The Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily newspaper attempts to figure out why Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet announced his move to run for re-election and what could be the cons and pros of his campaign's delayed start.
Ukraine's central bank said on Thursday that the government's delays in passing reforms mean Ukraine will probably receive $3 billion in aid from the International Monetary Fund this year instead of the $4.5 billion originally envisaged, according to Reuters.