Section: US & Canada
Teetering Independence of Ukraine’s Central Bank Tests a Key I.M.F. Demand
The International Monetary Fund agreed to lend Ukraine $5 billion over 18 months while stressing the importance of central bank independence. Three weeks later, the central banker quit, citing political pressure. …read more Source:: The New York...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Says Russia-Annexed Crimea’s ‘De-Occupation Is Inevitable’
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Russia’s departure from the Black Sea Crimea Peninsula, which it annexed in 2014, is “inevitable.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Halts Eurobond Sale, Tries To Reassure Investors After Central Bank Head’s Exit
Ukraine’s government has decided to pause a planned $1.75 billion Eurobond sale in the wake of the resignation of the head of the country’s central bank. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Sweden: Iran to compensate Ukraine plane crash victims
Sweden says Iran has agreed to start talks on compensating families of the foreign victims of the Ukrainian passenger plane shot down outside Tehran in January …read more Source:: The Washington...
Sweden: Iran to compensate Ukraine plane crash victims
Sweden says Iran has agreed to start talks on compensating families of the foreign victims of the Ukrainian passenger plane shot down outside Tehran in January …read more Source:: ABC...
Manhattan DA Appeals Ruling In Bid To Revive State-Level Prosecution Of Paul Manafort
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance appealed a December 2019 ruling throwing out a state-level prosecution of Paul Manafort, moving to revive a case that could keep the former Trump campaign chair behind bars even after a potential future Presidential pardon. A New York state grand jury indicted Manafort on mortgage fraud charges in March...
Sweden: Iran to compensate Ukraine plane crash victims
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Iran has agreed to compensate the families’ of the foreign victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran in January, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “We have signed an agreement of mutual understanding that we will now negotiate together …...
Ukraine’s central banker chief steps down citing pressure
Ukraine’s president on Thursday accepted the resignation of the country’s central bank chief, who has complained of political pressure …read more Source:: ABC...
Pelosi Blames GOP for Russian Annexation of Crimea During Obama Admin
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Wednesday blamed Russia’s annexation of Crimea on Republicans, though the invasion took place on President Barack Obama’s watch. Pelosi slammed President Donald Trump and Republicans for their alleged inability to face Russian aggression—and tied them to President Barack Obama’s...
Ukrainian Central Bank Chief Resigns, Cites ‘Political Pressure’
The governor of Ukraine’s central bank, Yakiv Smoliy, says he is resigning because of “systematic political pressure that denied fulfillment” of his duties. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
