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Putin speech bodes ill for Ukraine ceasefire
Putin has said “the West” is encroaching on Russia and fomenting internal unrest in his first foreign policy speech for more than a month. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Juncker to travel to Ukraine
EU commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will travel to Ukraine Monday (30 March) to meet Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko and prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. It will be Juncker’s first bilateral trip to a non-EU country since taking office in November. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Germany ratifies EU-Ukraine treaty
The German parliament on Thursday ratified the EU-Ukraine association and trade pact, joining 12 other EU states and the EU parliament, in the run-up to full-scale implementation next year. Ukraine is on its way to the European family”, its president, Petro Poroshenko, said on Twitter. …read more Source:...
[Interview] Ukraine’s other war: Reforms and the EU bailout
The EU is planning to add €1.8 bilion to its Ukraine bailout, with the future of Ukrainian statehood and of the EU’s eastern neighbourhood at stake, its economy minister says. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine’s default ‘virtually 100%’ certain
The Moody’s rating agency downgraded Ukraine’s rating on Wednesday (25 March) to Ca, the second-worst level. Moody’s notes that the Ukrainian government plans “to restructure the majority of its outstanding Eurobonds”. That means that the risk of “a default on government debt taking place is virtually...
[Ticker] Yanukovych’s son buried in Crimea
Russian newswire Tass reports that Viktor Yanukovych jr., son of the deposed Ukrainian president, has been buried in Crimea, a Ukrainian region annexed by Russia. It says the 33-year old, who was on an EU blacklist, died on 20 March when his vehicle drove into Lake Baikal, in central Russia. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Crimean Tatars criticise Russian occupation in EU hearing
The leader-in-exile of the Crimean Tatars, Refat Chubarov, told the EU parliament Tuesday that Moscow’s attempt to Russify the territory since it annexed it from Ukraine last year has led to systematic violations of Tatars’ rights, including closing down Tatar schools. He said he fears all Tatars could be deported. …read more...
[Feature] Controversial ventures pose questions for Euronews
New ventures with a controversial Ukrainian oligarch and an Egyptian politician pose questions about Euronews’ independence and European identity. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] US House passes resolution to arm Ukraine
The US house of representatives Monday passed a resolution urging president Obama to deliver “lethal defensive weapons” to Ukraine “to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity”. The vote took place days after US military chief Martin Dempsey said he would “absolutely consider” such aid. …read more...
[Ticker] Ukraine to temporarily stop buying Russian gas
As of next Wednesday (1 April), Ukraine will stop buying natural gas from Russia, Ukrainian energy minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Monday, according to Reuters. Ukraine recently increased its gas imports from the EU, and with falling market prices, Ukraine believes it could get a better price for Russian gas. …read more Source:...
