"The United States condemns the ongoing clashes in the Debaltseve area and other cities in eastern Ukraine that violate the ceasefire agreement," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a daily briefing, noting that, according to Ukrainian authorities, pro-Russian separatists violated the agreement more than 250 times ...
During 2014, Russia reduced its investment in US government bonds by $ 52,6 billion. According to data released by the US Treasury, in December 2013, Russia owned US securities totaling $ 138,6 billion. In December 2014, Russian investments in US government bonds fell to $ 86 billion. The RF most actively sold US government bonds ...
The Washington Post on Thursday condemned the "weakness of the West" in Ukraine, arguing that US President Barack Obama "passed the Ukrainian crisis to Germany with predictably poor results." In an editorial, the newspaper writes that "another victory" of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine ...
The White House said on Wednesday that it is "quite clear" that Russia and the separatists in eastern Ukraine are not honoring the terms of the ceasefire agreement signed last week in Minsk. The US administration warned that in such a situation “they risk facing more ...
At world trading on Thursday, February 19, oil prices are falling in anticipation of statistics on fuel reserves in the United States. Thus, the cost of the April futures contract for Brent crude oil has already dropped by 5,02%, to $ 59,54 per barrel. The cost of March oil futures ...
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission plans to vote to build 39 charter schools due to financial problems and poor student achievement. There are already 86 charter schools in the area that offer an alternative to schools under the auspices of the local school district. American Federation ...
Russian Vladimir Drinkman, accused by the US authorities of organizing one of the largest hacker attacks in the country's history, insists on his innocence. He made the corresponding statement on Tuesday at a court hearing in the American city of Newark (New Jersey). The meeting in Newark lasted about ...
US Army commander in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, has been criticized for his poor knowledge of Ukraine's geography. Reported by The Herald. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal last week, he stated that Mariupol is on Cherny, and not ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether any federal laws were violated in the murder of three Muslims who were shot dead this week near the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus. Friends and relatives of the victims call this incident a hate crime. ...
Most judges in the American state of Alabama refused to register same-sex marriages, according to The Christian Science Monitor. This came after the US Supreme Court on February 9 refused to suspend a federal court's decision to lift the state's ban on such unions. According to the group on ...