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France’s Hollande says only Minsk deals can ensure Ukraine peace
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – The Minsk agreement is the only way to ensure stability and peace in Ukraine, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday on a state visit to Romania. …read more Source:...
France’s Hollande says only Minsk deals can ensure Ukraine peace
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – The Minsk agreement is the only way to ensure stability and peace in Ukraine, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday on a state visit to Romania. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says prepared to hold ‘good faith’ talks with Russia on $3 billion debt
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday it was ready to hold talks in good faith with Russia regarding a dispute over a $3 billion bond that has become yet another sore point between the former allies since Ukraine sought closer ties with the European Union. …read more Source:...
Why is Germany throwing a wild card into the UN leadership race?
An eleventh-hour, unofficial candidate threatens to destabilise the contest. Hopes that the UN might appoint its first woman Secretary-General are about to be dealt a potentially fatal blow, if rumours that began circulating in New York at the end of last week are anything to go by. Experienced UN reporters claimed on Friday that Hungary, Latvia...
Letter from jailed Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov smuggled out of prison
Jailed for 20 years for activities in Crimea shortly after Putin annexed the peninsula, Sentsov urges defiance and wants to be a ‘nail in the coffin of a tyrant’The Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who is serving a 20-year sentence in Russia, has smuggled a defiant letter from his jail in deepest Siberia, comparing himself to a “nail...
Ukraine tries to force Russia to court
General prosecutor to target officials in absentia then go to The Hague over Crimea …read more Source: Financial...
Alexander Zhukov: what we know about the Russian oil magnate
Zhukov, the father of Roman Abramovich’s wife, Dasha, was linked to a network of offshore companies by the Panama PapersIn Britain, Alexander Zhukov has faced little scrutiny over his business affairs. The son of a playwright and educated in Moscow, Zhukov, 62, worked as a cinema projectionist in Odessa, Ukraine, before joining the...
An ominous display of military might: Russia flexes its muscles at the world by releasing footage of drills involving 12,500 troops, fighter jets and anti-aircraft missiles
The display took place in Crimea as Russia showcased its ground, marine and air forces in the biggest exercises held on the strategic peninsula since its 2014 annexation from Ukraine. …read more Source: Daily...
Germany, French FMs planning to visit Ukraine next week
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War games show Russia’s hold on Crimea
Analysts see elaborate exercise as part of long-term military built-up …read more Source: Financial...
