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Ukraine ceasefire violations ‘highest in months’
‘Armed violence in eastern Ukraine has once again reached worrying levels,’ OSCE says …read more Source: World...
Tough standards for Turks’ visa-free travel – EU’s Timmermans
By Alastair Macdonald The deputy head of the European Commission insisted on Thursday that the EU executive would not lower its standards to offer visa-free travel to Turks in the coming weeks as part of a deal to stem migration. “We will not play around with those benchmarks,” First Vice President Frans Timmermans told the European Parliament,...
Ukraine PM slams Russia’s outlawing of Crimean Tatar body
Russia’s ‘nonsense decision’ can only strengthen our support for the Crimean Tatars, says Vladimir Groysman …read more Source: World...
Ukrainian PM slams Russia’s outlawing of Crimea Mejlis
Russia’s ‘nonsense decision’ can only strengthen our support for the Crimean Tatars, says Vladimir Groysman …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU, Ukraine postpone summit until September
BRUSSELS: The EU and Ukraine have postponed a summit scheduled for next month until September to give the pro-Western government in Kiev more time for political and financial reforms, the EU said on Wednesday. “The presidents of the European Council, European Commission and Ukraine have jointly agreed to reschedule the bilateral EU-Ukraine Summit...
5 killed in fresh surge of violence in east Ukraine
At least 5 people have been killed in a fresh surge of violence in the war-torn regions of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
Procedure to extradite Ukraine’s Savchenko from Russia launched: RIA
A procedure to extradite jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from Russia has begun, RIA news agency quoted her lawyer as saying Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
5 civilians killed on front line in eastern Ukraine
At least five people including a pregnant woman were killed and more than 10 injured early Wednesday on the front line in eastern Ukraine in the worst civilian loss of life there in months, separatist officials said …read more Source: The Daily...
Turkey condemns outlawing of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
Turkey has condemned a Crimean court decision to ban the Mejlis, the governing body of the Crimean Tatar community, calling it part of a continued campaign of “intimidation” and “suppression” …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Turkey condemns outlawing of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The decision is part of a pressure campaign against Tatars using intimidation and suppression, says Foreign Ministry …read more Source: Anadolu...
