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EU can still protect the spirit of Ukraine’s revolution
A year after Maidan, EU must give Ukraine the support it needs to build a stable democratic state. …read more Source: AL...
Ukrainians mark anniversary of protests at Kiev square
President Poroshenko leads sombre service making a year since snipers shot and killed protesters at Independence Square. …read more Source: AL...
Ukrainians mark anniversary of protests at Kiev square
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has led a sombre service in Independence Square, marking a year since snipers shot and killed protesters there. In the year since the protests, which led to former president Yanukovych fleeing the capital, protesters feel that there has been no accountability for those killed.Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull...
Scholars: Minsk Cease-Fire Agreements Are Inadequate
Some scholars say that neither Minsk cease-fire agreements nor sanctions imposed on Russia are enough to end hostilities and stabilize Ukraine. Executive Director of the McCain Institute at Arizona State University, Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO said that the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is definitely not working. People are...
Ukraine marks Independence Square anniversary protests
President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, a number of other ministers and some foreign officials attended the ceremony to mark anniversary. …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU to ‘reframe’ Russian energy ties in right time
The European Union will consider “reframing” energy relations with Russia based on market conditions when the time is right and for now will focus on its strategic gas partnership with Ukraine, a draft document shows …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
First comments from Russia
Turkey has replaced Ukraine since Russia declared the suspension of the long-planned South Stream project in early December 2014. In other words: Russia is going to build a new pipeline via Turkey, called the “Turkish Stream,” which will transport Russian gas to Europe via Turkey instead of Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
US calls on Russia to honor cease-fire with Ukraine
State Department says Russia needs to observe agreement before more lives are lost in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine truce be fully respected, says Merkel
KIEV: Germany and France demanded on Friday that a crumbling Ukraine truce be “fully respected” even as pro-Russian rebels celebrated a battlefield victory in a strategic town and exchanged artillery fire elsewhere with government troops. “The ceasefire has been violated several times,” French President Francois Hollande said in a joint Paris...
Germany, France demand Ukraine ceasefire be ‘fully respected’
As the ceasefire has been violated multiple times, prospect of peaceful settlement draws farther… …read more Source:...
