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Russia, Ukraine, European Union Say Trade Deal Talks Were “Constructive”
Russia avoided further diplomatic confrontation with Ukraine and the European Union at three-way trade talks on Monday and did not renew previous demands for Kiev’s duty-free deal with the bloc to be … …read more Source:...
Ukraine Vows to Show Off ‘Captured Russian Soldiers’
Ukraine vowed today to present to the public two Russian soldiers it claimed to have captured while fighting Moscow-backed forces in the separatist east. …read more Source:...
Russia Jails Crimea Activist Alexander Kostenko for 4 Years Over Kiev Protest Allegations
A Russian court in Crimea on Friday jailed a local activist for four years for throwing a rock at police during pro-Western protests in Kiev last year. …read more Source:...
US Senator John McCain Turns Down Ukraine Advisor Role
Republican US Senator John McCain has turned down a post as advisor to Ukraine’s pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko, saying constitutional constraints prohibited him from accepting. …read more Source:...
French President Francois Hollande Denounces ‘Unacceptable’ Violations of Ukraine Ceasefire
France’s President Francois Hollande on Thursday denounced as “unacceptable” ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine, after speaking briefly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Germany. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko Calls Minsk Agreement ‘Pseudo-Ceasefire’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called the Minsk agreement a “pseudo-ceasefire” in an interview due to be aired on German television channel ZDF later on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
John Kerry Says ‘Critical Moment’ for Russia to Fulfill Ukraine Truce
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday warned Russia this was a critical time to fulfil a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, after he held several hours of talks with President … …read more Source:...
Turkey Says ‘Nothing Justifies’ Russia Policy Ahead of NATO Talks
Turkey on Tuesday said nothing can justify Russia’s actions in Ukraine and other ex-Soviet states, in a rare strong criticism of its increasingly close ally ahead of a NATO meeting. …read more Source:...
John Kerry in Russia to Push Vladimir Putin on Ukraine Crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry began high stakes talks in the Russian resort of Sochi Tuesday aimed at pushing President Vladimir Putin to fully implement a shaky Ukraine ceasefire. …read more Source:...
John Kerry to Meet With Vladimir Putin in Russia
Top US diplomat John Kerry will head to Russia on Monday for his first visit in two years to meet President Vladimir Putin, as American ties with Moscow have plunged over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
