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Putin calls Austrian leader to discuss Ukraine, South Stream
VIENNA (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the South Stream natural gas pipeline, a spokesman for the Austrian leader said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Crash investigators to piece together wreckage of shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane
CRASH investigators will try to piece together the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down over Ukraine and left 298 people dead. …read more Source:...
IMF warns Ukraine bailout at risk of collapse
Shortfall of $15bn needed within weeks …read more Source: Financial...
Ukrainian government and Russian rebels begin ‘day of silence’
Ceasefire revival attempted as Russia restarts delivery of natural gas to Ukraine ahead of possible new peace talksGovernment forces and Russia-backed rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine have begun a “day of silence” in an attempt to revive a moribund ceasefire ahead of possible new peace talks.In another tentative step toward resolution of the...
Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Crash investigators were to begin reconstructing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 shot down over eastern Ukraine in July, killing all 298 people on board, after wreckage arrived by truck at a Dutch air force hangar on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, on anti-graft drive, mulls selling stakes in state firms
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will conduct audits of state companies with a view to selling stakes on international markets, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Tuesday, as part of the new government’s drive to reform corrupt and inefficient state institutions. …read more Source:...
Ukraine attempts news ceasefire in the east
Ukrainian military says it has suspended combat in eastern Ukraine and is ready to observe a “day of silence” …read more Source: The...
Ukraine military says has suspended combat operations on ‘Day of Silence’
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces suspended combat operations in the east on Tuesday in preparation for a ‘Day of Silence’, the Kiev military said, an effective truce on the front line of the conflict with separatist rebels. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says Russia has resumed sending it gas
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s gas transport monopoly, Ukrtransgaz, said Russia had resumed gas flows to Ukraine on Tuesday after a six-month gap during a dispute over prices and unpaid debts. …read more Source:...
Ukraine in ‘Day of Silence’ truce bid
A “Day of Silence” is held in Ukraine in an attempt to kick-start a much-violated ceasefire deal, but new peace talks in Belarus remain uncertain. …read more Source:...
