Mosque vandalized in Crimea:
By the Crimean Desk of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service
Unknown attackers have broken the windows of a mosque in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed by Russia last year.
The Spiritual Directorate of Crimea's Muslims said on November 16 that the attackers threw dozens of bricks at the mosque's windows in the village of Zavet-Leninsky.
The incident took place over the weekend.
Local Imam Rustem Akhmetshayev filed an official complaint with the local law enforcement authorities.
In September, unknown individuals vandalized posters depicting the Grand Mosque being constructed in Crimea's capital, Simferopol.
The majority of Crimea's Muslims are Crimean Tatars. Many of them have openly protested Crimea's annexation by Russia in March 2014.
Russia says it has proposed a solution to its debt standoff with Kyiv:
Russia says it is putting forward a proposal to resolve a debt dispute with Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters during a summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies in southern Turkey, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on November 16 that Moscow had talked to the International Monetary Fund about its proposal.
He didn't disclose any details.
Ukraine has reached a $15 billion restructuring agreement with private foreign creditors, while threatening a default unless Russia accepts the terms.
Moscow argues that Ukraine's $3 billion debt to Russia, which comes due in December, is sovereign and not subject to restructuring talks with commercial lenders.
"We consider it unacceptable for us to talk about a restructuring that's similar to commercial lenders, which is why we made our own suggestion," Siluanov said. (Interfax, Bloomberg.com)