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Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels say new cease-fire holding
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels on Thursday said their forces were respecting a cease-fire aimed at halting a recent spike in fighting in time for the start of the new school year. …read more Source: The Daily...
Britain Will Remain a ‘Dedicated European Power’: Foreign Secretary
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson pledged Thursday that the UK would remain a “dedicated European power” even after it left the EU, at an international security policy meeting in Germany. Johnson told reporters at a gathering of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in the eastern city of Potsdam that Brexit would...
Lavrov: West Has Much to Do to Restore Russia’s Trust
As he said that the West has much to do in order to restore Moscow’s trust, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was ready to restore normal relations with the United States and the European Union. Russia is ready to restore full-fledged relations with both the United States and the European Union, but only on equal terms, Lavrov said...
Ukraine relaunches online earnings system to prevent corruption, some skeptical
Ukraine Thursday launched an online income declaration system meant to combat corruption among state officials that it hopes will unlock funds from the IMF, but its developer and watchdogs said insufficient political will could undermine the project …read more Source: The Daily...
G20 offers Putin one more stab at Obama on Syria, Ukraine
The G20 summit starting in China Sunday gives Russian President Vladimir Putin one more chance to try to strong-arm U.S. leader Barack Obama over Syria and Ukraine as their fraught relationship nears an end …read more Source: The Daily...
UN anti-torture body resumes Ukraine visit
A U.N. torture prevention group said Wednesday it would resume a visit to Ukraine that it had halted in protest over access issues following “positive talks” with the Ukrainian government …read more Source: The Daily...
Romas flee Ukraine village after girl’s murder
A Roma community was forced to abandon a village in southern Ukraine after one of its members was accused of stabbing a young girl to death, sparking riots. …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany, Poland and France call for more efforts to end Ukraine crisis
The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland agreed on Sunday there should be greater international efforts to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told reporters …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia holding Crimean Tatar activist in psychiatric ward
International rights groups and Ukrainian officials protested Friday against the incarceration in a psychiatric hospital of a prominent Crimean Tatar activist charged with extremism in the Russian-annexed peninsula …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia Launches Large Snap Military Drills
Russia on Thursday launched large-scale snap military drills, putting its troops on full combat readiness in districts bordering Ukraine and the Balti …read more Source:...
