Section: US & Canada
Russian aid trucks leave for eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian government soldiers from battalion “Donbass” rest at their positions in village Mariinka near Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. The Red Cross will lead an internationa… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
280 Russian aid trucks leave Moscow for eastern Ukraine
A convoy of 280 Russian trucks headed for eastern Ukraine early Tuesday, one day after agreement was reached on an international humanitarian relief mission. …read more Source:...
Russian trucks with humanitarian aid leave for war-torn regions of Ukraine
The international Red Cross, which is due to co-ordinate the operation, said it had no information on what the trucks were carrying or where they were going …read more Source: The Globe and...
280 Russian aid trucks leave for Ukraine
Some fear the aid shipment may be a pretext for sending in Russian troops …read more Source: USA...
Russia Sends 280 Trucks With Humanitarian Aid Supplies To Eastern Ukraine
Russia said Tuesday that 280 trucks have left for eastern Ukraine with at least 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid supplies, including food and medicine, following an agreement that was reached between Russia and Ukraine on Monday. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia and Cuba Get Back Into Bed With Each Other
It seemed like old times: In Havana in early July, Castro, the revolutionary leader of Cuba, embraced the current occupant of the Kremlin—once upon a time the isolated Communist island’s sugar daddy—together gleefully sticking a finger in the eye of their Cold War rival in Washington. In this case, the Castro was Raúl—the...
German investor morale hit hard by Ukraine woes
The German ZEW indicator of economic sentiment saw a steep drop in August, missing analysts’ expectations and sending the euro lower. …read more Source:...
Will Russia bring down the global system
12. August 2014. Topic: Will Russia bring down the global system? By: Joergen Oerstroem Moeller The crisis about the future of Ukraine is nowhere near a solution. It will get worse without any certainty that ultimately it will turn to the better – maybe with luck, but do not count on it. The major fallout may be a Russian assault on the...
Henkel Warns Political Tension Spoils Trading Outlook
Germany’s Henkel has warned that trading conditions are looking tough in the months ahead amid rising political tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East as the maker of Persil detergent and Schwarzkopf shampoo reported a 5.5% rise in second-quarter net profit. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
US sees hope for easing of Ukraine tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is hopeful diplomacy can ease tensions between Ukraine and Russia over Moscow’s insistence on sending humanitarian aid to pro-Russian areas of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
