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John McCain: ‘I’m ashamed of my country’
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) didn’t mince words when he was asked about America’s approach to Ukraine on Sunday. “This is a shameful chapter. I’m ashamed of my country. I’m ashamed of my president. And I’m ashamed of myself,” McCain said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” McCain, a former...
A surprising country has the best-performing global stock market in 2015 so far
It’s something that sounds pretty odd to most people who follow financial and international news: Russia’s stock market is the best performing in the world so far this year. It’s up by 28%, dwarfing the European equities rally (the major French, Italian and German indices are all up by more than 10%), and eclipsing the S&P...
Ukraine says no weapons pull-back until full ceasefire
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s military said Monday that it is waiting for a full ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels before withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline, a key next step in a tattered peace plan.”As Ukrainian positions are still being fired upon there can be no talk yet of a withdrawal of weapons,” military...
10 things you need to know before European markets open
HSBC’s Stuart Gulliver is embroiled in scandal. HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver, who vowed to reform the scandal-hit bank, kept millions of dollars in a Swiss account, the Guardian newspaper reported on Sunday. It is the latest in a stream of so-called “Swissleaks” allegations that have hit the reputation of the British...
West hikes warnings over Ukraine truce as new flashpoint ignites
Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – The West sounded more forceful warnings over Ukraine’s battered truce Sunday as fighting raged around the port city of Mariupol and the warring sides wrangled over withdrawing heavy weapons.The volatility was underlined by a bomb blast in the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv that killed two people during a...
Blast ‘kills three’ during pro-govt march in eastern Ukraine
Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – An explosion killed three people and wounded more than 10 on Sunday in Ukraine’s government-controlled eastern city of Kharkiv, officials told AFP.The explosion happened during a pro-Ukrainian march marking the one-year anniversary of the overthrow of the country’s former pro-Kremlin president.The...
Both sides agree to start heavy weapons pullback in Ukraine
Kiev (AFP) – Both sides in Ukraine’s conflict have agreed to pull back their heavy weapons from the frontline in accordance with a UN-backed truce, a Ukrainian military official told AFP on Sunday.”The papers have been signed to begin withdrawing heavy weapons all along the frontline,” General Olexander Rozmaznin said. The...
Major prisoner swap in Ukraine bolsters shaky truce
Zholobok (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town, the first clear sign of progress for an otherwise shaky truce signed a week ago.The rare glint of optimism came on the heels of a pro-Russian rebel offensive in the east, capturing a major town from loyalists and drawing...
Ukraine prisoner swap under way on frontline
Zholobok (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian separatists on Saturday began exchanging scores of prisoners each had taken, AFP journalists present in the frontline town where the swap was occurring reported.The rebels said they were swapping 139 Ukrainian soldiers for 52 of their fighters held by the other side. The...
The bogus think-tank behind Russia’s ‘infiltration’ of Europe myth
Over the past few years a sinister story has been doing the rounds throughout the world’s press — that Russia has been infiltrating Europe through deepening ties with far-right parties. It’s a great headline that vividly recalls the Cold War days of Soviet moles in prominent positions across Europe and the puppet masters in the...
