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Italy shields Russia from EU sanctions threat
Italy has shielded Russia and Syria from a threat of sanctions, amid warnings by some leaders that Moscow was trying to “weaken” the EU. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] No immediate solution for EU-Ukraine deal, says Rutte
This week’s EU Council summit will not decide what to do with the EU-Ukraine trade treaty, rejected by Dutch voters in an April referendum, Netherlands prime minister Mark Rutte told journalists. He said he needed agreement from Dutch political parties and the Ukrainian government before he could propose anything. The Dutch parliament wants...
Merkel and Hollande threaten new Russia sanctions
Talks with Putin in Berlin on the eve of EU summit talks on Russia ended with a threat of new sanctions over Syria and scant progress on Ukraine. …read more Source:...
[Opinion] A Normandy summit of ulterior motives
Today’s summit between the German, French, Russian and Ukrainian leaders will not settle the conflict in eastern Ukraine. It could, however, shape the EU response to the broader Russia challenge. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Merkel to host Ukraine summit on Wednesday
German chancellor Angela Merkel will host a meeting of the so-called Normandy format about Ukraine on Wednesday, it was announced on Tuesday. French president Francois Hollande, Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will discuss the implementation of the Minsk agreement to end the war in eastern Ukraine....
[Ticker] Swedish general attacks Nord Stream II gas project
Sweden should “think twice” about letting Russia use the Gotland harbour zone to build the Nord Stream II gas pipeline to Germany, armed forces chief Micael Byden has said. The general told the SVT broadcaster that building the pipeline would involve giving Russian armed forces access to the infrastructure at a time when Moscow, by...
[Ticker] British bank freezes Russia Today accounts
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has frozen the accounts of Russian Russia Today (RT), the propaganda outlet’s head, Margarita Simonyan, said on Monday. It was unclear if the move was prompted by the British government, which had threatened to increase sanctions on Russia. RT has published fake stories, including ones designed to stir...
[Ticker] Mogherini: No formal proposals of new Russia sanctions
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said Monday in Luxembourg none of the 28 EU states had proposed imposing new sanctions on Russia due to its air strikes civilians in Aleppo. “In none of our meetings was this issue raised by any member state”, she said. She warned that if the Syria conflicted escalated, it could lead to a...
EU and US mull new economic sanctions on Russia
The US and the UK have said they are exploring new sanctions against Russia due to its actions in Syria, with France and Germany also indicating they are willing to take a tough line. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] No extra EU sanctions on Russia over Syria
EU foreign ministers will Monday call for additional names of Syrians responsible for the assault on Aleppo to be added to a blacklist later down the line. They will not discuss adding new Russian names to the visa ban and asset freeze list due to Syria, however, a senior EU source said. “We don’t want to sanction just for the sake of...
