Ukraine asks IMF for new rescue package
Ukraine has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new and broader bailout package and will attempt to renegotiate
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Russia
Donetsk Airport overrun by rebels, say army volunteers
Kremlin-backed insurgents have taken over Donetsk Airport, killing dozens of Ukrainian troops, members of the army’s volunteer support network said
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Bulgaria wants support for milk producers hit by Russian ban on imports from EU
Bulgaria is to insist that measures be taken at European level to provide support to all producers of milk and
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Kyiv says Russian military attacked its forces inside eastern Ukraine
Ukraine said Tuesday that Russian forces had attacked its military units fighting separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region. Ukrainian military
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Moody’s downgrades Russia amid oil slide
Moody’s Investors Service has cut its rating for Russian government bonds by one notch, putting them a rung above “speculative”
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EU Parliament accuses Russia of ‘acts of terrorism’ in Ukraine
The European Parliament is accusing Russia of what it calls “acts of terrorism” in Ukraine. Meeting in Brussels, the European
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Cheaper oil best weapon against Russia’s aggression
The strength of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime is a derivative of global oil prices — in other words, weak
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Ethnic Poles evacuated from Ukraine’s embattled Donbas
A total 178 of Ukrainian citizens of Polish descent and their families, evacuated with the Polish government’s help from war-torn
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Moscow threatens Kyiv with $3 billion loan recall ahead of peace talks
Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on January 10 accused Ukraine of breaching the conditions of a $3 billion Russian loan ahead
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