Section: US & Canada
Russia Slams Western Threats of Fresh Sanctions Over Ukraine
Russia is warning Western countries against imposing more sanctions against Moscow, saying such threats show the West is opposed to following through on a truce for eastern Ukraine. Both the United States and some leaders in Europe have threatened to impose tougher sanctions against Moscow if it does not stop supporting pro-Russian separatists in...
Ukraine demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’: Russia foreign minister
Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons in its fight against separatists in the east until the rebels fully observe a cease-fire. …read more Source: CTV...
Russian FM: Ukraine’s demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’
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Russian FM: Ukraine’s Demand of Full Cease-Fire ‘Ridiculous’
Russia’s foreign minister says Ukraine ‘ridiculous’ for expecting full cease-fire observance …read more Source: ABC...
Russian FM: Ukraine’s demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons in its fight against separatists in the east until the rebels fully observe a cease-fire. Ukrainian military spokesman Lt. Col. Anatoliy Stelmakh on Thursday said cease-fire violations during...
Russian FM: Ukraine’s demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons in its fight against separatists in the east until the rebels fully observe a cease-fire. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia’s foreign minister says Ukraine ‘ridiculous’ for expecting full cease-fire observance
Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons in its fight against separatists in the east until the rebels fully observe a cease-fire. …read more Source: FOX...
West sanctions threat shows ‘unwillingness’ in Ukraine truce
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Thursday called Western threats of fresh sanctions against Moscow evidence that Washington and Brussels are not working for the success of a troubled truce in Ukraine.”Behind these calls lies the unwillingness of these figures, these relevant countries, the United States, the European Union, to seek the...
Kiev likely to order heavy artillery withdrawal: source
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is likely to order government forces to start pullng back heavy weapons in the country’s… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Dials Back on Forex-Purchase Ban
Ukraine’s central bank abruptly reversed a far-reaching ban on foreign-currency purchases, one day after imposing the measures in an attempt to halt the hryvnia currency’s free fall. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
