Section: News & Summaries

      Athens due to service IMF debt

      Greece is due to make its 459-million-euro April loan payment to the International Monetary Fund. ||| Athens – Greece is due to make its 459-million-euro ($495-million) April loan payment to the IMF on Thursday following days of uncertainty, but the European nation’s ability to honour its debts remains a source of acute anxiety to...

      Greece gets support, not money from Russia

      Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras moral support and long-term cooperation but no financial aid. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras moral support and long-term cooperation but no financial aid on Wednesday, leaving Athens to fend for itself in...

      Girl killed in Ukraine ‘never existed’ – BBC News about Russian propaganda
      Apr08

      Girl killed in Ukraine ‘never existed’ – BBC News about Russian propaganda

      Natalia Antelava investigates the story of a 10-year-old girl reported killed in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine – and is reminded that truth is the first casualty of war. There is a lot of fake information about Ukraine and Ukrainian events, especially in Russian Mass Media. All these false photos, videos, articles, interviews are...

      Troops who shot down MH17 can be ‘liquidated’ by Russian secret services- Dutch journalists
      Apr08

      Troops who shot down MH17 can be ‘liquidated’ by Russian secret services- Dutch journalists

      This BUK launcher was filmed on the back of a military track on July 9, 2014 when it went back across the Russian border. As it reported by the Netherlands’ state broadcaster NOS, citing anonymous sources in the police and the group of independent investigators working on the probe into the plane’s loss, Russian secret services may...

      Litvinenko’s death ‘was an accident’

      One of two Russians accused of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko said that the former KGB officer may have killed himself accidentally. ||| Moscow – One of two Russians accused of poisoning ex-Soviet spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 said on Wednesday the former KGB officer may have killed himself accidentally while handling...

      ‘Greece has not asked Russia for help’

      Athens has not asked Moscow for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems, according to a Greek official. ||| Moscow – Greece has not asked Russia for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems and wants to resolve them within the European Union, a Greek government official said on Wednesday. “We have not asked...

      Will Sanctions on Russia, Weapons for Ukrainians Keep Putin at Bay?
      Apr08

      Will Sanctions on Russia, Weapons for Ukrainians Keep Putin at Bay?

      Former Putin advisor says they will not, advocates stronger response Western sanctions on Russia are not working and a proposal to provide defensive weapons to Ukrainian security forces will not deter the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, according to Andrei Illarionov, a former advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “For those few people who...

      Putin’s Chilling Message to the West
      Apr08

      Putin’s Chilling Message to the West

      Vladimir Putin’s 10-day disappearance shortly after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and his triumphal reappearance after the broadcast of a 150-minute documentary on state television, suggest a more erratic—and aggressive—policy course in Russia. Here’s why. After Putin’s disappearance on March 5, the Russian...

      Ukraine challenges oligarchs’ grip

      Ukraine’s judicial authorities are challenging tenders that gave big businessmen control over key power companies under ousted president Viktor Yanukovich. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s judicial authorities launched actions on Tuesday challenging tenders that gave big businessmen control over key power companies under ousted president...

      Emerging markets held in check

      Emerging market stocks paused on Tuesday as the dollar resumed its climb, shrugging off disappointing jobs data in the US. ||| London – Emerging market stocks paused on Tuesday as the dollar resumed its climb, shrugging off last week’s disappointing jobs data in the United States, though gains in Asia helped equities cling to...