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      Defense Ministry: 80% of OSCE employees in Mariupol – Russians, among them FSB workers
      Nov11

      Defense Ministry: 80% of OSCE employees in Mariupol – Russians, among them FSB workers

      80% of OSCE employees, working in the area of Mariupol, Donetsk region, are citizens of the Russian Federation. Adviser to the Minister of Defense for the exchange of prisoners Vasyl Budyk said on TV air, referring to the OSCE mission officer in the ATO area. “Usually, when we get somewhere, we prepare routes, stop in some places,...

      Biden warns Russia over Ukraine

      US Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia over Ukraine after new columns of tanks, trucks and heavy artillery rumbled towards the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Monday. …read more Source:...

      Denmark: Carlsberg posts lower profit

      Danish brewer Carlsberg’s third-quarter net profit dipped to 2.1 billion kroner (R3.9bn), it said yesterday, citing falling beer sales in Russia and eastern Europe amid challenging market conditions. ||| DANISH brewer Carlsberg’s third-quarter net profit dipped to 2.1 billion kroner (R3.9bn), it said yesterday, citing falling beer...

      Obama in Asia to promote free trade

      US President Barack Obama saw momentum building for a Washington-backed free-trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific, after arriving in Beijing on the first leg of an eight-day Asia tour, he said yesterday. ||| Matt Spetalnick Beijing US PRESIDENT Barack Obama saw momentum building for a Washington-backed free-trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific,...

      Russia feels sanctions’ bite

      Russia’s financial guardians made their broadest acknowledgment yet that sanctions are sinking the economy, as the central bank moved to protect the rouble after its worst week in more than a decade. ||| Anna Andrianova and Ksenia Galouchko MoscowRUSSIA’S financial guardians made their broadest acknowledgment yet that sanctions are...

      VTB set to quit LSE for China

      Russia’s second-largest bank, VTB, might delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in favour of Chinese bourses as sanctions imposed in the Ukraine crisis hit its ability to raise capital in Western markets, its chief executive said yesterday. ||| RUSSIA’S second-largest bank, VTB, might delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE)...

      Japanese stocks stand out

      Japanese shares stood out against a lacklustre backdrop in Asia on Tuesday as oil prices continued to drop. ||| Tokyo – Japanese shares stood out against a lacklustre backdrop in Asia on Tuesday as oil prices continued to drop, while the dollar took a breather from its recent rally. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside...

      Ukraine News Roundup | November 10
      Nov10

      Ukraine News Roundup | November 10

      Alexander Motyl: Sad News for Putin—Russia Is an Artificial State via World AffairsPutin, Ex-KGB, Finally Moves to Close Russia’s Oldest Rights Group via Boston GlobeHard Ukraine Bargaining Leaves Sour Taste for Some in EU via ReutersHow the Fall of the Berlin Wall Radicalized Putin via Daily BeastVladislav Surkov Is the Hidden Author of...

      How Russia Sells Itself to the Long-Demoralized People of Donbas
      Nov10

      How Russia Sells Itself to the Long-Demoralized People of Donbas

      In the City of Stakhanov, a Cossack Commander and Local Radio Station Mix Nostalgias for Russia’s Greatness and Soviet Goodness While analysts of Russia’s assault on Ukraine debate the veiled question of President Vladimir Putin’s motives, little is hidden about how the Kremlin and its proxy forces are selling themselves to the...

      China, Japan leaders in ice-breaker talks

      The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit after two years of dangerous animosity. ||| Beijing – The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit on Monday after two years of dangerous animosity, as world leaders including Barack Obama gathered for an Asia-Pacific meeting spotlighting intensifying big-power...