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Ukraine to continue Russian gas transit to Europe
Ukraine will continue to transit Russian natural gas as long as it is technically possible, head of the board of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy Yuriy Vitrenko said to Bloomberg. "At the moment, it has been decided that as long as it is …
U.S. suggested Turkey transfer Russia's S-400 to Ukraine
The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it fight Russian forces, according to three sources familiar with the matter. U.S. …
US provides $2 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said Kyiv has received or will receive U.S. weapons worth $2 billion. "In the last two weeks, we've provided over $300 million worth of equipment to Ukraine and the $800 …
Top diplomat rules out US role in Ukraine peacekeeping mission
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield ruled out the possibility of the U.S. taking part in peacekeeping operations inside Ukraine, reiterating that the Biden administration will not be sending American …
Children from Ukraine enrolled in Georgian schools
Dozens of schoolchildren who moved to Georgia because of the situation in Ukraine were enrolled in local schools, the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science informs. It is noted that the parents of 72 schoolchildren of different …
India buys up Russia's oil
It turns out that the export of Russian oil to India has increased significantly, because Delhi maintains close trading ties with Moscow despite western sanctions
Egypt left without Russian, Ukrainian grain tries to overcome crisis
Cairo turns to local producers to make up for the loss of Russian and Ukrainian wheat - with a carrot-and-stick approach
‘Fairly difficult’: Zelensky weighs in on Russia-Ukraine talks
Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are quite difficult, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said in an interview with the NBC TV Channel. "First of all, negotiations are still in progress. The negotiations are fairly …
Six nations request UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine
Six nations requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine, the UK's permanent mission to the UN said on Twitter. The mission posted the flags of the six council nations requesting the meeting …
Lavrov: Kyiv's views becoming more realistic
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed what he called a “realistic assessment of what is happening” by Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky and said Russia’s negotiators were cautiously optimistic. …
Can anti-Russian sanctions prompt dollar's rejection
An attempt to paralyze Russia’s central bank reserves has kickstarted a debate about control over assets denominated in dollars and euros
Zelensky: Russian-Ukrainian talks to continue on March 15
Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will resume on March 15, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said. Zelensky informed that he had held a conversation with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Polish …
IMF: Ukraine economy to contract sharply in 2022
Ukraine's economy is expected to contract by 10% in 2022, but the outlook could worsen sharply if the conflict lasts longer, the International Monetary Fund said in a staff report released on Monday. The report, prepared ahead of …
Financial systems of South Caucasus, Central Asia particularly vulnerable to shocks
Heavily reliant on commodity exports, remittances and tourism, the economies of the Caucasus and Central Asia and their financial systems are vulnerable to volatile external shocks. …
Kazakhstan to deliver humanitarian cargoes to Ukraine
Kazakhstan plans to send more than 28 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine on March 14-15, the country’s health ministry said on Sunday. "The issue of sending humanitarian cargoes from Almaty to Poland’s …
Russian-Ukrainian talks to be continued online on March 14
The Russian-Ukrainian talks will be continued on Monday, March 14 in the virtual format, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. "Yes," he said when asked whether tomorrow’s talks would be …
Growing fuel prices intensify popular discord
With Turkey’s consumer inflation already at 54.4%, price increases on fuel alone threaten to add two percentage points to the monthly inflation rate in March. A seemingly endless stream of fuel price hikes has sparked a nationwide outcry in Turkey, where the surge in global energy prices has been amplified by the depreciation of the Turkish lira
Turkey becomes diplomatic hub
Amid growing global crises, Turkey serves as a center of diplomacy where countries resume peace talks
China alleviates blow from Western sanctions that hit Russian economy
China will double the permitted trading range between its currency and Russia’s rouble to help bolster trade between the two countries as the Russian economy reels from western sanctions imposed after it had started operation in Ukraine
