Merkel Says Russia-Ukraine Talks Unlikely to End Conflict

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reined in expectations that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine will agree on peace terms this week, saying a breakthrough is unlikely.

IMF Ukraine Aid Report Said Ready for Board Review Within Days

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board will receive within days a staff report detailing Ukraine’s proposed loan program, in an effort to approve emergency financing by early May, a board official said.

Conflict in Ukraine would destroy regional stability: PM

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk warned on Monday that a military conflict in his east European country would threaten the stability of the whole region.

Yen Rallies Versus Euro on Crimea Tensions; Yuan Drops

The yen headed for its longest rising streak versus the euro in 15 months, the ruble slid and Ukraine’s currency fell a fifth day amid tensions over the Crimea region.

Ukraine Upheaval Spurred by 28% Rates Limiting Buyers

On most days after work, Valentine Diatlenko joins the thousands of anti-government protesters in Independence Square who demand that Ukraine link its future to the European Union.

Ukraine's economy nears post-election crunch time

MAKIYIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Crumbling concrete pillars resemble ancient Greek temples, abandoned and overgrown, next to slag heaps that smell like piles of rotten eggs just a mile away from the center of the Ukrainian town of Makiyivka.

Turkey, Ukraine Most Exposed to Crisis Repeat, Goldman Says

Turkey and Ukraine are more vulnerable to a repeat of the 2008 credit crisis than other nations in central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa on concern their balance of payments will hurt financial stability, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) said.

Turkey has “accumulated substantial external imbalances” and an International Monetary Fund program has been sidelined in Ukraine, economists including Clemens Grafe and Ahmet Akarli said in an e-mailed report today. Russia would also be exposed, though “a more resilient banking system and increased ruble flexibility” should limit the impact, they said.