German and US defense chiefs make surprise visits to Kiev

Top Western officials visited Kiev on the tenth anniversary of the start of the Maidan protests A cavalcade of high-ranking Western officials paid an unannounced visit to Kiev on Monday, on the tenth anniversary of the start of the violent protests in the Ukrainian capital that eventually plunged the entire country into years of bloody…

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Ukraine to get $1.2 billion from World Bank

The latest loan brings the total in ‘emergency financing’ Kiev has been lent or promised to more than $38 billion Ukraine will receive a $1.2 billion loan from the World Bank which is being guaranteed by the government of Japan, the lender reported.

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NATO state’s citizens told to invest in tanks

Lithuania’s Ausrine Armonaite says lending to the government is better than “hiding cash in a sock” Lithuanian Economy Minister Ausrine Armonaite has issued a call for citizens to finance the country’s defense industry, telling them to “invest in tanks” rather than keep hold of their savings.

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