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Obama faces difficult balancing act as he heads for NATO summit
President Obama is visiting Tallinn in Estonia before heading for the NATO summit in Wales. The focus of the discussions in both venues is likely to be the Ukraine crisis, with Baltic leaders seeking reassurance and NATO planning to create a rapid deployment force. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin urges EU to have ‘common sense’ over sanctions threat
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the EU on Monday (Sep 1) to show “common sense” and not to engage in mutually destructive sanctions, in his first reaction to the threat of additional punitive measures over Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
‘Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers’ sent to Ukraine: rights adviser
Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least several hundred have apparently died in combat there, rights groups exposing army abuses told AFP on Monday (Sep 1). …read more Source: Channel...
Moscow, Kiev reps to meet after Putin calls for ‘statehood’ talks
Moscow and Kiev representatives will meet in Minsk on Monday (Sep 1) after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for statehood to be discussed for the restive east of the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin calls for talks on ‘statehood’ of eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Sunday (Aug 31) for immediate talks on the future of war-torn east Ukraine, saying for the first time that “statehood” should be discussed. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin seeks ‘statehood’ talks for east Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday (Aug 31) sharply raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for the first time for statehood to be considered for the restive east of the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Channel...
Captured Russian paratroopers return home in swap with Ukraine
Ten Russian paratroopers captured inside Ukraine nearly one week ago have returned home following a troop exchange, Russian media reported on Sunday (Aug 31). …read more Source: Channel...
EU gives Russia new sanctions ultimatum
EU leaders on Sunday (Aug 31) gave Russia a week to reverse course in Ukraine or face a new round of sanctions as Kiev warned it was on the brink of “full-scale war” with Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
EU readies new Russia sanctions as Ukraine war fears grow
The European Union (EU) readied a fresh wave of sanctions against Russia on Saturday (Aug 30) with warnings that the escalating crisis in Ukraine was putting all of Europe at risk of conflict. …read more Source: Channel...
Poland’s Tusk, Italy’s Mogherini get EU top jobs
European leaders on Saturday (Aug 30) named Polish premier Donald Tusk as the next EU president and Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini to head the diplomatic service as the bloc faces challenges including the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
