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Russia to ban food imports from Ukraine from January 1: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government has decided to introduce a ban on food imports from Ukraine starting from January 1 because Kiev joined Western sanctions over Moscow, TASS news agency quoted Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev as saying on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
John Gray: World hunger is the result of politics, not production
We can’t know when the next famine will occur, but it will be a by-product of war and politics. “If you had asked most mainstream development experts in the year 2000 to name those factors they thought would most imperil their efforts to reduce poverty globally in the new millennium, it is highly unlikely they would have mentioned a sudden...
EU-Ukraine free trade ‘set for 2016’
Ukraine prepares for a big trade boost with the EU in January – yet a ceasefire remains fragile in the east. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin: from pariah to powerbroker in one year
At the 2014 G20 summit in Brisbane, the Russian president was browbeaten by western leaders. But now they know they need himWhat a difference a war makes. Twelve months ago, Vladimir Putin was on the menu at the G20 summit in Brisbane. Western leaders queued up hungrily for a piece of Russia’s president following his armed intervention in...
Russia seeks $3bn Kiev debt restructuring
Putin’s move offers hope Moscow and Ukraine can avoid legal clash over repayments …read more Source: Financial...
World leaders cosy up to Vladimir Putin to get him to join fight against ISIS
For more than a year after relations with Moscow have been in the deep freeze over Russian incursions in Ukraine but now Mr Putin is seen as key to resolving the bloody civil war in Syria. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine says may return artillery to frontline if situation escalates
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine could return artillery to its eastern frontline if fighting with pro-Russian separatists escalates further, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Monday after a weekend of the deadliest attacks in two months. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Siluanov says Moscow made offer to Ukraine over debt
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia wants to reach a compromise over Ukraine’s debt to Russia and has made an “interesting” offer to settle the issue, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian soldier killed in violence in east
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian serviceman was killed and eight were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday, as both sides reported renewed violence despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source:...
Five soldiers killed in east, highest toll in two months: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours during fighting in the east of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, its highest death toll since a fragile ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists began two months ago. …read more Source:...
