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      Putin threatens to turn off Europe’s gas supply within days over Ukraine conflict
      Feb26

      Putin threatens to turn off Europe’s gas supply within days over Ukraine conflict

      Days after Britain announced it was sending 75 troops to Ukraine on a training mission President Putin demanded advance payments to keep the gas taps on …read more Source:...

      [Opinion] Rule of law has to be applied to EU sanctions
      Feb25

      [Opinion] Rule of law has to be applied to EU sanctions

      EU sanctions should be subject to much greater scrutiny and oversight than they currently are. …read more Source:...

      The Guardian view on British military trainers in Ukraine: a strong signal | Editorial
      Feb25

      The Guardian view on British military trainers in Ukraine: a strong signal | Editorial

      David Cameron’s move is a gesture, which will not change the balance of force – but it is a gesture of solidarity for a country under assault by Russia“If you let aggression go unchecked, you only store up graver problems for the future.” So said David Cameron, urging a robust international response to Russian military adventures, not in...

      Kyiv’s suspension of gas flow to eastern Ukraine ‘smells of genocide’ says Putin
      Feb25

      Kyiv’s suspension of gas flow to eastern Ukraine ‘smells of genocide’ says Putin

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed Kyiv’s decision to cut gas supplies to parts of eastern Ukraine “smells of genocide.” Ukraine’s… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine truce: No Ukrainian troops killed in east as ceasefire holds
      Feb25

      Ukraine truce: No Ukrainian troops killed in east as ceasefire holds

      A long-awaited truce took hold in eastern Ukraine yesterday, with the army reporting no combat fatalities for the first time in several weeks. …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine’s C-Bank Curbs Foreign Currency Buying to Stem Hryvnia’s Decline
      Feb25

      Ukraine’s C-Bank Curbs Foreign Currency Buying to Stem Hryvnia’s Decline

      Ukraine’s central bank on Wednesday banned all foreign exchange purchases by companies through banks for the rest of the week in a bid to stem a sharp fall in the national currency, the hryvnia. The central bank also intervened in the market to prop up the currency, buying USD 80 M at an official rate of 28 per dollar – close to the...

      Mariupol, next in the sights of pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine
      Feb25

      Mariupol, next in the sights of pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine

      Ukrainian forces build second line of defence around major port and industrial centre as reports circulate of rebel buildup of fighters and weaponry in areaA plume of smoke rose above the horizon as a group of Ukrainian soldiers dug trenches near the village of Berdyansk outside Mariupol, seemingly oblivious to the mortar fire going off like...

      War on corruption: Ukraine struggles to emerge from the shadow of the oligarchs
      Feb25

      War on corruption: Ukraine struggles to emerge from the shadow of the oligarchs

      Amid war and economic collapse Ukraine’s economy minister has a portfolio not many politicians would envy. Lithuanian Aivaras Abromavicius was… …read more Source:...

      Prof. Hanke: ‘Ukraine’s brutal inflation’
      Feb25

      Prof. Hanke: ‘Ukraine’s brutal inflation’

      The collapse of Ukraine’s hryvnia currency, which has lost half of its value against the US dollar since the start of 2015, has resulted in a surge of inflation, Economics Professor Steve Hanke wrote in a recent blog. Hanke, who is professor at Johns Hopkins University and Senior Director of the Troubled Currencies Project at Cato...

      UK military trainers set to head for Ukraine
      Feb25

      UK military trainers set to head for Ukraine

      Britain has given a green light to plans for deploying military trainers in Ukraine to bolster that country’s resources against Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: Deutsche...