Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
Tough stances from Putin, Merkel over Ukraine
MOSCOW — The leaders of Russia and Germany squared off over Ukraine from opposite sides of the globe, with Vladimir Putin warning that Moscow will not accept a defeat for the pro-Russian rebels and Angela Merkel accusing the Kremlin of undermining peace across Europe. […] despite the harsh rhetoric, European Union foreign ministers...
Poles, Russians expel diplomats over spying
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russian and Polish officials confirmed Monday that they have carried out tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions in an espionage affair that highlights intensified efforts by Moscow to penetrate NATO counties and a new determination by the West to fight back. “In connection with this, the Russian side has undertaken adequate...
Putin says sides not abiding peace deal in Ukraine
In an interview with German television broadcast late Sunday, Putin said that he was convinced that it was possible to end the deadlock in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling Kiev’s troops in a conflict that has claimed at least 3,500 lives since March. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Leaders of Group of 20 nations back $2 trillion boost to growth
BRISBANE, Australia — Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations completed a plan Sunday to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The communique from the Brisbane summit of Group of 20 wealthy and emerging nations revealed that the plan for jump-starting growth includes investing...
Debris from jet crash in Ukraine sent to Dutch investigators
Investigators on Sunday began winching large pieces of wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet shot down over Ukraine in July onto trucks to transport them back to the Netherlands, the Dutch Safety Board announced in The Hague. Ever since Flight MH-17 was shot down en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, killing all 298...
Work starts in Ukraine to collect wreckage of MH17
Efforts to conduct investigations and recovery operations have been delayed amid continued fighting between government troops and separatist fighters. Russian state television has released a satellite photograph it claims shows that a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. […] the U.S. government dismissed the report...
Russian president denies he fled summit pressure
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin made an early exit on Sunday from a two-day summit of world leaders where he was roundly criticized over Russia’s escalating aggression in Ukraine, but brushed off suggestions that he had felt pressured. Putin was the first leader to fly out of Brisbane on Sunday afternoon as his...
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Obama accuses Putin of not living up to ceasefire
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — President Barack Obama on Sunday bluntly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not living up to a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine, but offered no new plans for how the West might change his calculus. Obama spoke shortly after huddling with European leaders to discuss the conflict and worsening security situation....
G-20 leaders reveal details of global growth plan
The communique from the summit of Group of 20 wealthy and emerging economies also revealed that the plan for jumpstarting growth includes the creation of a global infrastructure hub that would help match potential investors with projects. Despite Abbott’s push to keep the summit focused on the economy, the meeting was overshadowed by...
