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Russia brands new sanctions roadblock to Ukraine peace
Russia accused the West of stoking unrest in Ukraine by adopting anti-Kremlin sanctions that further erode the prospect of peace talks to end the separatist war. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says new US, Canada sanctions will fuel Ukraine unrest
The latest round of Ukraine-related sanctions by the United States and Canada hamper efforts to resolve the conflict, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday (Dec 20). …read more Source: Channel...
Bloody clashes resume ahead of Ukraine peace talks
Bloody clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed militias resumed on Friday (Dec 19) ahead of peace talks aimed at ending the separatist conflict. …read more Source: Channel...
New US sanctions law could undermine relations with Russia: Lavrov
New US legislation authorising sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis could undermine relations between Moscow and Washington for a long time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine peace talks to resume Sunday, or Monday: Hollande
Peace talks between Ukraine’s leaders and Kremlin-backed rebels will “happen on Sunday or Monday,” French President Francois Hollande said after an EU summit on Thursday (Dec 18). …read more Source: Channel...
EU needs years-long Russia strategy, new leader warns
New EU president Donald Tusk said the bloc needs a strategy on Russia lasting years to cope with the problems raised by its intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
EU needs long-term Russia strategy lasting ‘years’: Tusk
New EU president Donald Tusk said the bloc needs a strategy on Russia lasting years to cope with the problems raised by its intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
EU backs new sanctions as summit weighs Russia crisis
A European Union summit has backed new sanctions against Russia over its annexation of the Crimea from Ukraine, but also noted that it didn’t want to drastically hit the country in the midst of an economic crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian ‘bear’ fighting for survival: Putin
Though his country’s economy is tanking, in part because of Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Dec 18) showed no sign of changing tack on war-torn Ukraine and compared Russia to a bear fighting for survival. …read more Source: Channel...
EU approves new Crimea sanctions
The EU on Thursday (Dec 18) imposed additional sanctions on Crimea, and called on Russia to help end the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
