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      Rebels pledge prisoner exchange as Ukraine ceasefire teeters
      Feb20

      Rebels pledge prisoner exchange as Ukraine ceasefire teeters

      Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine promised Friday (Feb 20) to start exchanging prisoners, in a possible boost to a ceasefire still supported by the West despite serious violations. …read more Source: Channel...

      EU to 'reframe' Russian energy ties when time is right – draft
      Feb20

      EU to 'reframe' Russian energy ties when time is right – draft

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – 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: The...

      After Ukraine mediation, EU looks to embrace Lukashenko
      Feb20

      After Ukraine mediation, EU looks to embrace Lukashenko

      Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s hosting of Ukraine peace talks may be having a side effect – thawing relations between the European Union and a man the West calls “Europe’s last dictator”. …read more Source: Channel...

      After Ukraine mediation, EU looks to embrace Lukashenko
      Feb20

      After Ukraine mediation, EU looks to embrace Lukashenko

      MINSK/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s hosting of Ukraine peace talks may be having a side effect — thawing relations between the European Union and a man the West calls “Europe’s last dictator”. …read more Source: The...

      Two thirds of Russians see threat from other countries, poll suggests
      Feb20

      Two thirds of Russians see threat from other countries, poll suggests

      More than two-thirds of Russians believe other countries pose a military threat to their nation’s security and more Russians now believe in the likelihood of war than at any time this century, a research group said on Friday. The Russian Public Opinion Research Centre said 68% of respondents to an opinion poll believed other countries pose...

      Rebels pledge prisoner exchange as Ukraine ceasefire teeters
      Feb20

      Rebels pledge prisoner exchange as Ukraine ceasefire teeters

      Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine promised Friday to start exchanging prisoners, in a possible boost to a ceasefire that the US accuses separatists of repeatedly violating. A rebel official for human rights, Daria Morozova, said an initial exchange of prisoners with the Ukrainian side would take place on Saturday, the Interfax news agency…...

      Ukraine military says Russian tanks, missile systems cross border
      Feb20

      Ukraine military says Russian tanks, missile systems cross border

      Ukraine’s military said on Friday more than 20 Russian tanks, 10 missile systems and bus-loads of fighters had crossed Ukraine’s border and headed towards Novoazovsk, a rebel-held town east of the strategic southeastern port city of Mariupol. “In recent days, despite the Minsk (ceasefire) agreement, military equipment and...

      Ukraine military says Russian tanks, missile systems cross border
      Feb20

      Ukraine military says Russian tanks, missile systems cross border

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Friday more than 20 Russian tanks, 10 missile systems and bus-loads of fighters had crossed Ukraine’s border and headed towards Novoazovsk, a rebel-held town east of the strategic southeastern port city of Mariupol. …read more Source: The...

      EU, Britain ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis: UK lawmakers
      Feb20

      EU, Britain ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis: UK lawmakers

      The European Union and Britain “sleepwalked” into the Ukraine crisis, failing to grasp its exceptional nature and lacking the ability to read political shifts in Russia, British lawmakers said on Friday. …read more Source: South China Morning...

      Report: EU, Britain ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis
      Feb20

      Report: EU, Britain ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis

      The European Union and Britain “sleepwalked” into the Ukraine crisis, failing to grasp its exceptional nature and lacking the ability to read political shifts in Russia, British lawmakers said in… …read more Source: The...