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EU approves 6-month Russia sanctions rollover – European sources
BRUSSELS: EU ambassadors agreed to roll over damaging economic sanctions against Russia for another six months in the absence of any progress on resolving the Ukraine conflict, European sources said Tuesday. The sources told Agence France-Presse that envoys from the 28 member states of the European Union approved the decision in principle, which...
Japan, Russia to resume talks on disputed isles off Hokkaido next week
TOKYO: Tokyo and the Kremlin will on Wednesday resume negotiations on the decades-old territorial row over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has announced. Chikahito Harada, Japan’s special representative for Japan-Russia relations, and his counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, will meet in...
Canada not so eager to follow NATO’s lead into Eastern Europe
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press confenrence following a meeting of NATO defence ministers with their Ukrainian counterpart at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 15, 2016.Stoltenberg demanded that Russia withdraw its forces and military hardware from Ukraine, and halt its support for pro-Moscow separatists...
Putin says ‘no grudge’, willing to reach out to Europe
SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday insisted he was willing to reach out to Europe to mend relations shattered by the Ukraine crisis but insisted the West was responsible for the bad blood. “We hold no grudge and are willing to reach out to our European partners but obviously this can’t be a one-sided game,” Putin...
Juncker warns Russia on sanctions, meets Putin
SAINT PETERSBURG: EU Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker warned Russia Thursday that the 28-nation bloc will only lift its sanctions if the Kremlin fully implements a Ukraine peace deal. “The next step is clear: full implementation of the agreement — no more, no less,” Juncker told Russia’s main economic forum in Saint Petersburg ahead of a...
Russia building military ‘zone of influence’: NATO
Moscow is seeking to create a “zone of influence through military means”, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, adding that the alliance has observed major and aggressive manoeuvres on the Russian side. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press confenrence following a meeting of NATO defence ministers with their Ukrainian...
Putin to meet EU, UN leaders at key Russian economic forum
SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin will look to refashion himself as a more reliable partner for the West as Moscow struggles to come in from the cold at its flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg. Putin will host European Union Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker and Italian premier Matteo Renzi at the conference starting...
NATO demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine
BRUSSELS, Belgium – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, June 15, demanded that Russia withdraw its forces and military hardware from Ukraine, and halt its support for pro-Moscow separatists battling Kiev. “Russia needs to stop supporting the militants and withdraw its forces and military equipment from Ukrainian territory,”...
Spain’s public debt surpasses 100% in 20-year high
MADRID, Spain – Spain’s public debt rose above 100% in the first quarter to its highest level in 20 years, the central bank said Wednesday, June 15, as Madrid faces an EU sanctions threat for public overspending. Debt as a proportion of … …read more Source:...
NATO to deploy 4 ‘robust’ battalions in Baltics, Poland
BRUSSELS: NATO will deploy four international battalions to Poland and the three Baltic states as part of the wider pushback against Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. “We will agree to deploy by rotation four robust multi-national battalions in the Baltic states and Poland,” Stoltenberg told a...
