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EU Likely to Keep Russia Sanctions After Merkel Weighs In
—The European Union is likely to keep economic sanctions on Russia until the Ukraine cease-fire agreements are fully implemented. Speaking to reporters before a two-day EU summit in Brussels, EU Council President Donald Tusk said Russia should be pressured through sanctions until a Ukraine cease-fire agreement would be fully observed. “One...
Merkel: EU won’t lift sanctions on Russia until Minsk conditions met
Europe will not lift sanctions on Russia imposed over the Ukraine crisis until the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire deal have been met, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday before EU leaders discuss the issue at a summit in Brussels. “We cannot and will not lift the sanctions that expire in July or September until the demands...
Rights Group Criticizes Use of Cluster Bombs in Ukraine
A U.S.-based rights group says both government and rebel forces used cluster bombs in eastern Ukraine in January and February, killing at least 13 civilians including two children. Human Rights Watch said Thursday that neither side in the conflict should be using such weapons and warned that their use could constitute a war crime. A spokesman for...
New Moscow-Kyiv Dispute Strains Ukraine Peace Plan
KYIV—A peace plan to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine came under renewed strain Wednesday, with Ukraine and Russia clashing publicly over the next steps and further Ukrainian military casualties from rebel attacks testing a fragile cease-fire. Moscow reacted sharply after Ukraine agreed Tuesday to confer special status on rebel-controlled...
West’s Mistrust of Russia Over Ukraine Imperils Global Security
STATE DEPARTMENT—Deep mistrust between the West and Russia over Moscow’s aggressive actions in Ukraine is threatening global security, top government officials say, and there is little sign of progress in ending the conflict or rebuilding deteriorating relations. The impact of events in Ukraine extends far beyond the country’s...
West’s Mistrust of Russia Over Ukraine Imperils Security Cooperation
Mary Alice Salinas Published March 18, 2015 Deep mistrust between the West and Russia over Moscow’s aggressive actions in Ukraine is threatening global security, top government officials say, and there is little sign of progress in ending the conflict or of rebuilding deteriorated relations. VOA’s Mary Alice Salinas reports from the...
Putin Addresses Rally Marking 1st Anniversary of Crimea Annexation
President Vladimir Putin addressed a rally in Moscow Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, saying that any attempt from abroad to make life difficult for his country is a “futile pursuit.” “Of course, we will overcome, and are overcoming, all the problems and difficulties...
Russia, Rebel Georgia Region Sign Treaty; West Alarmed
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty with Georgia’s rebel South Ossetia region on Wednesday that almost completely integrates it with Russia, alarming Georgia and the West a year after Moscow took over Crimea. Tbilisi described the “alliance and integration” treaty as a “move aimed at annexation”...
Putin’s Latest Crimea Spin Attempts New Narrative
WASHINGTON—As Russia marks the one-year anniversary of Crimea’s annexation from neighboring… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Rebels Warn They Could Abandon Cease-fire
KYIV—Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine threatened Wednesday to abandon a cease-fire following changes to a law granting their regions self-rule. Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky … …read more Source:...
