been seen in public since last week , Russian state-run television… …read more Source:...
Russia mulled raising nuclear readiness over Crimea, says Putin
Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired on Sunday. …read more Source: France...
People of Mariupol make chain of hope and call for peace
Protesters formed a human chain around the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday to demonstrate against what they called… …read more Source:...
Deadline looms for Kyiv’s decision for special status regions in east Ukraine
Separatists in the east of Ukraine are threatening to breach the ceasefire if Kyiv fails to adopt measures giving the break-away regions special… …read more Source:...
Ukraine to start talks with creditors to plug $15bn funding gap
Seeking to plug a 15 billion dollar funding gap, Ukraine has said it will begin crucial talks with its creditors on how to restructure the… …read more Source:...
Steinmeier: Minsk process no guarantee for success but without alternative
The Minsk process to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine, engineered by France and Germany, is no guarantee for success, according to… …read more Source:...
IMF approves $17.5 billion loan for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline Wednesday as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebels – but stopped short of promising weapons. …read more Source: France...
IMF approves 15.5 billion euro loan for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved a four-year aid programme for Ukraine worth around $17.5 billion (15.5 billion euros). The country’s… …read more Source:...
