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Reuters: Oil edges up as bullish bets on rising prices hit record high
Oil prices edged higher on Monday as investors showed record confidence that prices would rise further, though gains were capped by the prospect of faster growth in U.S. oil production, according to Reuters. On its second to last day as the front-month contract, Brent futures for April delivery were up 16 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $56.15 a barrel...
IMF again postpones decision on loan tranche for Ukraine
The Executive Board of Ukraine`s key creditor, the International Monetary Fund is not going to consider the Ukrainian issue in the coming week, according to its schedule of meetings formed until March 6. There is only one issue on the agenda – the analysis of a micro-financial situation. Earlier, head of the IMF External Relations Department...
Montenegro seeks arrest of Russian spy over coup plot
Montenegro is to indict a top Russian spy it accuses of masterminding a failed plot to topple its pro-western government and stop the tiny Balkan nation from joining NATO, according to The Times. Eduard Shishmakov, 46, a captain in the Russian navy who was exposed as an agent for GRU military intelligence, is accused of running a network of...
Russian official reacts to Avakov`s statement on liberation of Donbas
A Federation Council member has issued a comment regarding an earlier statement of Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov claiming the Ukrainian authorities have a plan for Donbas settlement. ”Avakov said: Kyiv ”has a plan for the return of Crimea and Donbas,” but did not disclose the essence. However, Crimea is definitely not to return. With...
Only Ukraine applies EU`s nuclear diversification policy – Westinghouse
Unlike the five EU member states with Russian-built nuclear power plants, Ukraine is the only country implementing EU requirements for diversified portfolios of fuel supply, Michael Kirst, an official at Westinghouse, told Euractiv.com. ”We are very active in Ukraine. We are very proud of our work there. We are now in a strategic relationship...
U.S. urges Russia to cease attacks in Donbas immediately
The United States has once again called on Russia and the terrorists Moscow has been supporting to cease fire in eastern Ukraine immediately, according to a statement by State Department spokesman Mark Toner. ”The United States is closely monitoring the growing violence in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks and the continuing failure of the...
Kyrgyz opposition leader detained – media
Leading Kyrgyz opposition politician Omurbek Tekebaev has been detained by authorities upon arrival at the Bishkek airport after the prosecutor`s office said it was launching a criminal investigation into the Ata-Meken party leader, RFE/RL reports. Shortly before Tekebaev`s arrest at the airport, the General Prosecutor`s Office said it was...
Ukraine marking Day of resistance to Russian occupation of Crimea
Kyiv will host a March of Solidarity with the Ukrainians, Crimean Tatar people and representatives of other nationalities living in a temporarily occupied Crimea. On this day three years ago, Crimean Tatar activists held a rally outside the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine,...
Merkel formally nominated for German election run
Angela Merkel`s conservatives have formally nominated the German chancellor as her party`s top candidate for the September parliamentary election in the region where she has her political base, according to The Associated Press (AP). The dpa news agency reported that Merkel won the support of 95 percent of delegates at a convention of the...
Armed men open fire close to OSCE SMM in Donbas
At 13:27 on February 24, 2017, the SMM heard a burst of small-arms fire (three to five shots) at close range while preparing to launch a mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the north-western edge of non-government-controlled Yasynuvata (16km north-east of Donetsk), about 130m south-east of the M-04 highway. ”The SMM patrol members took cover...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (EEST)
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