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      Nemtsov killing triggers Russia warnings

      The killing of leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov sent an exchange of warnings and charges across Europe. ||| Geneva/ Moscow – The killing of leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov sent an exchange of warnings and charges across Europe on Monday as a top Polish legislator was denied an entry visa to attend the...

      Europe Averts Winter Gas Cutoff for Now with Ukraine-Russia Deal
      Mar03

      Europe Averts Winter Gas Cutoff for Now with Ukraine-Russia Deal

      For Long-Term Security, EU Should Push Moscow to Obey Rules and Kyiv to Reform Gas Sector By brokering a March 2 interim gas deal between Ukraine and Russia, the European Union helped avert a wintertime cutoff of gas to Ukraine and other parts of Europe. Russia had threatened to halt supplies to Ukraine in the two countries’ dispute over...

      Model tells of last hours with Nemtsov

      The Ukrainian model who was with Boris Nemtsov recounted her last hours with him – but said she did not see the killer. ||| Moscow – The 23-year-old Ukrainian model who was with slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov tearfully recounted on Monday their last dinner in a chic Red Square restaurant and their walk onto a nearby bridge...

      ‘Western values are ticket to hell’

      Western values are a “ticket to hell,” China’s state media said in the latest example of a rising level of invective targeting critics of the authoritarian government. ||| Beijing – Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some...

      Is the IMF Bailout Enough for Ukraine?
      Mar02

      Is the IMF Bailout Enough for Ukraine?

      An International Monetary Fund bailout for Ukraine underestimates the banking sector’s needs and is unrealistic about government expenditure on security and defense, according to Andrei Kirilenko, a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ukraine has secured a $40 billion bailout from the IMF and other creditors. The...

      Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Klimkin talks with Japan’s officials
      Mar02

      Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Klimkin talks with Japan’s officials

      (PHOTO REUTERS/Issei Kato) It is the first visit by a Ukrainian minister to Japan since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Pavlo Klimkin arrived in Japan on Monday, March 2, 2015 for three days. As for now, on March 2, 2015, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has already holden the joint news conference with Japan’s Foreign Minister...

      Lavrov and Kerry discuss Ukraine crisis

      The chief diplomats from the US and Russia, John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov, met in Geneva to discuss the Ukraine crisis. ||| Geneva – The chief diplomats from the United States and Russia, John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov, met Monday in Geneva to discuss the Ukraine crisis as the UN said the conflict had taken more than 6 000 lives.Meeting on the...

      Anti-Putin protesters rally in New York

      Dozens rallied in New York City near the Russian permanent mission to the UN to denounce the murder of Boris Nemtsov. ||| New York – Dozens of protesters rallied in New York City on Sunday near the Russian permanent mission to the United Nations to denounce the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, despite fear of reprisals to themselves...

      The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will give the first tranche in amount $10 billion from a total financing package of about 40 billion
      Mar02

      The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will give the first tranche in amount $10 billion from a total financing package of about 40 billion

      The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission arrived in Ukraine on January 9 and worked longer than it was planned because of discussions about reforms in the energy, financial, social and other sectors. Gerry Rice, the Director of the IMF’s Communications Department, said about the conditions in Ukraine in his Press Briefing on February 19,...

      Hunt for MH370 may be called off

      Australia says the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever. ||| Canberra – The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt...