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[Opinion] Putin’s real war
How many people – whether Ukrainian or non-Ukrainian – have to die, before the West faces up to the realities of Putin’s war? …read more Source:...
Merkel: Russia partly responsible for Ukraine crash
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Russia must acknowledge its share of responsibility in the Ukraine airplane disaster. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] ‘Too early’ to say how Ukraine crash will impact EU foreign policy
An EU diplomat noted Friday it is “too early” to say if the Ukraine air crash, allegedly caused by a Russian-supplied missile, will result in tougher sanctions, e.g. an arms embargo, on Russia. “We are still at the stage of handling the consular aspects of the incident”, the source said. …read more Source:...
EU calls for ‘international enquiry’ into Ukraine air crash
An airliner carrying 295 people has crashed in a conflict zone in east Ukraine, with all on board presumed dead. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine PM says Russia failed to split EU and US
Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk told media Thursday that “all attempts by Russia to split the EU, and to stop the EU and the US from agreeing, were doomed to failure” after the West imposed new sanctions on Russia Wednesday. Ukraine also accused Russia of shooting down a Ukrainian military plane Thursday. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU to conduct Russia gas cut-off ‘stress tests’
Outgoing EU commission chief Barroso has said his energy chief, Oettinger, is to perform “stress tests” on how the EU could cope with a “partial or total” interruption in Russia gas supplies. The results are due in time for an EU summit in October, amid stalling Ukraine-Russia gas price talks. …read more Source:...
EU targets Russian oligarchs, as US hits banks and oil firms
EU leaders have agreed to go after Russian companies and oligarchs deemed to be helping the Kremlin wage its covert war on Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Germany backs more EU sanctions on Russia
German and British leaders have voiced support for tougher EU sanctions on Russia at an EU summit on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Germany hints at fresh EU sanctions on Russia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her way into the EU summit said that leaders will discuss further sanctions on Russia. “Since our last meeting, not much progress was made: hostages were not released and the Contact Group is not working. Russia has not contributed to peace in Ukraine,” she explained. …read more Source:...
EU leaders may expand Russia sanctions
The EU has provisionally agreed to start listing Russian companies over the Ukraine crisis ahead of Wednesday’s summit …read more Source:...