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Where’s the Rule of Law in Global Politics?

30/04/2014(0)
The West’s difficulty in dealing with an aggressive Russia demonstrates a broader issue: The world is having a much harder time holding to a common set of rules in ... Read More
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S&P Lowers Russia’s Currency Ratings

25/04/2014(0)
Standard and Poor’s Financial Services, or S&P, on Friday lowered Russia’s currency ratings, and hinted at the possibility of a further sovereign rating downgrade if the country’s failing creditworthiness, ... Read More
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Asia Stocks Slide as Russia’s Micex Drops on Ukraine

25/04/2014(0)
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index heading toward a weekly loss. Russian shares fell a fifth day, wheat climbed and nickel pared the biggest monthly advance since ... Read More
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Obama Says U.S. Ready to Move on Russia Sanctions

24/04/2014(0)
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies have additional sanctions against Russia ready to go as the crisis in Ukraine escalated with Ukrainian security forces moving against ... Read More
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German company starts gas deliveries to Ukraine

15/04/2014(0)
German utility company RWE said Tuesday it has started sending natural gas to Ukraine, a move that could support the country if Russia acts on its threat to cut ... Read More
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EU Expands Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine

15/04/2014(0)
European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to expand sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine by putting more people under asset freezes and visa bans, British Foreign ... Read More
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Oil prices rise on continuing tension in Ukraine

14/04/2014(0)
Crude oil prices have risen amid continuing tensions in Ukraine and concerns about possible disruptions to Russian gas supplies. The price of Brent crude futures rose above $108 a ... Read More
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Russia suspended from Europe’s human rights body

11/04/2014(0)
Members of the Council of Europe voted on Thursday to suspend Russia from the European human rights watchdog over its annexation of Crimea. Parliamentarians from 47 countries at the ... Read More
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Ukraine Mounts Security Push as Russia Warns on Civil War

09/04/2014(0)
Ukrainian authorities sent security forces to Kharkiv to clear the country’s second-biggest city of separatists as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russia of using “special forces and ... Read More
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Siemens CEO Rebuked as German Business Defends Putin Partnership

31/03/2014(0)
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s deputy chided Siemens AG (SIE) Chief Executive Officer Joe Kaeser for traveling to Moscow, saying German companies shouldn’t sell out European values to protect business with ... Read More
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