Section: US & Canada
Hollande, Putin discuss Ukraine crisis in unexpected Moscow meeting
MOSCOW – French President Francois Hollande met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin during an impromptu visit to Moscow on Saturday, a rare display of goodwill as tensions remain high over the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine and France’s decision to suspend the delivery of two warships to Moscow. The French leader’s unexpected...
French leader reaches out to Putin in Moscow
MOSCOW — French President Francois Hollande met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin during an impromptu visit to Moscow on Saturday, a rare display of goodwill as tensions remain high over the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine and France’s decision to suspend the delivery of two warships to Moscow.The French leader’s unexpected stopover...
IMF announces Ukraine rescue visit
Kiev (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it would dispatch a team to Ukraine to determine just how much extra aid the war-wrecked and energy-starved nation will need to make it through winter.The nine-day visit due to start on Tuesday comes as Ukraine suffers rolling blackouts and resentment grows over a severe...
MH17 wreckage convoy reaches Poland en route to the Netherlands
A truck convoy carrying wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 downed over eastern Ukraine reaches Poland on its way to the Netherlands. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine Ceasefire Deal Talks May be Held on Dec. 9: Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday a preliminary agreement had been reached to hold talks in Minsk on Dec. 9 on implementing the steps of a September ceasefire deal with eastern separatists, Interfax reported. Clashes in east Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatist rebels are fighting Kiev government troops, have continued...
French leader meets with Putin in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — French President Francois Hollande met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin during an impromptu visit to Moscow on Saturday, a rare display of goodwill as tensions remain high over the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine and France’s decision to suspend the delivery of two warships to Moscow. …read more Source: U.S....
IMF To Visit Kiev For Bailout Talks
(Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Kiev from Dec. 9 to 18 for talks with the new government regarding a $17 billion bailout program, the IMF’s Ukraine representative Jerome Vacher said on Saturday. The IMF program was agreed in April to shore up the ex-Soviet state’s foreign currency reserves and...
Russia and the West Compete in Eurasian Borderlands
Video Transcript Ben Sheen: Hello and thank you for joining us. My name is Ben Sheen, I’m a managing editor here at Stratfor, and today I’m joined by Eurasia analyst Eugene Chausovsky. We’ll be talking a little bit today about the increased buildup of tensions along Russia’s periphery. So, Eugene, clearly this is something...
French leader meets with Putin in Moscow
President Francois Hollande meets with Russia’s leader during an impromptu visit to Moscow, as tensions remain high over the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine and France’s decision to suspend the…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
French leader meets with Putin in Moscow
MOSCOW — French President Francois Hollande met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin during an impromptu visit to Moscow on Saturday, as tensions remain high over the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine and France’s decision to suspend the delivery of two warships to Moscow.The French leader announced the unexpected stopover in Moscow as he...
