But Russia has refused to accept the terms it has offered, arguing that the bond was an official bilateral loan. Previous estimates of the “damage” say it will cost Ukraine $1.5 billion a year in lost income. But Putin’s words went further than previous statements, in which Russian officials issued blanket denials that Russian soldiers were there.
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“That’s who should be given the Nobel Peace Prize”.
It’s “an admission of the violation of global law”, Daalder said.
Speaking at a televised news conference Thursday, Putin said doping harms athletes’ health and those who use it must be punished.
Putin’s determination to droop a 2011 free commerce cope with Ukraine was set out in a decree which cited “extraordinary circumstances affecting the pursuits and financial safety” of Russian Federation. Russian Federation has argued, since Russian Federation loan is from state to state, it can’t be restructured or denied.
Putin called for implementation of the Minsk agreement, adding that “we are not interested in exacerbating the conflict”.
The European Commission said that since its previous report on implementation of the VLAP in May 2015, Georgia has made the necessary progress and “the legislative and policy framework, the institutional and organisational principles, and the implementation of procedures throughout the four blocks comply with European and worldwide standards”.
Poroshenko said Putin’s decision to suspend their treaty was unfortunate.
Addressing nearly 1,400 reporters in a cavernous hall inside a Moscow conference centre, the Russian president dedicated a chunk of his annual news conference to spelling out why he saw no prospect of a rapprochement with Ankara.
Ivo Daalder, a former USA ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation who is now president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, said there’s a more ominous message in Putin’s words. This may mean Ukraine will have to overcome its frosty relations with Russian Federation to try to reach a bilateral agreement over the debt.
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Elsewhere, the Russian President fielded questions about the breakdown in ties between Ankara and Moscow over the shooting down last month by Turkey of a Russian jet near the Turkish-Syrian border. “At least, the peak of the crisis”, said Putin. He said drastic personnel changes would do no good.
