Eastern Europe

Bloomberg Businessweek: Sberbank third-quarter profit falls 25 percent on loan provisions

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Bloomberg Businessweek

Reuters: Merkel says patience needed to resolve Ukraine crisis

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Reuters

Reuters: Russian central bank to move towards rate cut after curbing inflationary expectations

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Reuters

Financial Times: German businesses suffer fallout as Ukraine sanctions take hold

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Financial Times

Wall Street Journal: Russia’s Sberbank profit slumps on jump in bad-loan provisions

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Wall Street Journal

Bloomberg Businessweek: Sanctions squeezing small-enough-to-fail issuers

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Bloomberg Businessweek

Reuters: Russia’s new push for Syria dialogue unlikely to be fruitful

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Reuters

Reuters: Buckwheat problem gives Putin food for thought

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Reuters

Reuters: Europe feels sting in the tail of Russia sanctions

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Reuters

Wall Street Journal: Russia warned off Ukraine NATO considerations

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Wall Street Journal

New York Times: France postpones warship sale to Russia, citing Ukraine conflict

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interns

Los Angeles Times: France freezes warship delivery to Russia, citing Ukraine conflict

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Los Angeles Times

BBC: France halts Russia’s Mistral delivery indefinitely

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BBC

Moldova president urges citizens to vote for European future as Ukraine did

“Europe supports Moldova politically, financially and economically. What remains for us to do is to be consistent and to confirm our adherence to the …
Interfax-Ukraine

NATO, EU not recognizing so-called treaty between Russia and Abkhazia

“We do not recognize the so-called treaty on alliance and strategic partnership signed between the Georgian region of Abkhazia and Russia on November …
Interfax-Ukraine

Expediency of Russian Mistral crew’s presence in Saint Nazaire to be assessed by Dec. 1

“A decision on the expediency of the presence of the Russian crew of the Vladivostok helicopter carrier in Saint Nazaire will be made within the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russia won’t pursue claims against France for now over Mistral

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Reuters

Agence France-Presse: France halts warship delivery to Russia ‘until further notice’

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Agence France-Presse
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