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Diplomats call for Ukraine violence halt
GENEVA, April 17 - The United States, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union called after crisis talks on Thursday for an immediate halt to violence in Ukraine.
President Barack Obama said the meeting in Geneva between Russia and western powers was promising but that the United States and its allies were prepared to impose more sanctions on Russia if the situation fails to improve. 11:16 | More |
US to send non-lethal aid to Ukrainian armed forces in show of support
WASHINGTON, April 17 - The United States said on Thursday it would send Ukraine's armed forces medical supplies, sleeping mats and other non-lethal aid, seeking to signal support for Kiev while stopping far short of adding any U.S. weaponry to a deepening standoff with Russia, Reuters reported.
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US state department warns citizens against traveling to Ukraine
KIEV, April 17 – The U.S. Department of State has advised its citizens to defer non-essential travel to Ukraine, as well as cancel all trips to eastern Ukraine and Crimea. 11:13 | More |
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PrivatBank chairman lauds NBU for moves against currency speculators
KIEV, April 17 – Support of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the European Commission and other international organizations and active actions taken by the National Bank of Ukraine against speculators and conversion centers will result in the strengthening of the hryvnia, PrivatBank Chairman Oleksandr Dubilet has said. 11:12 | More |
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Pro-Russian separatists ignore ultimatum
KIEV, April 14 - Pro-Russian separatists on Monday ignored an ultimatum to leave occupied government buildings in eastern Ukraine and instead seized more buildings as the government failed to follow through on a threatened military crackdown, Reuters reported. 13:45 | More |
Four-way talks set to convene in Geneva
GENEVA, April 16 - Foreign ministers from East and West will meet in Geneva Thursday for what may be their last chance to try to defuse the Ukraine crisis. 11:29 | More | |
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| Ukraine’s consumer confidence up in November, GfK reports KIEV, Dec. 24 - The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in Ukraine was 85.5 in November 2013, which is 1.5 higher than in October, according to a monthly survey of GfK Ukraine.
More | Ukraine saw deflation in 2012 for 1st time in 10yrs, says government Ukraine saw deflation in 2012 for the first time in 10 years, with consumer prices going down 0.2% throughout the year.
But consumer prices grew 0.2% in December compared to November, the State Statistics Service said.More | | EP resolution calls October elections ‘a step backwards’ from 2010 The European Parliament has expressed regret at the fact that, according to international observers' evaluations, the 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine failed to meet major international standards "and constitute a step backwards compared with the national elections in 2010."More | Hillary: October vote ‘a step backward’ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on November 29, 2012, sharply criticized Ukraine’s October elections and expressed concern about selective prosecution of opposition leaders.
“Ukraine’s October elections were a step backwards for democracy and we remain deeply concerned about the selective prosecution of opposition leaders,” Clinton said in a speech on Europe at the Brookings Institution.More |
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11.25 |
11.40 |
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0.312 |
0.317 |
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15.73 |
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400.6 |
400.1 |
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