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Russia Vows to Respond to ‘Illogical’ European Union Sanctions
Moscow said today it would respond to the latest EU sanctions over the Ukraine conflict which target several prominent figures including a popular singer, condemning them as “inconsistent and illogica… …read more Source:...
Russia vows to respond to ‘illogical’ EU sanctions
MOSCOW (AFP) – Moscow said on Monday it would respond to the latest EU sanctions over the Ukraine conflict which target several prominent figures including a popular singer, condemning them as inconsistent and illogical.Such decisions… will be followed by an appropriate response, the foreign ministry said in a statement.We note how...
Merkel says way forward in Ukraine crisis will be 'extremely difficult'
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the situation in eastern Ukraine remained fragile and that the path to a comprehensive peace would be “extremely difficult”. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebels to withdraw arms from frontline when Kiev does – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine are ready to withdraw their heavy weapons from the front line when Ukraine withdraws its weapons as detailed in the Minsk peace plan, Interfax news agency quoted rebel official Denis Pushilin as saying on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Battle persists for Ukraine railway hub, despite peace deal
Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists persisted Monday around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine — fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders last week.Under a cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, the...
Angela Merkel says way forward in Ukraine crisis will be ‘extremely difficult’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the situation in eastern Ukraine remained fragile and that the path to a comprehensive peace would be “extremely difficult”. “The situation is fragile. Particularly with regard to Debaltseve this is not unexpected”, Merkel said during a news conference in Berlin,...
Breaches threaten shaky Ukraine ceasefire
A shaky truce in Ukraine was already at risk on its second day on Monday (Feb 16) with both the Kiev government and pro-Russian separatists accusing each other of attacks holding up an agreed pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontline. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian singer, deputy ministers top new EU sanctions list
[BRUSSELS] A veteran Russian singer who voiced support for Russia’s annexation of Crimea has been subjected to EU sanctions in a new blacklist published by the European Union on Monday. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukrainian army not ready to pull back heavy weapons because ceasefire violated – military spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian armed forces are not ready to withdraw heavy weapons, as agreed at the Minsk four-power peace talks, because separatists are violating the ceasefire, a Kiev military spokesman said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
After attacks, France fights call for mass migration of Jews
Faced with images of overturned tombstones and yet another deadly attack at a European Jewish site, French leaders on Monday countered calls from the Israeli prime minister for a mass immigration with their own plea to the Jewish community.Hundreds of Jewish graves were found desecrated in eastern France on Sunday, hours after a Danish Jew...
