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EU shows little appetite for more Russia sanctions
EU foreign ministers showed little appetite on Saturday for stepping up pressure on Russia over Ukraine, preferring to give a fragile ceasefire a chance before deciding whether to apply more sanctions or even to extend existing ones. Most ministers at an EU meeting in the Latvian capital pinned their hopes on the latest Minsk agreement succeeding...
Putin’s war on the Crimean Tatars
As the world approaches the one year anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimea, attention of the peninsula has slowly faded away. It is not unusual to watch a TV interview or read an article about the war in Ukraine, and find that the word “Crimea” is not even used once. Ignoring Russia’s occupation of...
Fighting takes toll on healthcare in eastern Ukraine
The conflict in eastern Ukraine is having a dramatic effect on people with serious illnesses. Fighting between pro-Russian rebels and the …read more Source:...
In Ukraine’s Nikishino, No House Untouched by Fighting
Patrick Wells Published March 06, 2015 In the village of Nikishino, in eastern Ukraine, recent fighting has brought utter devastation. Ninety percent of the houses are damaged or destroyed after government forces tried and failed to stop rebels advancing on the strategically important town of Debaltseve nearby. Patrick Wells reports for VOA...
EU Drops Sanctions on Yanukovich’s Security Chief
BRUSSELS—The European Union has dropped sanctions imposed last year on the head of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s security service, according to a legal notice published on Friday. Oleksandr Yakimenko, who ran Ukraine’s SBU … …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Coal Pits Dangerous in Peacetime, Deadlier in War
DONETSK—Ivan Lazarenko, one of those pulled out alive after an explosion at a mine near the front line in rebel-held east Ukraine killed 33 workers, lay in hospital on Thursday, still unconscious and in bandages.If he recovers, it will not be the first time this… …read more Source:...
NATO Official: Putin’s Suppression to Blame for Nemtsov’s Death
RIGA, LATVIA—Vladimir Putin is seeking to turn Ukraine into a failed state while silencing dissent at home, a top NATO official said on Thursday, suggesting the Russian President was ultimately responsible for the murder of Kremlin… …read more Source:...
Report: Human Rights Deteriorating in Annexed Crimea
Human rights conditions have deteriorated in Crimea since its annexation by Russia last year… …read more Source:...
Report: Human Rights in Annexed Crimea Deteriorating
Published March 05, 2015 A new report by Freedom House and the Atlantic Council of the United States says the human rights situation in Crimea has deteriorated since the peninsula was annexed by Russia in March of last year. The report says the …read more Source:...
Officials to Ukraine Peace Deal to Discuss Next Steps
Senior Russian, Ukrainian, German and French officials will meet in Berlin on Friday to discuss eastern Ukraine and the next steps needed toward implementing a peace accord struck three weeks ago in Minsk, Germany’s foreign minister said. “Of course we cannot be satisfied with the speed of the implementation of the Minsk accord, but we have...
