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[Ticker] France should recognise Crimea as Russian, says Le Pen
The French government should recognise Crimea as part of Russia’s territory and restore ties with Moscow, French National Front leader, Marine Le Pen has said in an interview with Polish Do Rzeczy. “Russia is a natural ally of Europe,” she said. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Russia threatens ‘response’ to latest EU sanctions
The Russian foreign ministry has said it will give an “appropriate response” to a new EU blacklist over the Ukraine crisis. It called the measures “inconsistent and illogical” due to the new Minsk ceasefire deal. But EU and US leaders on Tuesday voiced dismay over ongoing attacks by Russia-controlled fighters. …read...
[Ticker] UK ex-spy chief: Ukraine frozen conflict may be best option
British ex-MI6 head John Sawers said in a speech in King’s College London if the West arms Ukraine it could see Russia “go further than us” leading to “tens of thousands” of deaths in Ukraine. He added a frozen conflict in east Ukraine may be “the least bad attainable outcome.” …read more Source:...
EU breaks taboo on ‘Russian forces in Ukraine’
The EU has – for the first time in an official text – referred to Russian forces being active in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU acknowledges ‘Russian forces in Ukraine’
The EU’s legal gazette has acknowledged the presence of Russian forces in Ukraine by justifying blacklistings of Russian defence ministry officials for “implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine” and “supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine”. Most EU statement speak of...
[Ticker] Russian deputy ministers, singer on EU sanctions lists
Two Russian deputy defence ministers (Anatoly Antonov and Arkady Bakhin), the deputy chief of Russia’s general staff, Andrei Kartapolov, and Iosif Kobzon, a prominent Russian singer and lawmaker, are among the 19 people and nine organisations hit by the latest round of EU sanctions. The sanctions came into effect Monday. …read more...
[Ticker] Hackers steal $1 billion from financial firms
Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab says that a hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from financial firms over the world including those located in Germany, reports Reuters. The ring has been operational since 2013 and has mostly targeted firms in Russia, the US, Germany, China and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
EU-brokered Ukraine truce ‘holding’, but at risk
International monitors say the EU-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine is largely “holding”, but fighting in Debaltseve risks undoing the truce. …read more Source:...
EU warns of more sanctions if Russia flouts ceasefire
EU leaders gave a “cautious” welcome to the Ukraine ceasefire deal on Thursday (12 February) but warned they might impose further sanctions if it isn’t implemented. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] US endorses Ukraine ceasefire plan
US secretary of state John Kerry has said he “welcomes” the Minsk peace deal on Ukraine but urged the Russian side to make “an immediate halt” to fighting near Debaltseve, in east Ukraine. The White House earlier said the “escalation” is “inconsistent with the spirit of the accord”. …read more...
