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EU unlikely to agree next week to prolong Russia sanctions
European Union leaders are unlikely to reach agreement at their summit next week to prolong economic sanctions on Russia that expire in July, a senior EU official said on Friday. New sanctions on Russia are also off the table for now because EU governments want to give a chance to a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. But some of the EU’s...
Slovak PM: Sanctions against Russia would not help Ukraine ceasefire
New or extended European Union sanctions against Russia would not help the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday, though he added he would not go against the bloc’s consensus. EU leaders are due to discuss sanctions on Russia, imposed over the Ukraine conflict, at a summit next week. Some member...
Third Ally of Ousted Ukraine Leader Viktor Yanukovych Found Dead
A key ally of former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych was found dead after an apparent suicide yesterday in the third such case in two weeks. …read more Source:...
David Cameron Joins Angela Merkel in Snubbing Moscow World War II Parade
British Prime Minister David Cameron will shun Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9, a spokeswoman said today, citing tensions over President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
West Boosts Ukraine Aid as Russia Bridles at Sanctions
The IMF handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline on Wednesday as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebels — but stopped short of promising weapons… …read more Source:...
US slaps sanctions on Ukrainian rebels, Russian bank
The United States on Tuesday placed sanctions on eight Ukrainian separatists and a Russian bank, warning that recent attacks by rebels armed by Russia violated a European-brokered ceasefire in the war-torn country. The sanctions signal Washington is ratcheting up pressure on Moscow a day after accusing Russia of sending tanks and heavy military...
Sweden to Give Ukraine $100 Million No-Interest Loan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today thanked the Swedish government for a $100 million loan for Kiev’s cash-strapped economy, one piece of a multibillion dollar package the country needs to avoi… …read more Source:...
‘Russia considers softening food import ban’
Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov said his ministry was considering softening its ban on food imports from a series of European Union countries, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday. The embargo, introduced last year in response to Western sanctions imposed on Moscow for its role in the Ukraine crisis, restricted many European...
NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Says Russia Still Equipping Ukraine Rebels
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today that Russia was still arming and training rebel forces in eastern Ukraine and he called for the warring parties to help foreign monitors to reinforce… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Soldier Killed in Clashes Despite Weapons Pullback
One Ukrainian soldier has been killed and four injured in the country’s east, where government forces and pro-Russian separatists continue to trade fire despite a ceasefire. …read more Source:...
