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[Ticker] Kerry to meet Putin on Ukraine
US secretary of state Kerry is to meet Russian leader Putin on Monday in Sochi, Russia, en route to a Nato event in Turkey. The State Department said they’ll “discuss … Iran, Syria, and Ukraine”. It noted the trip is part of ongoing efforts “to maintain direct lines of communication”. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Objections raised on EU-Russia-Ukraine talks
Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Moldova have objected to an EU draft declaration for the Riga “Eastern Partnership” summit, on grounds it endorses talks with Russia on “flexibilities available” in the EU-Ukraine free trade treaty. Russia, earlier, wanted to postpone implementation from 2016 until 2017. But the European Commission...
Donbas: A new ‘black hole’ in Europe
Larceny, human rights abuses, and war damage in east Ukraine point to the creation of a new “black hole” in Europe. …read more Source:...
EU to deepen ties with former Soviet states
EU states are planning to implement the free trade treaty with Ukraine – the centrepiece of the “Eastern Partnership” – in January despite Russian objections. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine tension escalates over killings
Tensions in Ukraine continue to escalate as five Ukrainian soldiers perished in clashes with rebels in towns in and around separatist held territories of Donetsk earlier this week, reports AP. Representatives from both sides met Wednesday in Minsk to discuss ways to calm the recent upsurge in fighting. …read more Source:...
Russia to oppose EU sinking of migrant smuggler boats
Russia has indicated it will block UN approval of EU plans to sink migrant smugglers’ boats, but says the disagreement isn’t linked to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Russia asks to postpone EU-Ukraine free trade
Russia’s EU ambassador, Vladimir Chizhov, said in Brussels Tuesday that Russia has asked the EU to postpone for one more year (until January 2017) the entry into life of the EU free trade treaty with Ukraine. He said the “idea was floated” in EU-Russia-Ukraine talks, at expert level, in April. …read more Source:...
[Feature] Ukraine: ‘People say there is no ceasefire’
Over 5 million people in Ukraine are in dire need of humanitarian aid. But the lack of funding, international interest, and government bureaucracy is creating the ‘perfect storm’ for a major humanitarian disaster on Europe’s doorstep. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Austria declines US extradition of Ukraine oligarch
An Austrian court has said US authorities failed to justify their extradition claim for Dmytro Firtash, a Ukraine oligarch accused of using US banks to bribe Indian officials. The US has filed an appeal. Firtash was a middleman in the Ukraine-Russia gas trade and has self-confessed links to Russian mafia. …read more Source:...
Artillery fire increases after EU-Ukraine summit
People fleeing a city deep inside Ukraine’s rebel held Donesk region are reporting heavy shelling and artillery fire. …read more Source:...
