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      Gas in Ukraine: On another front
      Dec17

      Gas in Ukraine: On another front

      GAS is flowing again from Russia to Ukraine, but blackouts have hit factories and homes. Ukraine’s prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, says Ukraine’s independence is compromised by its energy dependence on Russia. Mykhailo Gonchar of the Centre for Global Studies in Kiev claims that in its battle in Ukraine, Russia has opened an energy...

      President Komorowski: Poland ready to help Ukraine by supplying it with arms
      Dec17

      President Komorowski: Poland ready to help Ukraine by supplying it with arms

      Poland is ready to help Ukraine by providing it with weapons, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski has said. …read more Source:...

      Poland sends two humanitarian convoys to east Ukraine
      Dec17

      Poland sends two humanitarian convoys to east Ukraine

      Poland has sent two humanitarian convoys to help residents of the eastern regions of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said. …read more Source:...

      Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Nuclear weapons in the Crimea are a challenge against the whole world
      Dec17

      Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Nuclear weapons in the Crimea are a challenge against the whole world

      Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on Russia “to immediately implement Minsk agreements “. …read more Source:...

      EU Has Readiness to Tighten Sanctions Against Russia
      Dec17

      EU Has Readiness to Tighten Sanctions Against Russia

      The European Union (EU) has readiness to tighten sanctions against Russia, by extending its ban on investments in the Crimea. The new measures will be directed towards limiting Russian explorations for natural oil and gas in the Black Sea, The Moscow Times reports. In this way the EU is signalling that the West is not going to lift its sanctions...

      Moscow reacts to Russia’s rouble crash
      Dec17

      Moscow reacts to Russia’s rouble crash

      RFE/RL asks Muscovites for their opinions on why their currency is shedding value, and whether they believe authorities can stem the decline The Russian rouble’s precipitous decline this week means it now has the dubious distinction of being the world’s worst performing currency.And the central bank’s dramatic hike in its...

      Ukraine’s president calls for Polish help on reforms, EU membership
      Dec17

      Ukraine’s president calls for Polish help on reforms, EU membership

      Ukraine hopes for Polish help in reforms and eventual membership of the European Union, President Petro Poroshenko said during a visit to Warsaw. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

      Court orders EU to drop Hamas from terror list
      Dec17

      Court orders EU to drop Hamas from terror list

      Hamas should not be included on the European Union’s list of terrorist organisations, the EU’s second-highest court ruled today. The General Court of the European Union concluded that the EU had failed to provide adequate evidence to support its designation of the Palestinian movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, as a terrorist...

      Ski season officially starts in Bulgarian winter resorts
      Dec17

      Ski season officially starts in Bulgarian winter resorts

      Despite forecasts for a snowless winter, it seems that this season will be a successful one for Bulgarian resorts. In order to rely not entirely on weather, owners of Bulgaria’s biggest mountain resorts have invested additional funds in snow-making equipment. The good news is that the price of ski packages will remain the same as last...

      Russia crisis: how much have sanctions hurt Moscow?
      Dec17

      Russia crisis: how much have sanctions hurt Moscow?

      Credits: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/GettyAlt Text: A woman walks past a board listing foreign currency rates outside an exchange office in central Moscow Analysts estimate sanctions have cost Russia $140bn this year and Moscow’s ultra-rich $51.4bn Briefing Wednesday, December 17, 2014 – 11:43am See related: How to invest for the new Cold...