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Merkel, Hollande see ‘insufficient’ Ukraine progress after Putin call (AFP)
Paris (France) (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel lamented the “insufficient” progress in resolving the Ukraine crisis after a telephone conversation Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a source close to the French president. …read more Source: The West...
NATO head says alliance to more than double size of rapid response force (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Monday the alliance will approve plans this week to more than double the size of its rapid response force, having already created a special spearhead unit in the fallout from the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
EU prolongs Russian economic sanctions for six months (AFP)
Luxembourg (AFP) – EU foreign ministers formally agreed Monday to prolong to January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords, officials said. …read more Source: The West...
Moscow ‘powerless to stop’ Russians from fighting in Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – The secretary of Russia’s security council said Monday it is impossible to stop Russians from going to fight in Ukraine because they are guided by “emotions.” …read more Source: The West...
Three killed as clashes grip Ukraine ahead of talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Sunday reported the death of two soldiers, while pro-Russian rebels accused Kiev’s forces of killing a civilian as fresh clashes preceded peace talks aimed at ending the 15-month war. …read more Source: The West...
Pentagon chief to seek greater NATO support on Europe trip (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Pentagon chief seeks NATO spending boost to counter Russia (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia slams EU sanctions renewal as pointless ‘blackmail’ (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Saturday slammed the EU’s extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as “blackmail” and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia ‘open to world’, will cooperate with West: Putin (AFP)
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said his country was open to the world and would cooperate with the West despite persistent tensions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says value recovery instrument could help debt deal – Finance Minister (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko voiced optimism on Friday that introducing an economic growth-related instrument to the debt negotiations with private creditors will he… …read more Source: The West...
