Section: US & Canada
IMF, Ukraine agree to $17.5B bailout deal
The International Monetary Fund has agreed with Ukraine on a new bailout deal worth $17.5 billion that could climb to around $40 billion over the next four years with help from other lenders like Europe and the U.S. …read more Source: FOX...
Poroshenko: no agreement on rebel autonomy
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says talks in Minsk did not include any agreement on autonomy for the rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine. Russia-backed separatists have been fighting government forces since April. Their early demands of federalization culminated in a May referendum for independence.read more...
Ukraine gets new bailout deal from IMF
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide Ukraine with 15.5 billion euros ($17.6 billion) to help support economic reforms. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Thursday that “this new program offers an important opportunity for Ukraine to move its economy forward at a critical moment in the...
Europe Markets Rise
A deal to halt the conflict in Ukraine gave European stocks a lift, despite the failure of eurozone finance ministers to hammer out an agreement on dealing with Greece’s finances. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Poroshenko: No Agreement on Rebel Autonomy
Poroshenko: Ukraine did not agreed to federalization in Minsk talks …read more Source: ABC...
Poroshenko: no agreement on rebel autonomy
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says talks in Minsk did not include any agreement on autonomy for the rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian, Ukrainian leaders agree deal for cease-fire
Vladimir Putin said the cease-fire will come into effect on Sunday, but he and his P etro Poroshenko disagreed over a key flashpoint. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukraine ceasefire agreed after all-night talks, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine effective midnight Saturday. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia’s Putin announces cease fire deal over Ukraine
Amy R.ConnollyMOSCOW, Feb. 12 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a cease fire deal effective Sunday that will end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Ceasefire Agreed For Eastern Ukraine After Minsk Summit
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said on Thursday. The deal reached after all-night negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk included a ceasefire that would come into effect on Feb. 15, followed by the withdrawal of heavy weapons. The...
