Section: South America
Russia Threatens to Halt Gas Supplies to Ukraine
Russia threatened on Tuesday to halt gas supplies to Ukraine if Kiev fails to pay Moscow $1.6 billion before the end of 2014, as an advance on January deliveries. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine to Mobilize 50,000 Soldiers in January
Ukraine will begin to mobilize 50,000 conscripts and reservists on Jan. 20, amid the truce signed between the nation’s army and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country, Viktoria Kushnir, a spokeswoman for the defense ministry, said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Renounces Non-Aligned Status in Move Towards Joining NATO
Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday revoked their country’s non-aligned status by amending laws that were preventing the country from joining military blocs, and paving the way for its future membership in NATO, a step strongly opposed by Russia. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Top Russian Allies Distance Themselves from Putin, Support Ukraine
Kazakhstan, one of the principal allies of Russia, renewed Monday its military cooperation with Ukraine, to which it promised vital supplies of coal, following a visit to Kiev the day before by the leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine and Kazakhstan to Resume Military Cooperation
Ukraine and Kazakhstan are to fully resume military cooperation following a meeting on Monday in the Ukrainian capital between the countries’ two presidents, Petro Poroshenko and Nursultan Nazarbayev, respectively. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Germany Will Not Ease Sanctions on Russia
Despite economic impacts, Berlin announced it will not be lifting or changing sanctions on Russia. …read more Source:...
Neoliberal Reforms Passed in Ukraine
Officials have approved reforms that will make significant cuts in public services. …read more Source:...
Neoliberal Reforms Passed in Ukraine
Officials have approved reforms that will make significant cuts in public services. …read more Source:...
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...
