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[Ticker] Ukrainians to get EU visa-free talks ‘before summer’
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker told Ukrainian prime minister Volodymyr Groysman in Brussels on Friday that Ukrainian nationals would be able to visit the EU without a visa “before summer.” Juncker added that he was also prepared to disburse a further €600 million aid after Ukraine introduced a bill to lift a ban on wood exports...
Donald, meet Vladimir: Slovenia acts as matchmaker
BERLIN — High-stakes diplomacy isn’t the first thing one associates with Slovenia, but President Borut Pahor might be about to change that. With a Slovene-born first lady in the U.S. and close relations with both Moscow and Berlin, the leader of the small Alpine nation is maneuvering his country to play a bigger role on...
Republican senators to Trump: Putin is not your friend
Eight Republican senators urged President Donald Trump on Thursday to take a harder line on Russia, the clearest evidence yet that Trump struck a major nerve with members of his own party when he refused to label Vladimir Putin a killer over the weekend. The senators’ letter to Trump, led by Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), also shows that...
Signatures that triggered Dutch referendum were not verified: minister
The Dutch government cannot guarantee the authenticity of more than 400,000 signatures on a petition that triggered a referendum on an EU-Ukraine deal, local media reported Thursday. “It cannot be established with certainty that the requests [signatures] have been submitted by several individuals,” Interior Minister Ronald Plasterk said in...
12 heroes who will make 2017 great again (in a good way)
12 people who will make 2017 great again (in a good way) Since its European launch in April 2015, POLITICO has run a provocative series called “Dirty Dozen,†designed to call out 12 characters — individuals, groups or institutions — that spell gloom (or worse) in a particular sphere. Earlier this...
[Ticker] Merkel tells Putin to help tame Ukraine separatists
German chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Vladimir Putin to use his influence over separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the violence. The pair spoke on the phone on Tuesday and agreed on the need for new ceasefire efforts, a German spokesman said. Both sides in the conflict have blamed each other for a recent upsurge in fighting. …read...
[Ticker] Trump better than Obama on Ukraine, says Russia’s Lavrov
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has praised US president Trump’s approach to the Ukraine crisis, saying it signalled an improvement from his predecessor Barack Obama. Lavrov said the US now understood that restoring Kiev’s control over eastern Ukraine would not solve all the problems, TASS news agency reported. Since...
The Wilders effect
THE HAGUE — Just over a month before the Netherlands heads to elections on March 15, conventional wisdom in political circles has it that the man expected to win — right-wing rabble-rouser Geert Wilders — will be unable to form a governing coalition. But while he may not become prime minister, to dismiss...
Merkel gets support (of sorts) from Poland
WARSAW — Angela Merkel met with Poland’s leaders Tuesday, gauging support for her vision of Europe at a time when the EU is beset with internal crises, wary of Russian intervention and uncertain of how to deal with Donald Trump. Relations between Warsaw and Berlin have been chilly since the Law and Justice (PiS) party of...
Trump: ‘Haters are going crazy’ over Russia double standard
President Donald Trump said Tuesday morning that his presidency is being evaluated by an unfair double standard that has allowed critics to attack him over his promises of a warmer relationship with Russia while his predecessor cut deals with Iran, a longtime U.S. foe. “I don’t know Putin, have no deals in Russia, and the haters...
