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    Ukraine and Separatists Swap Prisoners as Peace Talks Falter
    Dec27

    Ukraine and Separatists Swap Prisoners as Peace Talks Falter

    The prisoner exchange came as peace talks between Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe came to a halt in Belarus. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners
    Dec27

    Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners

    Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian separatists exchanged hundreds of prisoners on Friday in a rare sign of cooperation. The swap took place under the cover of darkness north of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, near the city of Konstantinovka, after the two sides agreed to the trade on Wednesday. See also: ‘We simply...

    10 Signs (& Causes) Russia’s Economy Is in Serious Trouble
    Dec27

    10 Signs (& Causes) Russia’s Economy Is in Serious Trouble

    A confluence of forces have besieged the former communist country, creating a perfect economic storm. The rouble is tumbling at an alarming rate, but that’s not all, here are some of the factors. 1. Sanctions Years of political corruption in Ukraine eventually led to the ‘Revolution of Dignity’ in February 2014, ousting the corrupt...

    Ukraine and Pro-Russia Rebels Swap Hundreds of Prisoners
    Dec26

    Ukraine and Pro-Russia Rebels Swap Hundreds of Prisoners

    KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities and separatists exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Friday, a spokesman for President Petro Poroshenko said, part of a 12-point plan aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising in the east of the country. The agreement to swap 150 Ukrainian servicemen for 222 rebels followed peace talks between...

    Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap war prisoners
    Dec26

    Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap war prisoners

    Ukraine handed over 222 prisoners and the rebels released 145 people, according to Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency — the biggest one-time prisoners swap since the pro-Russian insurgency flared up in eastern Ukraine in April. The Interfax news agency reported that 146 Ukrainian prisoners were released Friday and another four will be...

    Dollar mortgage holders urge Russia to end ‘financial slavery’
    Dec26

    Dollar mortgage holders urge Russia to end ‘financial slavery’

    Moscow (AFP) – When Olga Savelyeva took out a $226,000 mortgage to buy a small apartment on the outskirts of Moscow in 2008, she could never have imagined that the ruble would lose more than half its value in a few short years.But Savelyeva’s $2,090 monthly instalments have skyrocketed in ruble terms due to the Russian...

    Ukraine and Pro-Russia Rebels Exchange Hundreds of Prisoners
    Dec26

    Ukraine and Pro-Russia Rebels Exchange Hundreds of Prisoners

    The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists began an exchange of hundreds of prisoners on Friday as scheduled peace talks were canceled for the day and Kiev suspended train and bus service to Russia-annexed Crimea, leaving an already tenuous situation in greater uncertainty. As part of a 12-point peace plan, Ukrainian officials handed...

    Femen activist who grabbed Nativity Jesus at Vatican still jailed
    Dec26

    Femen activist who grabbed Nativity Jesus at Vatican still jailed

    Vatican City (AFP) – The bare-breasted activist from feminist group Femen who snatched the baby Jesus figurine from the St Peter’s Square Nativity scene on Christmas Day remained under arrest in the Vatican on Friday.The woman, Iana Aleksandrovna Azhdanova from Ukraine, remained under arrest in a Vatican cell awaiting possible trial...

    Ukraine, separatists exchange prisoners after latest talks break down
    Dec26

    Ukraine, separatists exchange prisoners after latest talks break down

    The Ukrainian government and pro-Russia separatists began an “all-for-all” exchange of prisoners late Friday, Russian news agencies reported after delays apparently caused by a dispute over where to swap the captives. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Russia’s Economy Headed For Even More Trouble
    Dec26

    Russia’s Economy Headed For Even More Trouble

    By Darya Korsunskaya and Vladimir Abramov MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Slumping oil prices have put Russia’s economy on course for a sharp recession and double-digit inflation next year, government ministers said on Friday, as authorities scaled up a bailout for the first bank to succumb to this month’s rouble crisis. The economy...