Section: Latin America
Uncertain Date for Contact Group to Meet for Peace in Ukraine
22 de diciembre de 2014, 02:45Kiev, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Uncertainty and vagueness persist today around the summon to the planned meeting of the Contact Group for peace in Ukraine, while President Petro Poroshenko reiterated his support to format used in Minsk. …read more Source: Prensa...
Ukraine to Spend Five Percent of Budget on Defense
The spending denotes a “colossal” increase in Ukraine’s defense budget for 2015, more than doubling previous amounts. …read more Source:...
Putin says Russia won’t be intimidated over Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not be intimidated over its actions in Ukraine and Crimea, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday as his foreign ministry warned that it was preparing to retaliate against fresh Western sanctions. Both the European Union and United States adopted tighter restrictions on investments in Crimea this week, while Canada...
Russia blasts Western ‘collective punishment’ sanctions on Crimea
The Russian Foreign Ministry denounced new Western sanctions against Ukraine’s Crimea region as a “collective punishment” on local residents who voted in a referendum to join Russia. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Canada slaps sanctions on Russian oil industry
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada announced new sanctions against Russia yesterday, including additional restrictions on the export of technology used in the oil and gas industry, saying it was important to speak truth to power. Foreign Minister John Baird also said sanctions were being applied on 11 Russians and nine Ukrainians, due to Russia’s...
Russia Regrets Obama Signing Bill Authorizing New Sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed regret in a telephone conversation with U.S. counterpart John Kerry over a new round of sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Says U.S. Anti-Russia Law Undermines Bilateral Ties
Moscow, December 19 RHC)– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that relations between Moscow and Washington “would be undermined” following new U.S. legislation authorizing more anti-Russia bans over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Havana...
Ukrainian Defense Council Threatens Takeover of Crimea
Despite peace talks are set to resume and tensions with Russia has been reduced, Kiev officials are calling for strengthening the military. …read more Source:...
Russia Warns US by Signing the Act on Ukraine
19 de diciembre de 2014, 11:51Moscow, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, today warned the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, on the consequences of the signature by Barack Obama of the Act of supporting Ukraine. …read more Source: Prensa...
Putin says Russia economy will be cured, offers no remedy
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin assured Russians yesterday that the economy would rebound after the rouble’s dramatic slide this year but offered no remedy for a deepening financial crisis. Defiant and confident at a three-hour news conference, Putin blamed the economic problems on external factors and said the crisis...
