Section: International Business Times (USA)
Best Putin Quotes From Russian President’s Annual Press Conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the world a number of great quotes during a marathon three hour and 15 minute press conference on Thursday. Putin was optimistic about Russia’s diving economy and was in usual, defiant form in regard to Russia’s contentious relationship with the West over the Ukraine crisis. …read more...
Russia Minister Says Western Sanctions Over Ukraine Could Be In Place For ‘Decades’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Western sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis are likely to last “for a very long time”, possibly decades, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told Vedomosti newspaper. “When a U.S. law is passed it is very hard to change it afterwards – looks like it will be in place for...
Russian Ruble Crisis: Russian Journalists Split Along Ideological Lines With Economic Outlooks
As the Russian ruble continues to fall and the Central Bank of Russia takes measures to counter an all-out collapse, media outlets in the country, many of which are state-owned or highly critical of President Vladimir Putin’s government, are fanning the pro-Kremlin or anti-Kremlin flames. The Moscow Times, seized on a trend among Twitter...
Putin’s Aggressive Stance On The West And Ukraine Unlikely To Change Even As Economy Plummets
The Russian ruble has experienced its biggest single-day collapse since Russia defaulted on its debt in 1998, and the Russian economy, hit by Western sanctions, is shrinking — but that crisis is unlikely to change President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive approach towards the West and Ukraine, analysts said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Death Toll Nears 5,000: More Than A Quarter Of Deaths Since September Ceasefire
At least 4,707 people have died in Ukraine in the nine and a half months since the start of an armed conflict between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, a United Nations team announced Monday. That’s an average of around 16 deaths per day. …read more Source: International Business...
Around 1,300 Killed In Ukraine Since Ceasefire: UN
(Reuters) – Around 1,300 people have been killed in Ukraine’s separatist conflict since a September ceasefire, according to a U.N. report that said many living in the country’s rebel-held east were struggling to survive. As of Dec. 12, 4,707 combatants and civilians had been killed since pro-Russian rebels seized eastern regions...
Moscow Shifts To Tougher Economic Relationship With Ukraine: PM
(Reuters) – Moving closer to the European Union offers no panacea for Ukraine’s financial problems and will mean big losses in economic ties with Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an article published on Monday. He said Moscow had for many years provided generous terms in deals with Kiev which had helped build up...
Sweden Says Russian Military Jet In Near-Crash With Passenger Plane, Russia Issues Denial
(Reuters) – A Russian military jet nearly collided with a commercial passenger airplane in international airspace near southern Sweden on Friday, the Swedish authorities said, but Russia insisted on Sunday that its jet had kept at a safe distance. Relations between Russia and the West have soured over Moscow’s role in the conflict in...
Russia Will React If West Imposes New Sanctions Over Ukraine Crisis, Says Minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will take counter measures if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to an Interfax news agency report published on Saturday. Late on Thursday, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives unanimously passed the...
Britain Calls On NATO Help In Submarine Hunt: Media
(Reuters) – NATO patrol planes helped Britain scour the waters off its western Scottish coast after a submarine’s periscope was spotted, in a search reminiscent of the Cold War, media reported. Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it had received NATO help in an operation, but declined to go into further details. News of the...
