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Russia frees Crimean dissident from psychiatric clinic
Russian authorities freed a prominent Crimean dissident from a psychiatric clinic on Wednesday after he was held there for almost a month and subjected to enforced examinations, his lawyer and a colleague said; but he still faces a possible jail sentence. …read more Source: Channel...
EU extends travel bans, asset freezes on Russia
The European Union extended on Wednesday part of its sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and its role in the crisis in Ukraine, diplomats said. …read more Source: Channel...
Kremlin – new US sanctions not consistent with talks over cooperation
Expanded U.S. sanctions on Russia are not consistent with talks over possible cooperation between Russia and the United States in other areas, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine leader calls joining NATO ‘strategic goal’
President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday (Sep 6) that Ukraine’s membership in NATO remained a “strategic goal” even though the Western military alliance remained sceptical about enlisting the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany’s foreign minister eyes regulation to keep Ukraine ceasefire in weeks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday he hoped a new regulation aimed at maintaining a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine could be completed soon by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). …read more Source: Channel...
Crimean dissident says psychiatric detainment a risk to his health
A Crimean dissident undergoing enforced psychiatric testing by Russian authorities is being held in a dilapidated medical facility and says the poor conditions are a danger to his physical health. …read more Source: Channel...
EU and neighbouring states join global aviation emissions pact
The European Union and 16 surrounding countries including Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia, said on Saturday they would join the first phase of a UN-brokered deal to limit carbon emissions from international flights, following a similar pledge by China and the United States. …read more Source: Channel...
Lithuania says it supplies ammunition to Ukraine for first time in two years
Lithuania says it has supplied lethal weaponry to Ukraine for the first time since 2014. …read more Source: Channel...
EU’s Mogherini says ‘back-to-school’ ceasefire holding in east Ukraine
The European Union’s top diplomat said on Friday that a “back-to-school” ceasefire seemed to be holding in eastern Ukraine where Russia-backed fighters took up arms against Kiev troops in April, 2014, a conflict that has killed more than 9,500 people. …read more Source: Channel...
US imposes sanctions on ‘Putin’s bridge’ to Crimea
Companies building a multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea, a project close to the heart President Vladimir Putin, were targeted by the United States in an updated sanctions blacklist on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
