No ultimatums to Putin – Russia
Russia has warned that President Vladimir Putin would not tolerate any ultimatums after reports that Germany had given him an ultimatum on Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine forex market in confusion
Move by central bank to ditch unofficial peg for hryvnia has plunged foreign exchange market into confusion. ||| Kiev – A move by Ukraine’s central bank to ditch an unofficial peg for the hryvnia has plunged the foreign exchange market into confusion, with buyers of hard currency putting off purchases and sellers holding out for...
Australian PM to face leadership vote
Australian PM Tony Abbott will face a vote on his leadership after disgruntled government lawmakers called a challenge. ||| Sydney – Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will face a vote on his leadership at a party-room meeting next week after disgruntled government lawmakers called a challenge on Friday following weeks of...
Putin to get Ukraine peace plan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were due in Moscow Friday after getting Kiev’s tentative backing for a crunch peace plan aimed at ending surging violence in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin invites new Greek PM to Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Greece’s new prime minister to Moscow in May, as Athens and Berlin publicly traded barbs over EU policy on Ukraine. ||| Athens, Greece – Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Greece’s new prime minister to Moscow in May, as Athens and Berlin publicly traded barbs over European...
19 killed in Ukraine – officials
Fourteen civilians and five government soldiers have been killed in fighting in east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said Thursday. …read more Source:...
UN proceeds with conflict zone flight plan
The UN aviation agency will press ahead with plans on sharing information about conflict zone risks despite doubts from Russia. ||| Montreal – The United Nations aviation agency said at a major safety conference on Tuesday it will press ahead with plans to establish a warning system for airlines on conflict zone risks despite reservations...
MH370: Malaysia continues search
Search teams have scoured a third of the underwater target area for signs of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. ||| Kuala Lumpur – The undersea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has covered almost a third of its target area, Malaysian authorities said on Friday, adding that they were confident the aircraft is in the zone. The...
Blogger may have ‘outed’ Putin’s daughter
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is fiercely private about his family – but his daughter’s pseudonym may have been revealed by an opponent. ||| Moscow – One of Vladimir Putin’s main opponents may have broken a taboo by publishing what he says is the pseudonym used by one of the Russian president’s daughters to stay out...
Ex-spy’s autopsy world’s most dangerous
Pathologists examining the body of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko carried out the world’s most dangerous autopsy, an inquiry heard. ||| London – Pathologists examining the body of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned with a rare radioactive isotope nine years ago in London, carried out the world’s most dangerous-ever...
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Not only Russia. How populists destroy the greatness of the West Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 06:27 (EEST)
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