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Putin slams NATO for ‘aggressive’ activities, rhetoric
Putin also accused the West of rejecting Russian overtures to help tackle the common foe of “international terrorism” – as it once ignored the Soviet Union’s warnings about Hitler – as it seeks to isolate Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine not expecting any fresh IMF funds this year
Ukraine said on Tuesday it was not expecting any fresh loans from the IMF this year as it pushes ahead with efforts to reverse years of mismanagement and graft. …read more Source: Channel...
EU envoys extend economic sanctions on Russia until end-January – sources
Brussels-based envoys of the European Union’s 28 member states agreed on Tuesday to extend until the end of January the energy, financial and defence sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said. …read more Source: Channel...
Cracks emerge in the European consensus on Russia
As the European Union squabbled over refugees, Greek bailouts and austerity in past years, it showed striking unity in another area: its resolve to punish Russia for the annexation of Crimea and support of separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
NATO’s Stoltenberg – EU sanctions on Russia should remain
The European Union should keep in place the sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Reuters on Monday, a day after the German foreign minister said they should gradually be phased out. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany’s Steinmeier favours gradual phasing-out of Russia sanctions
The European Union should gradually phase out sanctions imposed against Russia over the Ukraine crisis if there is substantial progress in the peace process, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was quoted on Sunday as saying. …read more Source: Channel...
EU extends sanctions on Russia-annexed Crimea until mid-2017
The European Union extended for a year on Friday a ban on business dealings with the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 in a move that has not been internationally recognised. …read more Source: Channel...
Juncker warns Russia on sanctions ahead of Putin meet
EU Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker warned Russia on Thursday (Jun 16) that the 28-nation bloc will only lift its sanctions if the Kremlin fully implements a Ukraine peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
EU’s Juncker defends attendance at Russia forum, says talks vital
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker defended his decision to attend an economic forum in Russia on Thursday, saying it was common sense to talk to Moscow despite lingering tensions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany’s Schaeuble says sanctions on Russia should be kept
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Wednesday that sanctions on Russia are the right course of action for the moment and that relations with Moscow cannot return to normal until it improves its human rights record. …read more Source: Channel...
