Section: New Europe (EU)
Lavrov: Things will never be the same again
Author(s): NEOnline | KT lavrov.jpg “Long before the country (Ukraine) was plunged into the crisis, there was a feeling in the air that Russia’s relations with the EU and with the West were about to reach their moment of truth”, said Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, speaking at the 22d Assembly of Russia’s Council on...
EU’s Economic Sanctions exalt Putin’s Nationalism
Author(s): Frank Maxwell ne29-3_2.jpg Vladimir Putin’s strong nationalism is nothing new; however since the Ukrainian crisis the Russian leader’s discourse has increasingly turned anti-Western. The EU’s flurry of economic sanctions have given the Russian President a new opportunity to boost up patriotism by using a nationalistic...
New US ambassador has tough job in Moscow
Author(s): KG/Associated Press us_ambassador_russia.jpg Ask most Russians and they will tell you that the United States instigated the conflict in Ukraine with the ultimate aim of subjugating Russia. This is what they hear from President Vladimir Putin and in a steady stream of reports on state television. …read more Source: New...
NATO, EU call again on Russia to pull back its forces from Ukraine
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51602650.jpg Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday urged the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists to respect their cease-fire agreement, which has helped to halt ground combat but failed to stop daily artillery exchanges. The continuing military conflict in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 4,000 people...
EU will target Ukraine separatists but remains reluctant on more Russia sanctions
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51571420.jpg EU foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday as the Union mulled a list of pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists to be hit with new sanctions after disputed elections in the east of Ukraine. The ministers also decided to launch an advisory mission for civilian security sector reform in Ukraine on Dec. 1 with an...
UK PM warns of bleak prospects in global economy
Author(s): KG/Associated Press cameron_global_economy.jpg Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has offered a bleak assessment of global economic prospects, comparing potential troubles to red warning lights on a car’s dashboard. Writing in an op-ed piece in the Guardian newspaper after returning from the G-20 summit in Australia,...
Pittella vs crisis
Author(s): Alexandros Koronakis ne01-1.jpg Interview with New Europe Director, Alexandros Koronakis The President of the Progressive Alliance for Socialists and Democrats, Gianni Pittella, visited New Europe Studios last week to discuss his view on all the political hot potatoes. In a candid interview with New Europe’s Director, Alexandros...
Tensions grow between Russia and the West on the eve of the G20 summit
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51662360.jpg Tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Western leaders will be in the spotlight during a G20 summit in the Australian city of Brisbane. Australia has said the November 15-16 summit of the Group of 20 major economies would concentrate on promoting job creation, identifying tax cheats, and...
New German-Russian meeting on Ukraine, as situation deteriorates
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51648902.jpg Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is to meet his German counterpart in Moscow next week for talks on the escalating conflict in Ukraine, Moscow said Thursday. Meanwhile, a top official from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says the group’s observer mission in eastern...
Report: Russia-West military encounters rising
Author(s): KG/Associated Press west_russia_conflict.jpg A London-based think tank says Russian forces have been involved in dozens of close encounters with Western militaries since Moscow annexed Crimea — and that both sides risk losing control over events. A study by the European Leadership Network released Monday offers details on 40 incidents...
