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Ukraine PM Yatseniuk tenders resignation
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation on Sunday in a televised broadcast. …read more Source: Channel...
EU slams Ukraine violence after monitors attacked
KIEV – The European Union on Sunday criticised the “unprecedented level of violence” in eastern Ukraine after international monitors came under fire despite a truce between government forces and pro-Russian separatists.”The significant increase of ceasefire violations in the Donetsk region represents an unprecedented level...
NATO envoys, Russia to hold special council in Brussels – statement
The NATO-Russia Council, which has not met since 2014, will convene in the next two weeks in Brussels to discuss the Ukraine crisis, the Western military alliance said on Friday, saying both sides had agreed to hold talks at the level of ambassadors. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia-NATO Council may meet within weeks – agencies cite deputy foreign minister
A meeting of the Russia-NATO Council may take place within weeks for the first time since the Ukraine crisis erupted in 2014, Alexey Meshkov, a deputy Russian foreign minister, was cited as saying on Friday by Russian news agencies. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch vote highlights EU’s problem with voters, UK beware
The European Union’s long-running problem with voters just got a little worse after the Dutch rejected an agreement on closer EU ties with Ukraine, highlighting the difficulties of further European integration. …read more Source: Channel...
When Europeans say ‘no’
Paris – The Dutch rejection of a European pact with Ukraine is the latest popular vote to highlight anti-EU sentiment.Britain is to hold a referendum in June on whether or not to remain in the European Union, a question with serious implications for the 28-member bloc.National referendums have often determined the direction taken by the EU,...
Dutch voters overwhelming reject Ukraine-EU treaty
Dutch voters have overwhelmingly rejected a Ukraine-European Union treaty on closer political and economic ties, in a rebuke to their government and to the European Union establishment. …read more Source: Channel...
Poroshenko: Ukraine to continue moving towards EU despite Dutch vote
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday his country will continue moving towards the European Union despite a resounding rejection by Dutch voters of a treaty on closer ties between the European body and Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch snub EU-Kiev pact in blow to leaders
[The Hague] Dutch voters Wednesday rejected a key European pact with Ukraine in a people’s referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, media predictions said, dealing an embarrassing blow to the government. …read more Source: The Business...
Dutch snub EU-Kiev pact in blow to leaders
Dutch voters on Wednesday rejected a key European pact with Ukraine in a people’s referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, media predictions said, dealing an embarrassing blow to the government. …read more Source: Channel...
