World Bank: Russian economy nears ‘stagnation’
Russia’s economic growth is slow and may stagnate over the next two years, according to a World Bank study published
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Ukraine
Ukraine rebels begin pullback of heavy artillery
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they have started to withdraw their heavy artillery from front-line positions, as required by
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Donetsk airport remains epicentre of fighting despite cease-fire
Thick plumes of black smoke are rising over the Donetsk airport, controlled by the Ukrainian forces. It’s been burning for
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Ukraine’s Hryvnia’s all-time low reflects population’s panic
Ukraine’s battered currency, the hrvynia, hit a new all-time low. The fear is that a population panicked by a year
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NATO: Ukraine ceasefire is ‘in name only’
NATO’s top military commander says he is hopeful the new agreement to create a buffer zone between Ukrainian government troops
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With war at its doorstep, Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk digs in
On a dusty, pockmarked highway on the southeastern border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, some 20 scruffy fighters from Ukrainian volunteer battalions
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Azeri gas for Ukraine will remain fiction till 2025
Once parts of the same country driven by communist agenda, Ukraine and Azerbaijan could make a good couple for a
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Ukrainian banks among riskiest, says S&P rating
Standard & Poor’s, a New York-based assessor of credit worthiness, thinks the Ukrainian banking sector is on shaky ground. According
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Why is Putin coming to Serbia, US ambassador asks
“It is not certain yet whether Putin (Russian president Vladimir) will visit Belgrade, but if this happen, why is he
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