Section: New Europe (EU)
Poland, Latvia protest against foul-mouthed Duma deputy speaker
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_31598481_preview.jpg Poland and Latvia have summoned the Russian ambassadors to protest threats by nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who last week said Poland and the Baltic states would be “wiped out” in the event of a war between Russia and the West. Zhirinovsky, leader of the...
Oil prices drop despite Iraq, Ukraine
Author(s): Kostis Geropoulos iraq_oil.jpg Despite the crisis in Iraq and Ukraine, global oil prices have fallen this week. …read more Source: New...
Will Ukrainian separatists get Russian aid? The stalemate continues
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61067109_preview.jpg Russia on Tuesday dispatched hundreds of trucks covered in white tarps and sprinkled with holy water on a mission to deliver aid to a desperate rebel-held zone in eastern Ukraine. The televised sight of the miles-long convoy sparked a show of indignation from the government in Kiev, which...
Extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee
Author(s): KG/EUROPA iraq_ukraine_gaza.jpg EU High Representative Catherine Ashton asked from the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) to convene on 12 August to discuss the three major crisis in Ukraine, Iraq and Gaza. The spokesperson of the European External Action Service (EEAS) said the PSC conclusions: …read more Source: New...
EU increases humanitarian aid to Iraq, Ukraine
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61040718_preview.jpg The European Commission is increasing its humanitarian aid to Iraq by an additional €5 million in response to the growing needs, bringing the overall funding for Iraq up to €17 million in 2014. The new funding will bring vital assistance to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians...
Details of international “humanitarian" operation in Ukraine still unclear
Author(s): Dan Alexe ukraine_military.jpg Ukraine and the International Committee of the Red Cross will lead a humanitarian convoy supported by the European Union, the United States and Russia to the country’s conflict-torn eastern city of Luhansk, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. At the same time, the Kremlin said Russian...
Putin warned against a 'humanitarian’ intervention in Ukraine.
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61041579_preview.jpg EU and US warned again president Vladimir Putin on Monday against a ‘humanitarian’ invasion of Ukraine. The warning came as Putin told Commision president Jose Manuel Barroso that Russia “would send to Ukraine a humanitarian convoy” together with the Red Cross to relieve...
Lavrov: humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine critical
Author(s): NEOnline | KT lavrov_ceasefire.jpg A ceasefire in Easter Ukraine isn critical for humanitarian reasons, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov said Sunday, according to the Russian news agency, RIA Novosti. “We believe the issue [of providing humanitarian aid] is pressing and must not be delayed. The question is under the...
Russia arrests Ukrainian soldiers accused of war crimes
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_60891820_preview.jpg Russian investigators said on Friday they had detained five Ukrainian soldiers on suspicion of war crimes in eastern Ukraine, after they crossed into Russia earlier this week. The soldiers went across the border in a huge contingent of over 400 servicemen on Monday. Moscow claimed they had...
Stalemate in Ukraine, while Russia and the West ponder the next move
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_60921509_preview.jpg The EU has said today, Friday 8 August, that it stands ready to help farmers hit by the Russian sanctions of imports of EU produced meat, dairy products, fruit and vegetables. Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos will hold meetings next week to determine the best response to help farmers...
