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Merkel adviser says ‘far too early’ to discuss easing of Russia sanctions
It is far too early to discuss a lifting of sanctions against Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, a top adviser to German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s corrupt judges targeted in constitutional reforms
Ukraine’s parliament approved on Thursday judicial reforms that Western backers say are needed to fight corruption, in the first constitutional vote the ruling coalition has pushed through since an overhaul of the government in April. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine adopts Western-backed judicial reforms
Ukraine on Thursday overhauled its long-criticised legal system by adopting Western standards that limit the immunity of judges and establish an anti-corruption court. …read more Source: Channel...
EU must hold firm on Russia sanctions – senior Ukraine official
The European Union must prolong its sanctions on Russia this month because the crisis in Ukraine is far from being resolved despite a Franco-German push to implement a peace deal, Ukraine’s new Europe minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
EU puts brake on visa liberalisation for now amid immigration fears
European Union states held off agreeing to ease travel rules for Georgia on Wednesday, and Turkey, Ukraine and Kosovo should also expect more delays in visa waiving as the bloc turns more cautious amid immigration fears, EU delegation sources said. …read more Source: Channel...
In Crimea, Moscow labels some opponents dangerous Islamists
Russian riot police in two trucks rolled down a dirt track on the outskirts of the Crimean town of Bakhchisaray, past a woman standing outside her house in a floral-print dressing gown, before climbing out and forming a line across the road. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel sees no reason to roll back Russia sanctions – spokeswoman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sees no reason at all now to roll back sanctions against Russia in the Ukraine crisis, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Savchenko hailed in Ukraine parliament, berates ‘lazy schoolchildren’ lawmakers
Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko, whose resistance to her imprisonment in Russia has made her a national hero and a potentially disruptive force in Ukrainian politics, received a standing ovation in her first address to parliament on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Seventeen killed in care home fire in Ukraine
Seventeen people have been killed after a fire broke out in a residential building housing elderly people in a village near Kiev, Ukraine’s state emergency service said in a statement on Sunday. …read more Source: Channel...
Progress on Ukraine reforms can boost case for Russia sanctions – Rasmussen
Ukraine will find it easier to persuade European Union countries to renew sanctions against Russia this summer if it shows progress in pushing reforms and tackling corruption, the former chief of NATO told Reuters on Saturday. …read more Source: Channel...
