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      Poroshenko: I want to end war and prevent starting “third world madness”
      Nov11

      Poroshenko: I want to end war and prevent starting “third world madness”

      President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stressed that he wants to end the war in Donbas. He wrote on Twitter. “The First World War ended 96 years ago. I want to end the war. Not to give someone a chance to start the third world madness,” Poroshenko noted.

      OSCE reveals information on location of Ukrainian positions to Russians – mass media
      Nov11

      OSCE reveals information on location of Ukrainian positions to Russians – mass media

      Special observers of the OSCE, who yesterday met with representatives of Ukraine and Russia at the “common center of control and coordination,” published information on location of Ukrainian military deployment. Thus, the Russian military came to know about the details of the location of heavy artillery and tanks of Ukrainian security...

      Militants shell ATO forces 30 times over 24 hours
      Nov11

      Militants shell ATO forces 30 times over 24 hours

      Over recent 24 hours, Russian-terrorist forces shelled ATO forces 30 times. Head of the Center of Military and Political Studies Dmytro Tymchuk told this. “A special activity of the enemy is noted in the direction of Debaltseve, Luhansk and Donetsk – respectively, 12, nine and eight fire blows,” he wrote on Facebook. According to Tymchuk,...

      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...