Section: News & Summaries

      Putin, Obama discuss Syria, Ukraine conflicts
      Apr19

      Putin, Obama discuss Syria, Ukraine conflicts

      The Kremlin has said Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama have discussed the situation in Syria and agreed to increase coordination between the two countries, according to Radio Liberty.”The leaders discussed in detail the situation in Syria, confirming in particular their intention to facilitate the strengthening of a...

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine troops 46 times in last day
      Apr19

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine troops 46 times in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 46 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”In the Donetsk sector, the illegal armed groups fired 120mm and 82mm mortars near the towns of Avdiyivka and Krasnohorivka, and the villages of Novhorodske...

      Japan earthquakes rattle Toyota`s vulnerable supply chain – WSJ
      Apr19

      Japan earthquakes rattle Toyota`s vulnerable supply chain – WSJ

      The vulnerabilities of the tight production supply chains at Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp., are back in the spotlight after earthquakes in southern Japan forced several to curtail output this week, according to The Wall Street Journal.Toyota`s decision to shut 26 car assembly lines this week nationwide due to production halts by...

      Deadly suicide bomb hits Kabul
      Apr19

      Deadly suicide bomb hits Kabul

      Several people have been killed and more than 200 have been injured in a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say, according to the BBC. Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said a suicide attacker had detonated a vehicle. Gunfire can still be heard, the BBC reports. A Taliban spokesman said the group carried...

      Turkey to cancel deal on migrants if EU doesn`t keep its word
      Apr19

      Turkey to cancel deal on migrants if EU doesn`t keep its word

      Turkey will cancel its agreements with the European Union on migrants if the EU doesn`t keep its word on the deal, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, according to Reuters.Cavusoglu made the comment in parliament in response to opposition criticism over the government`s Syria policies, which include the deal with the EU last...

      Ecuador to receive $2 bln from China Development Bank for investment
      Apr19

      Ecuador to receive $2 bln from China Development Bank for investment

      Ecuador signed off on Monday on a credit line for $2 billion from the China Development Bank (CDB) to finance public investment, the Finance Ministry in the quake-hit Andean country said in a statement, according to Reuters. The first tranche, of up to $1.5 billion, will be disbursed in the coming weeks, as reported by Reuters. In parallel,...

      FT: Western sanctions `pushing Russia towards closer ties with China`
      Apr19

      FT: Western sanctions `pushing Russia towards closer ties with China`

      Western sanctions are pushing Russia to explore deeper financial links with China, according to Moscow`s deputy finance minister, according to the Financial Times.Speaking to the FT during a trip to Beijing, Alexei Moiseev said Russia expected to sign a deal this year that would link China`s national electronic payment network into its own...

      Kyiv to buy 10 trams worth EUR 11.5 mln
      Apr19

      Kyiv to buy 10 trams worth EUR 11.5 mln

      Municipally owned transport firm Kyivpastrans has selected Poland`s Pojazdy Szynowe PESA Bydgoszcz SA as the winner of a tender to supply 10 new low-deck tram wagons to Kyiv in 2016, according to an announcement on the State Procurements online portal. PESA`s bid worth EUR 11.5 million (20% VAT not included) was accepted on April 11. The period...

      TASS: Three persons killed in helicopter crash-landing in Russia`s Yamal-Nenets Area
      Apr19

      TASS: Three persons killed in helicopter crash-landing in Russia`s Yamal-Nenets Area

      Russia`s Ministry for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense has reported that the three persons who were aboard a Robinson helicopter, which disappeared near Bely island in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area on Monday are dead, according to Russian news agency TASS.”The Robinson helicopter had to crash-land and the people aboard died,” a spokesman...

      Poroshenko calls Putin to facilitate release of Nadia Savchenko
      Apr18

      Poroshenko calls Putin to facilitate release of Nadia Savchenko

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has spoken on the phone with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to accelerate the release of the Ukrainian female pilot and MP Nadia Savchenko, according to the Ukrainian president`s press service.”Poroshenko said Ukraine urges Russia to immediately release Nadia Savchenko,” says the press...