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EU parliament backs visa-free travel for Ukraine, hurdles remain
Ukrainians’ hopes of securing visa-free travel to the European Union received a boost on Monday when a key committee of the European Parliament backed their cause, but further hurdles remain. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia accuses Kiev over MH17 ahead of Dutch probe release
Russia on Monday sought to deflect blame over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, accusing Kiev just days before the results of a Dutch criminal probe into the mass-killing are released. …read more Source: Channel...
EU leaders to consider how to improve Russia ties without dropping sanctions
European Union leaders will explore next month the possibility of improving strained ties with Russia in response to growing irritation among some member states over economic sanctions imposed on Moscow over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says peace process at risk without EU sanctions
Loosening the European Union’s economic sanctions on Russia would wreck the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, because the measures are the West’s only leverage over Moscow, Kiev’s deputy foreign minister said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden warns Ukraine on reforms, says EU sanctions on Russia at risk
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned Ukraine needs to live up to its promises on economic and political reforms or risk seeing the European Union walk away from its sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, separatists agree troop withdrawals in three hot spots
Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists agreed on Wednesday to withdraw troops from three small towns on the front line in eastern Ukraine, a pilot de-escalation project that is part of the latest push to get a much-violated ceasefire to stick. …read more Source: Channel...
Exclusive – How EU firms skirt sanctions to do business in Crimea
Products for sale in the Crimean stores of two European retailers are being shipped there from Russia via a ferry and port that are subject to EU sanctions, people involved in the transportation said, suggesting companies are finding ways around the punitive economic regime facing Moscow since 2014. …read more Source: Channel...
German economy minister to discuss EU sanctions with Putin
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, heading to Moscow for talks about trade with President Vladimir Putin, said on Wednesday he favoured a lifting of EU sanctions on Russia but that would require making progress on peace in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden meets Ukraine’s Poroshenko, urges faster reforms in energy, justice
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday and said it was imperative for Ukraine’s leadership to accelerate reforms needed to strengthen Ukraine’s energy and justice sectors, the White House said. …read more Source: Channel...
Slovakia’s Fico says Ukraine doing less than Russia to meet Minsk deal
Ukraine is doing less than Russia to meet its obligations under the Minsk agreement, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday, stepping up calls for the European Union to end sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
