Will a Russian invasion of Ukraine push the west into an economic war?
If an economic proxy war breaks out between the EU, USA and Russia, and China backs the latter, then you can kiss globalisation goodbye.
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John Kerry urges Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to engage in direct talks with Ukraine, while in Donetsk, pro-Russian protesters regain control of a local government building.
The first shots in Moscow’s occupation of Crimea were fired today as Russian troops confronted members of the Ukraine air force. And over the Atlantic, the war of words is heating up.
If an economic proxy war breaks out between the EU, USA and Russia, and China backs the latter, then you can kiss globalisation goodbye.
Armed men seize the regional government headquarters in Crimea. Ukraine summons the Russian ambassador after Russian fighter jets put on “combat alert”.
“Dangerous signs of separatism” are emerging in some regions of Ukraine, the country’s interim president says as he prepares to meet law enforcement agencies.
Russia accuses the Ukrainian interim leadership of “terrorist methods” and says western backing for the rebellion is an “aberration”.
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Ukraine’s Justice Minister Olena Lukash warns protesters she may call a state of emergency after demonstrators break into and occupy the ministry’s building.
The powerful attending the World Economic Forum in Davos must create the impression of action. What they will not do, writes Andrew Simms, is change the system to meet the needs of society.
Eyebrows have been raised. France was heard muttering an obscenity. That is essentially how George Osborne’s “reform or perish” speech on Europe will be received in Paris or Berlin.
Prime Minister David Cameron ducks Labour demands for the government to veto individual bonuses paid to RBS bankers.
With almost 28,000 murders in 2013, Venezuela is now considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world, despite government attempts to crack down on crime.
With warmer weather on its way for the American Midwest, the US is now preparing to count the financial cost of the extreme cold that has gripped the country.