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      Ukraine deatins suspected Russian spy in premier’s inner circle
      Dec21

      Ukraine deatins suspected Russian spy in premier’s inner circle

      KIEV – Ukraine’s state security service SBU have detained a government official on suspicion of working in the interests of Russia, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said on Thursday. , “Together with the Security Service of Ukraine, an official in the government’s secretariat was found to be working for a long time in the...

      UN votes on Jerusalem after Trump warns ‘we’re watching’
      Dec21

      UN votes on Jerusalem after Trump warns ‘we’re watching’

      US President Donald Trump flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a cabinet meeting/AFPUNITED NATIONS, United States, Dec 21 – UN member-states will vote on Thursday on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, under strong pressure from President Donald Trump who has threatened to cut funding to...

      Ukraine deatins suspected Russian spy in premier’s inner circle
      Dec21

      Ukraine deatins suspected Russian spy in premier’s inner circle

      KIEV – Ukraine’s state security service SBU have detained a government official on suspicion of working in the interests of Russia, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said on Thursday. , “Together with the Security Service of Ukraine, an official in the government’s secretariat was found to be working for a long time in the...

      Ukraine deatins suspected Russian spy in premier’s inner circle
      Dec21

      Ukraine deatins suspected Russian spy in premier’s inner circle

      KIEV – Ukraine’s state security service SBU have detained a government official on suspicion of working in the interests of Russia, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said on Thursday. , “Together with the Security Service of Ukraine, an official in the government’s secretariat was found to be working for a long time in the...

      eNCA | Russia’s plan to counter possible new sanctions
      Dec21

      eNCA | Russia’s plan to counter possible new sanctions

      US and EU sanctions imposed over Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and its support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, remain in place. …read more Source:...

      eNCA | Russia’s plan to counter possible new sanctions
      Dec21

      eNCA | Russia’s plan to counter possible new sanctions

      US and EU sanctions imposed over Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and its support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, remain in place. …read more Source:...

      Johnson to make first visit to Russia by UK minister in five years
      Dec21

      Johnson to make first visit to Russia by UK minister in five years

      British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson heads to Moscow this week on the first official visit by a minister from London in five years. Johnson will hold talks on Friday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign ministry said, eight months after a previous visit was cancelled over Moscow’s support for the Syrian regime...

      Saakashvili Calls on Poroshenko to Voluntarily Resign
      Dec20

      Saakashvili Calls on Poroshenko to Voluntarily Resign

      The politician added that in case of voluntary resignation Poroshenko could “count on mitigating punishment and pardon.” Saakashvili also accused the Ukrainian president’s administration of carrying out a provocation near Kiev’s October Palace. “Admit it to yourself and to the people – you and your colleagues cannot and do not want to...

      Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCE

      In February, a surge of violence around the government-held industrial town of Avdiivka cut off power and water to thousands of civilians on the front line. …read more Source: Eyewitness...

      Less and Less Meaningful:  Anti-Russia Sanctions ‘Aren’t Important’ – Professor
      Dec17

      Less and Less Meaningful: Anti-Russia Sanctions ‘Aren’t Important’ – Professor

      On Thursday, EU leaders agreed to prolong their anti-Russia sanctions another six months, until July of 2018. The sanctions otherwise would have expired on January 31, 2018. The EU has imposed sanctions against Russia in response to Crimea’s reunification with Russia, as well as the ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine. “Inherited policies...