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EU says it’s ready for more Russia sanctions if necessary
By Alistair Scrutton and Aija Krutaine The European Union is ready to step up sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, but its priority is to bolster a fragile ceasefire agreed in Minsk, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday. Mogherini, attending a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Latvia, said the need now was to...
EU ready for more Russia sanctions if necessary
RIGA: The European Union is ready to step up sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, but its priority is to bolster a fragile ceasefire agreed in Minsk, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said yesterday. Mogherini, attending a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Latvia, said the need now was to strengthen ceasefire monitors from the...
EU lifts sanctions on Ukrainian former spy chief
EU drops sanctions on Ukraine’s former spy chief amid insufficient evidence of theft of state funds. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine: Separatists hand over bodies of 23 soldiers
Self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic says it unilaterally returned bodies to Ukrainian volunteers …read more Source: Anadolu...
Top US lawmakers call on Obama to arm Ukraine
Bipartisan letter urges Obama to use authorities previously given to him. …read more Source: World...
Bodies of 33 miners taken out of eastern Ukraine mine
Search and rescue operations at Donetsk coal mine ended Thursday …read more Source: Anadolu...
Nemtsov girlfriend says threatened: Ukraine
Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of Russian President Putin was shot and killed last Friday near the… …read more Source:...
Russian troops dying in ‘large numbers’ in eastern Ukraine: Nato
Russian officials on Thursday dismissed a claim by the United States that Moscow has sent “thousands” of troops to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. …read more Source: Khaleej...
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:...
