Section: CNBC (USA)
Putin aide: ‘2 weeks to Kiev’ remark out of context
Comment’s by President Vladimir Putin that Russia could capture Ukraine’s capital Kiev within two weeks were taken out of context. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: The struggle between hard and soft power
The crisis in Ukraine seems to be slipping closer to all-out war, as Russian President Vladimir Putin called for “statehood” for its disputed region. …read more Source:...
Putin calls for talks on east Ukraine ‘statehood’
President Putin called for immediate talks on Ukraine, although his spokesman said this did not mean Moscow endorsed rebel calls for independence. …read more Source:...
Russia and Ukraine trade soldiers – Russian media
Ukraine and Russia exchanged captured soldiers, Russian news agencies said. …read more Source:...
EU wields Russia sanctions threat but timing vague
The EU threatened Russia with new trade sanctions if Moscow fails to start reversing its action in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine PM: Close to point of all-out war with Russia
Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko also said EU leaders agreed to prepare new sanctions on Russia, conditional on progress of his peace plan. …read more Source:...
Russia has ‘well over 1,000 troops’ in Ukraine
Russia has “well over 1,000 troops” operating inside Ukraine, Nato warned. The Financial Times reports. …read more Source:...
EU, Russia stocks fall as Ukraine peace hopes fade
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that Russian forces had entered his country. …read more Source:...
New Russian offensive opens 3rd front: Ukraine
The Russian attack in an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine is causing panic and retreat. The NYT reports. …read more Source:...
Russia denies plans to block gas flows to Europe
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak dismissed Ukraine’s claims that Moscow plans to block gas transit to Europe. …read more Source:...
