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EU delays new Russia sanctions as Germany warns on Ukraine talks
[MUNICH] The European Union postponed new sanctions against Russia in a gesture of support for planned peace talks on Ukraine, while the government in Kiev said more Russian troops entered the conflict zone. …read more Source: The Business...
Angela Merkel to urge caution in U.S. as pressure builds to arm Ukraine forces
German leader says diplomatic solution must be pursued; European Union Ministers delay tighter sanctions till after Minsk talks …read more Source: The...
EU freezes new sanctions ahead of Ukraine peace summit
The European Union on Monday put fresh sanctions against Moscow on hold ahead of a summit to thrash out a Ukraine peace plan aimed at ending 10 months of bloodshed. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the EU would hold off implementing new individual sanctions to improve the chances of success at the four-way summit […] The post EU...
Anti-Western sentiment at record levels in Russia: Pollster
Anti-Western sentiment has reached historic levels in post-Soviet Russia, with an overwhelming majority expressing negative attitudes towards the United States and the European Union, a poll showed on Monday. Relations with the former Cold-War era rival the United States have never been particularly warm under Vladimir Putin, but ties appear to...
Merkel to urge caution in U.S. as pressure builds to arm Ukraine forces
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to argue in Washington on Monday against arming Ukraine in its conflict against Russian-backed rebels, while in Brussels EU ministers held off tightening sanctions to give peace talks a chance.Ukraine and Russia’s leaders speak out on ongoing conflictSupplying weapons to Ukraine would escalate...
Obama Merkel to Discuss Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due in Washington Monday for talks with President Barack Obama on the fighting in Ukraine, amid intense diplomatic activity to end the crisis in the country. On … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Through The Lens: Today in Pictures, Feb 9, 2015
February 09, 2015 9:29 PMFlood in parts of Jakarta, fire at a residential block in eastern Ukraine, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures. …read more Source: The Straits...
EU delays sanctions by a week to support Ukraine peace talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union delayed putting more Ukrainian separatists and Russians on its sanctions list on Monday to give a Franco-German peace plan for Ukraine time to work. …read more Source: The...
1,500 Russian Troops, Military Equipment Enter Ukraine: Kiev
At least 1,500 Russian troops and convoys of military hardware entered Ukraine over the weekend, the Ukrainian military said today. …read more Source:...
Putin will not accept ultimatums over Ukraine: Kremlin
MOSCOW – Russia said Monday that President Vladimir Putin would not tolerate any ultimatums over Ukraine after a report said Germany had given him until Wednesday to agree a peace plan or face new sanctions.”We’ve already said everything about the tone of the negotiations,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on...
