Section: US & Canada
Obama holding video talk with European leaders on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is holding a video conference with European leaders to discuss their push for peace in Ukraine and other… …read more Source:...
EU condemns Russia over Nemtsov funeral bans
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has strongly condemned Russia for banning Polish and Latvian officials from entering the country to attend slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov’s funeral. In the wake of the fighting in eastern Ukraine and Moscow’s annexation last year of the Crimean Peninsula, the EU has imposed visa bans on 151...
Pro-Russian Imperialism Video Goes Viral
An online video defending Russian imperialism, which states that its intended recipient is U.S. president Barack Obama has gone viral, attracting millions of views and has even been tweeted by Russia’s deputy prime minister. The sophisticated propaganda video, entitled, I, Russian Occupier, uses impressive graphics skills and video game...
More Violence Reported In East Ukraine Despite Truce
Ukraine says that three of its servicemen have been killed and nine wounded in the previous 24 hours in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine hikes key interest rate to 30%
Ukraine’s central bank said it will raise its key refinancing rate to 30 percent from 19.5 percent from Wednesday. …read more Source:...
10 things you need to know before the opening bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
Here is what you need to know. Russia and Ukraine have a temporary gas deal in place. The overnight agreement will supply Ukraine with gas for the month of March. “Under the deal sealed in Brussels, Ukraine’s Naftogaz will pre-pay and order sufficient quantities of gas to ensure all domestic consumption for March and guarantee...
Automakers vow not to give up on weak-selling electrics
GENEVA (AP) — Top automakers are vowing not to give up on weak-selling electric vehicles – even as they unveil an array of powerful luxury cars with conventional engines aimed at a growing global automarket. BMW AG CEO Norbert Reithofer said Tuesday at the Geneva International Motor Show that his company cannot do without battery-powered vehicles...
Mourners pay their respects to slain Putin critic Boris Nemtsov in Moscow
KIEV, Ukraine — Thousands of mourners, including government officials and European diplomats, queued for nearly a mile in Moscow on Tuesday to pay their respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition leader gunned down near the Kremlin last Friday. See also: Nemtsov’s girlfriend on murder: ‘I didn’t see anything’...
Ukraine Central Bank Lifts Key Rate to 30%
Ukraine’s central bank raised its refinancing rate to 30%, as part of a package of measures aimed at stabilizing the country’s financial system. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Russia, Ukraine reach gas deal for March
Ed AdamczykBRUSSELS, March 3 (UPI) — Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a gas shipment deal which will keep Ukraine supplied with natural gas until the end of March. …read more Source: United Press...
