Section: The United Kingdom
The price Kiev must pay for IMF rescue: tackling vested interests
KIEV (Reuters) – With the first billions of dollars foreign aid in its pocket, Ukraine’s government can now stay afloat long enough to embark on its radical reform drive, but the hard part is only just beginning. …read more Source:...
Russia drops treason charges against Svetlana Davydova
Mother of seven was arrested on suspicion of phoning Ukrainian embassy in Moscow to warn Russian troops might be sent to UkraineRussia has dropped treason charges against a woman accused of phoning the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow last year to warn that Russian solders might be heading to eastern Ukraine, her lawyer has said. Svetlana Davydova,...
North Korea and Russia’s ‘year of friendship’: what does it mean?
Credits Getty Alt Text Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin forge a ‘pariah alliance’ to ‘poke a finger’ at America and the West Briefing Friday, March 13, 2015 – 3:54pm …read more Source: The...
Russia drops charges against woman accused of treason over Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has dropped treason charges against an activist accused of phoning the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow last year to warn that Russian solders might be heading to eastern Ukraine, her lawyer said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine holds talks to ease debt burden
Creditors could be asked to accept haircut of 50%, say analysts …read more Source: Financial...
Bulgaria, United States to start military drills amid Ukraine crisis
SOFIA (Reuters) – NATO allies Bulgaria and the United States will stage a series of joint military drills over the next three and a half months, the Bulgarian defense ministry said on Friday, amid increased tensions with Russia over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Crimea profile
Provides and overview, basic facts and key events for the semi-autonomous region of Ukraine …read more Source:...
Is Putin ill? Kremlin denies rumours, but publishes old picture
Credits SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP/Getty Alt Text President Vladimir Putin Russian officials insist ‘everything is fine’ amid ongoing speculation that Vladimir Putin is seriously ill One-Minute Read Friday, March 13, 2015 – 11:48am …read more Source: The...
No EU unanimity on renewing Russia economic sanctions: official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s 28 governments have not reached an agreement on renewing economic sanctions on Russia that expire in July, a senior EU official said on Friday. …read more Source:...
EU energy chief: still no confirmed date for Ukraine-Russia gas talks
STRBSKE PLESO, Slovakia (Reuters) – The European Union does not yet have confirmation for a March 20 meeting between Ukraine and Russia for talks on gas supplies, the bloc’s Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday. …read more Source:...
