Hillary Clinton says she’d back Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war
WASHINGTON, DC – In a rare show of political crossfire unity, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he could…
Ukraine finance minister says hryvnia currency will remain stable
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said on Monday he believed the hryvnia currency rate would remain stable. “Exchange rate stability will be maintained,” he said on national television. (Reporting…
EU members should keep budgets ‘reactive’ over Ukraine crisis – France
PARIS – EU governments need to keep their fiscal stances “reactive” in the face of the current Ukraine crisis with targetted measures for households and firms, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.…
S&P to end this year 1% lower amid Ukraine crisis – Goldman
– The S&P 500 index will end 2022 about 1% lower as commodity prices surge and the outlook for global economic growth weakens amid the conflict in Ukraine, Goldman Sachs said. Goldman…
Explainer-Is it legal for foreigners to fight for Ukraine?
By Jacqueline Thomsen – As thousands of would-be fighters from outside the country volunteer to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion, some may also face legal consequences in their home countries.…
Ukraine to insist in talks with Russia on presidents’ meeting – Zelenskiy
– Ukrainian officials negotiating with their Russian counterparts are to ensure direct talks between the countries’ leaders that could lead to bringing peace, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said late on Sunday. The…
Bloodied but alive after Russian air strike in western Ukraine
By Andrew R.C. Marshall YAVORIV, Ukraine -The Ukrainian colonel’s blast-damaged car limped back from the forest where he had just treated soldiers wounded in a Russian missile attack on a military base…
Ukraine president calls on software giants to stop supporting their products in Russia
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday called on U.S. software firms Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp and German business software group SAP to halt support services for their products…
Former New York Times Journalist, Videographer Killed by Russian Army in Ukraine
An American journalist was shot and killed by Russian forces in the town of Irpin in Ukraine’s Kyiv region and another journalist was wounded, Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nyebytov said on…
Ukraine war becomes a cudgel in Republican Party’s internal conflict
By David Morgan WASHINGTON – The war in Ukraine has opened a new front in the U.S. Republican Party’s civil war, with party primary candidates vying to run in the November midterm…
‘It’s Not A Joking Matter’: US Marine Vet In Ukraine Rips Harris For Laughing After Refugee Question
‘It’s Not A Joking Matter’: US Marine Vet In Ukraine Rips Harris For Laughing After Refugee Question Samantha Anderson on March 12, 2022 United States Marine veteran Chad Robichaux shared his thoughts…
Ukraine trusts in Israeli mediation, denies Bennett advised caving to Russia
By Natalia Zinets and Dan Williams LVIV, Ukraine/JERUSALEM – Ukraine voiced hope on Saturday for positive results from Israel’s bid to broker peace with Russia, denying a media report that suggested Israeli…
Ukraine to start 2022 spring sowing in coming days – deputy minister
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine plans to start sowing spring grains in the coming days and has enough grain in stocks to ensure the population has enough bread, deputy agriculture minister Taras Vysotskiy…
Russia’s Gazprom says continues gas shipments via Ukraine at same volume
– Russian natural gas company Gazprom said on Saturday it was continuing gas shipments via Ukraine at an unchanged volume of 109.5 million cubic metres a day. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by…
U.S. State Dept warns Americans not to travel to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department on Friday said that U.S. citizens who travel to Ukraine, including those who go to participate in the conflict, face a very real risk of capture…
Protesters at energy conference find support for their cause – Ukraine
By David Gaffen HOUSTON – Oil industry conferences usually feature protesters of some kind, but the small group holding signs all week just a block away from the CERAWeek energy gathering aren’t…
Factbox-U.S. approves Ukraine aid, boosts military and domestic spending
WASHINGTON – Congress approved $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine on Thursday as part of a $1.5 trillion spending bill that funds U.S. government operations through Sept. 30. President Joe Biden is…
Italy’s Leonardo sees Ukraine crisis accelerating EU defence project
By Francesca Landini MILAN – Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will accelerate plans to create European common defence capabilities and expects to see higher military spending.…
U.S. volunteers pack bandages, energy bars donated to Ukraine
By Barbara Goldberg PORT READING, New Jersey – In a corner of a cavernous warehouse, a woman in a yellow Tweety Bird sweatshirt separated catheters from blood-stopping gauzes. Another volunteer sealed up…
War in Ukraine could more than halve German GDP growth – study
BERLIN – Russia’s war in Ukraine could reduce Germany’s 2022 economic expansion by 2 percentage points, more than halving the growth rate for this year, according to a study published by the…
Ukraine envoy to Japan says Putin may be willing to use nuclear weapons
TOKYO – The Ukrainian ambassador to Japan, Sergiy Korsunsky, said on Friday it was possible Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine in the face of…
U.S. Senate poised to pass Ukraine aid, government funding
WASHINGTON – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to approve legislation providing $1.5 trillion to keep the federal government operating beyond this week and $13.6 billion to help Ukraine…
Analysis-Fallout of Ukraine war exposes Turkey’s vulnerable economy
By Can Sezer and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL – President Tayyip Erdogan’s wager that Turkey could ride out an inflation and currency shock with low rates and reserves has all but collapsed, after…
Ukraine is model for Taiwan defense should China violate its ‘sovereignty’ -U.S. official
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON – Ukraine’s stiff resistance against the invasion by Russian forces could be a model for Taiwan to defend itself should China choose to violate the island’s “sovereignty” by…
Central banks rush to stimulus exit as inflation jumps, wary of Ukraine fallout
LONDON – The European Central Bank’s announcement on Thursday that it plans to end stimulus in the third quarter of 2022 shows that policymakers across the developed world remain laser-focused on inflation,…
U.S. dismisses Russian claims of biowarfare labs in Ukraine
By Reuters Staff WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday denied renewed Russian accusations that Washington was operating biowarfare labs in Ukraine, calling the claims “laughable” and suggesting Moscow may be laying…
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