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[Ticker] Putin’s aid convoy crosses into Ukraine
The first of some 270 trucks in a Russian aid convoy have cleared customs at a rebel-held border point in east Ukraine in order to deliver what Moscow says are humanitarian supplies to civilians. Ukraine fears the convoy could be used to supply military equipment to the rebels. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukrainian parliament to ratify EU deal in September
Ukraine’s parliament will ratify the Association Agreement with the EU in September, President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday, according to ITAR-TASS. He will meet Russian president Putin in Belarus’ capital Minsk on 26 August and is invited to meet EU leaders at an EU summit in Brussels on 30 August. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ashton to represent EU at Putin meeting in Minsk
EU foreign affairs chief Ashton, trade commissioner De Gucht and energy commissioner Oettinger are to represent the EU at a summit on Russia’s Customs Union in Minsk on 26 August. EU commission chief Barroso had been invited by Russian leader Putin and Ukrainian President Poroshenko but said No. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU urges Russia to allow more monitors in Ukraine
EU foreign ministers at a snap meeting Friday urged Russia to extend the mandate of international monitors, the OSCE, on the conflict and to abide by “appropriate channels in agreement with the Ukrainian authorities” on aid delivery. Individual ministers also voiced alarm on reports of Russian military crossing into Ukraine....
[Ticker] Russian military vehicles gather at Ukrainian border
Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles have gathered at the border with Ukraine, near to where its aid convoy halted this week, Reuters reports. Russia says it is carrying 2,000 tons of water, baby food and aid for people in east Ukraine, where pro-Moscow rebels are fighting Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU, Russia and Ukraine to discuss gas and trade disputes
The presidents of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission will hold “consultation” talks on disputes related to gas and an EU-Ukraine free trade agreement, the EU said on Thursday. The talks are intended to be face-to-face between Presidents Putin, Petro Poroshenko and Barroso although it is unclear where and when. …read...
[Ticker] Slovakian PM criticises EU sanctions on Russia
Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico criticised the EU’s “meaningless” sanctions on Russia at a news conference Thursday. “Why should we jeopardise the EU economy that is beginning to grow?” questioned Fico. “Who profits from the EU economy decreasing, Russia’s economy having troubles and Ukraine...
[Ticker] Cyprus calls for EU meeting on Russian food embargo
The Cypriot government has officially requested a special meeting of EU farm and fisheries ministers to assess the negative effects of Russia’s food embargo on EU member-states, Cyprus Mail reports. Russia announced the import ban last week after the EU sanctioned Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU to call emergency meeting on Iraq and Ukraine
A spokesman for EU foreign relations chief Ashton has said she is to call an emergency foreign ministers meeting on the crises in Iraq and Ukraine “as early as this week” or early next week. The meeting could signal more Russia sanctions or EU military aid to Iraqi Kurds. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine refuses entry to Russian aid convoy
The BBC reports a Russian aid convoy has stopped 300km from the Ukraine border after Kiev said it cannot enter, describing the initiative as “provocation by a cynical aggressor”. The Red Cross has also called on Russia to give details of what the convoy is carrying. …read more Source:...
