Ukraine Truce Takes Hold As EU Agrees Russia Sanctions
Reports say pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine appear to be observing a cease-fire that came into effect at 6:00 p.m. on September 5. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said it was important now to start working on a ...
Ukraine truce takes hold as West lines up Russia sanctions
KIEV: Ukraine and pro-Kremlin insurgents appeared to be observing a truce on Saturday that could stem five months of bloodshed but still failed to head off fresh Western sanctions against Russia and is unlikely to quell the separatist drive in the east.
Russia warns it will react if new EU sanctions imposed
Moscow (AFP) - Russia warned Saturday that it would react if the European Union imposed tougher economic sanctions against it over the situation in Ukraine. "As for the new list of sanctions from the European Union, if they are passed, there will ...
Estonia accuses Russia of kidnapping official
Estonia summoned Russia's ambassador on Friday to demand an explanation regarding what it described as the abduction of a security official near its joint border. The news came the same day Russia announced it had detained an Estonia security officer in ...
Russia Roils Emerging Markets
Emerging-market sentiment is increasingly fragile. In the past week, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets EEM +0.86% iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca $ 45.85 +0.39 +0.86% Sept. 5, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 48.71M AFTER HOURS $ 45.83 ...
Russia's Agriculture Ministry considers grain export ban as option for 2014/15
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Agriculture Ministry has proposed restricting grain exports in the 2014/2015 season as a possible way of balancing the domestic market, Arkady Zlochevsky, head of Russia's Grain Union, said. Citing a letter from the ministry to ...
Russia, China are quiet when it comes to ISIS
When it comes to the ISIS terrorists, Russia and China are conspicuously silent. Both nations this week backed a United Nations decision to investigate ISIS atrocities in Iraq. Otherwise, they’ve not said much. “They’re probably glad to see that ...
Russia Planning Nuclear Exercises After Reportedly Threatening To Drop Nuclear Bomb On Ukraine
Russia is planning to conduct major exercises for its nuclear arsenal, just days after the country reportedly threatened to drop a nuclear bomb on Ukraine. As tensions grow between Russia and NATO over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s ...
