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Big debt, high stakes
It’s a day of meetings, meetings, meetings – and contemplating massive amounts of debt. China’s inflation numbers this morning show a slowdown in consumer prices, and yet another drop in factory prices. As China contemplates deflation, the stakes are huge. They’re not the only one facing big risks today: as the political...
Ukrainian army reportedly on advance in eastern Ukraine
Government forces on Tuesday reported a counter-offensive in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, while the rebels said they were successful in surrounding Ukrainian troops at a strategic railway junction. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko asks parliament to agree to dismiss prosecutor
Deputies, activists and the country’s Western backers have regularly accused the prosecutor’s office of failing to tackle corruption and roll out reforms …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukrainian army said to be on advance in eastern Ukraine
The volunteer Azov battalion said on social media on Tuesday that it captured several villages north-east of the strategic port of Mariupol, pushing the rebels closer to the border with Russia …read more Source: The Globe and...
Won’t arm Ukraine until peace process finishes, Obama says after meeting with Merkel
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama wants peace negotiations with Russia to run their course before deciding to send “lethal defensive” arms to help Kyiv against the recent attacks by Russian-supplied separatists in eastern Ukraine. “The possibility of lethal defensive weapons is one of those options that’s being examined,” he said at...
Stephen Harper won’t rule out sending lethal weapons to Ukraine
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper declined to rule out supplying lethal military aid to Ukraine if diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict with Russian-backed rebels in the eastern part of that country fail. “We’ll look at all options,” Harper said, when asked if Canada would be in favour of a shift in aid to Ukraine from humanitarian...
Obama weighs sending weapons to Ukraine as divide over Russia deepens
Merkel visits U.S. President, Harper, to discuss Franco-German peace plan ahead of Wednesday meeting …read more Source: The Globe and...
Merkel thanks Harper, Obama for diplomatic support on Ukraine
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a bi-lateral meeting during a visit to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) OTTAWA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday night she is leaving North America having won support from the United...
Harper noncommittal on question of arming Ukraine
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has vowed to “never accept the illegal occupation of Ukraine by Russia,” but won’t say whether Canada could give Ukraine weapons and other “lethal” military aid to fight Russian-backed rebels. Appearing alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel following an hour-long, closed-door meeting on Parliament Hill...
EU delays sanctions by a week to support Ukraine peace talks
International donors are planning a conference in Kiev in April to raise at least $15-billion (U.S.) to help save Ukraine from bankruptcy and rebuild the country, a senior EU official said on Monday. …read more Source: The Globe and...
