Russia Rebuffs Accusation by Ukraine It Will Disrupt Europe Gas
Russia rebuffed accusations by Ukraine’s prime minister that it plans to disrupt winter gas supplies to Europe, a day after the two nations’ leaders met to try to ease political tensions. “We’ll make every effort to ensure the fulfillment of ...
Russia closes three Moscow McDonald's branches for 90 days
Moscow (AFP) - Courts ordered three McDonald's restaurants in Moscow to be closed for the maximum term of 90 days on Wednesday on health grounds in a case widely seen as retaliation against Western sanctions. The three Moscow restaurants include one ...
Jack Daniel's getting smacked in Russia
The company behind Jack Daniel's whiskey is under pressure in Russia as Cold War-style tensions make it increasingly difficult for Western brands to operate. Brown-Forman (BFB), also known for its Southern Comfort drinks line, warned Wednesday about its ...
Breakthrough hopes dented as Ukraine accuses Russia of new incursion
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border on Wednesday, as hopes quickly faded that Tuesday's talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a five-month-old ...
Russia Grain Harvest Seen With Potential to Exceed Record
Russia’s harvest of grains and pulses this year has the potential to be the biggest since the break-up of the Soviet Union, according to Grain Union President Arkady Zlochevsky. The union currently estimates the 2014 harvest at 104 million metric tons ...
Russia court closes McDonald's branch for 90 days: agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Wednesday ordered the closure of a McDonald's (MCD.N) restaurant branch in Moscow for 90 days over breaches of sanitary rules, Russia's RIA news agency reported. The restaurant is on Moscow's Manezh square, under the ...
Russia and Ukraine agree on need to ‘de-escalate’ conflict
The leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the need to “de-escalate” the conflict in eastern Ukraine but fundamental differences remain, according to the Belarussian president who hosted the talks. After about six hours of negotiations with their ...
Russia-Ukraine Talks Yield Little Progress on Ending Conflict
Face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents failed to produce a breakthrough for ending the conflict over eastern Ukraine, as Kiev released videos of captured Russian soldiers and rebels pushed toward a government-held city. The one-on ...
Russia says it invaded Ukraine by accident. Is that possible?
Authorities in Kiev claim to have captured 10 Russian paratroopers who crossed the border into eastern Ukraine, report my Washington Post colleagues, amid suggestions that Moscow is launching a "counteroffensive" in the region to help pro-Russian separatists.
Russia invades the Ukraine
Russia invades the Ukraine while Obama recovers from a vacation handover. According to an AP report published by Fox News, Russian troops have invaded the Ukraine (again). The Russian vehicles were flying the Donetsk flag to indicate that they were rebel ...
