Section: US & Canada
IMF earmarks $17.6 billion for Ukraine reforms
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide Ukraine with 15.5 billion euros ($17.6 billion) to help support economic reforms…. …read more Source: Associated...
Poroshenko: Russian Conditions ‘Unacceptable’ At Minsk Summit
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says there is “no good news” so far at marathon Minsk peace talks aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Ukraine and that the Russian position at the summit is “unacceptable.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
IMF, Ukraine in deal for $17.5 bn bailout: Lagarde
Brussels (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund and conflict-torn Ukraine have reached a preliminary deal on a new financial rescue plan worth $17.5 billion dollars that could be a “turning point” for Kiev, Christine Lagarde said Thursday.Talks have been underway in Kiev for days to reach an agreement on Ukraine’s fourth...
Ukraine’s struggling state is getting a $40 billion international bailout
Ukraine is getting a massive IMF bailout to prop up its struggling public finances, announced early Thursday. Here’s the full text of IMF managing director Christine Lagarde’s statement, and here’s the crucial bit: I am pleased to announce that the IMF team working in Kiev has reached a staff-level agreement with the Ukrainian...
Leaders Take A Break After All-Night Talks In Minsk
The Ukrainian, Russian, German and French leaders left the negotiating room after spending all night locked in talks in Minsk, Belarus, aimed at securing a cease fire in eastern Ukraine. The leaders had a brief break in the meeting, which has now resumed. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was quoted as saying Russia’s position was...
No Progress Reported as Ukraine Peace Talks Continue
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany continued meetings early Thursday aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis after engaging in marathon all-night talks in the Belarusian capital. During a break in the talks, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the negotiations are ongoing but there is “no good news yet” on a...
Germany’s anti-Thatcher tries again
Angela Merkel holds the fates of Greece and Ukraine in her hands – she’s becoming the world’s crisis manager …read more Source: The Globe and...
Leaders in Minsk for marathon Ukraine peace talks
By YURAS KARMANAU read more …read more Source: CNS...
Hopes of agreement after Ukraine peace talks: Source
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France may be close to agreement on resolving the Ukraine conflict, diplomatic sources said. …read more Source:...
‘Unacceptable’ Russian conditions at Minsk summit: Poroshenko
Minsk (AFP) – There is “no good news yet” from a marathon four-way peace summit in Minsk, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told AFP on Thursday, as Russia is imposing “unacceptable” conditions.”Unfortunately there’s no good news yet,” Poroshenko said of the talks involving the leaders of Russia,...
