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    Ukraine’s president calls on PM to resign
    Feb16

    Ukraine’s president calls on PM to resign

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 18:04 (EET) Section: FOX News (USA)

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has called on the country’s embattled prime minister to resign, a move that would break apart the fragile ruling coalition. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine’s president calls on PM to resign
    Feb16

    Ukraine’s president calls on PM to resign

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 17:49 (EET) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    A possible vote of no-confidence in Yatsenyuk could cause the fragile alliance between parliament’s two main parties— headed by Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk— to crumble and could trigger snap elections, something both parties wish to avoid. The country’s reform-minded economy minister Aivaras Abromavicius resigned on Feb. 3 citing a lack...

    Ukraine’s president calls on PM to resign
    Feb16

    Ukraine’s president calls on PM to resign

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 17:34 (EET) Section: Townhall (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has called on the country’s embattled prime minister to resign, a move that would break apart… …read more Source:...

    Russian Vodka Exports Suffer 10-Year Record Low
    Feb16

    Russian Vodka Exports Suffer 10-Year Record Low

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 17:34 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    “Money, like vodka, turns a man into an eccentric,” Russia’s great playwright Anton Chekhov once wrote. Now it turns out Russia may have too much of one and not enough of the other, as exports of the nation’s favorite spirit hit a 10-year low. Russian exports of vodka and other alcoholic beverages dropped by a staggering 40 percent...

    Russia Wields the Kurdish Weapon
    Feb16

    Russia Wields the Kurdish Weapon

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 16:34 (EET) Section: The American Interest (USA)

    An incoherent American strategy is allowing Putin’s Russia to drive wedges into American alliances and disrupt what little strategy the U.S. has left in Syria. The latest example: Russia’s clever move to back the Syrian Kurds—key allies in what passes for America’s anti-ISIS strategy—against the Turks, America’s NATO...

    Ukrainian president suggests PM should resign
    Feb16

    Ukrainian president suggests PM should resign

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 16:34 (EET) Section: CNBC (USA)

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko suggested in a statement on Tuesday that Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk should resign. …read more Source:...

    Russian Vodka Exports Decline 40% Amid Ukraine Tensions, Sanctions
    Feb16

    Russian Vodka Exports Decline 40% Amid Ukraine Tensions, Sanctions

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 16:34 (EET) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Exports of Russian vodka and spirits fell to their lowest level in a decade, according to Reuters Tuesday. Compared with 2014, last year’s exports fell more than 40 percent in volume and value. Exports have fallen to their lowest level since 2005. Citing customs data, the value of vodka and spirits exports fell to $111.9 million in 2015...

    Ukrainian president suggests PM should resign: statement
    Feb16

    Ukrainian president suggests PM should resign: statement

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 16:19 (EET) Section: Townhall (USA)

    KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko suggested in a statement on Tuesday that Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk should resign… …read more Source:...

    Poroshenko Calls For PM, Prosecutor To Resign
    Feb16

    Poroshenko Calls For PM, Prosecutor To Resign

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 16:04 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin to resign “in order to restore trust in the government.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia halts movement of Ukraine-registered cargo trucks
    Feb16

    Russia halts movement of Ukraine-registered cargo trucks

    Tuesday, February 16 , 2016 - 15:04 (EET) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian transportation authorities blocked the movement of Ukraine-registered trucks on Monday and detained over 300 cargo vehicles in retaliation to Ukraine closing its borders to Russia-registered long-haulers. The transport ministry’s announcement came after Ukraine’s prime minister announced on Monday that cargo...