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Russia PM orders to probe Crimean leadership
Medvedev is displeased with the Crimea head’s statements about the lack of funds for the development of the peninsula …read more Source: World...
Alliances crumble along the Crimean border
Blockade of Crimea stands firm as tensions rise and accusations fly against Right Sector troops stationed on border. …read more Source: AL...
Putin says Russia “to continue efforts” to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU
Russia will continue making efforts to iron out existing disputes in its trade relations with the European Union and Ukraine, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Tuesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Investors wary as Russian pipeline project splits EU
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Barbara Lewis Investors are wary of pouring money into a planned doubling of Gazprom’s Nord Stream gas link to Germany, analysts said, amid doubts about regulatory approvals and deep political divisions. Since taps opened five years ago on the first pipeline from Russia’s Baltic coast to Germany, bypassing...
‘Ukraine stands with the State of Israel’
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko draws commonalities in Jewish, Ukrainian struggles for independence during state visit. …read more Source: Arutz...
Israel welcomes Ukrainian president at risk of aggravating Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Proroshenko invited President Reuven Rivlin to visit in Odessa, the birthplace of Rivlin’s mentor, Ze’ev Jabotinsky. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
EU ‘plays short-sighted sanctions game’ instead of fighting terrorism together: Moscow
The European Union should join Russia in its battle against international terrorism instead of imposing “illogical” and “ineffective” sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in response to the six-month prolongation of restrictive measures by the EU. “Instead of building constructive cooperation in countering the key challenges of our...
Russia Slams European Union for Extending Sanctions
Russia on Monday lashed out at the European Union for prolonging sanctions over the Ukraine crisis for another six months rather than choosing to cooperate over issues including the fight against terrorism. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Council of Europe comes out against Ukrainian ban on Nazi and Communist symbols
Law is ‘attempt to re-write country’s history,’ and is a ‘violation of freedom of expression,’ according to Holocaust museum, rights groups. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
