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[Ticker] US and EU leaders discuss Ukraine, Libya
The US president and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, and the UK, as well as Polish EU Council head Tusk, held a video-conference Tuesday about the Ukraine conflict and about Libya’s disintegration. The US said afterwards they agreed “to impose significant additional costs” on Russia if it escalates fighting. …read...
[Ticker] Around 12,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine, says US commander
US Army Europe Commander Ben Hodges on Tuesday said the US military estimates around 12,000 Russian soldiers are supporting pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine, reports Reuters. He said a further 29,000 soldiers were stationed in the Crimea peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine last year. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Renzi to meet Putin in Moscow
Italian PM Renzi is to meet Russian President Putin Thursday in Moscow to discuss Ukraine, Libya, the Middle East and the Syrian conflict, reports Ansa. Renzi last week called for international help over the situation in Libya, noting that Russia is a permanent member of the UN security council. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Finland to participate in Nato crisis exercises
Finland will participate in crisis management exercises with Nato and its partners, beginning Wednesday reports YLE. The week-long war games will be based on a fictitious scenario during which conflict breaks out between two distant states. Ukraine, as member of Nato’s Partnership for Peace, will be among those taking part. …read more...
Ukraine and Russia strike fragile deal on gas deliveries
A gas deal brokered by the EU secures deliveries until end of March and leaves aside the issue of rebel-held areas. …read more Source:...
[Focus] Chinese diplomat voices sympathy for Russian ‘security concerns’
China’s ambassador to Belgium has said the West should pay more heed to Russia’s “security concerns” in order to solve the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Russia confirms participation in gas talks in Brussels
Russia’s energy minister Alexander Novak confirmed on Friday his participation in a trilateral meeting on gas supplies between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission to be held in Brussels on 2 March. Novak said that the issue of Russian gas supplies to Donbas in eastern Ukraine may also be discussed. …read more Source:...
[Opinion] Rule of law has to be applied to EU sanctions
EU sanctions should be subject to much greater scrutiny and oversight than they currently are. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Brussels to unveil energy union plans
EU energy commissioners Maros Sefcovic and Miguel Arias Canete are to present plans for an Energy Union at midday on Wednesday. The idea for a more centralised EU energy policy has gained momentum in recent months as conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East jeopardise energy supplies. …read more Source:...
Lithuania to re-introduce military conscription
In the wake of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, Lithuania on Tuesday said it would take steps to reinstate basic military conscription for the next five years. …read more Source:...
