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Russia: No breakthrough on Ukraine at Berlin talks
Oct19

Russia: No breakthrough on Ukraine at Berlin talks

The Kremlin dampened expectations Wednesday that the talks with the leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine could help to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, according to report by the AFP. “We do not expect any breakthroughs,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters hours before President Vladimir Putin was scheduled to meet German Chancellor...

Hillary Clinton plots mop-up of Trump’s global mess
Oct19

Hillary Clinton plots mop-up of Trump’s global mess

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is already looking past Nov. 8 and is plotting out what she will do on the international front to reassure allies, deter enemies and otherwise repair the damage to America’s reputation caused by Donald Trump. The biggest challenge? Deciding where on earth the new president should start. “Everybody wants to...

Clinton plots mop-up of Trump’s global mess
Oct19

Clinton plots mop-up of Trump’s global mess

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is already plotting out what she will do on the international front to reassure allies, deter enemies and otherwise repair the damage to America’s reputation caused by Donald Trump — should she prevail on Nov. 8. The biggest challenge? Deciding where on earth the new president should start. “Everybody wants...

Mark Rutte tries to keep a lid on ‘Nexit’
Oct19

Mark Rutte tries to keep a lid on ‘Nexit’

AMSTERDAM — As Brexit negotiations approach there’s a distinct chill in the air between Britain and the Netherlands, and it’s not just because Theresa May can’t hope to replicate the bromance between her predecessor David Cameron and Dutch leader Mark Rutte. The U.K. may be the Netherlands’ third-biggest export market, but...

Kaja Kallas is building her own brand in Brussels
Oct18

Kaja Kallas is building her own brand in Brussels

Many children think that the adult conversations happening at their kitchen table are a fascinating unknown – the impassioned grown-up talk that they are still too young to understand. For Kaja Kallas, those conversations at her kitchen table were creating the country she lives in today. Her father, Siim Kallas, was one of the initiators of...

Berlin to host Ukraine crisis summit
Oct18

Berlin to host Ukraine crisis summit

Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine will attend a summit in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of the Minsk peace accords for Ukraine, the French presidency said Tuesday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel invited the so-called Normandy Four to discuss the next steps “in the process towards ending the crisis in eastern Ukraine,” Paris...

[Ticker] Merkel to host Ukraine summit on Wednesday
Oct18

[Ticker] Merkel to host Ukraine summit on Wednesday

German chancellor Angela Merkel will host a meeting of the so-called Normandy format about Ukraine on Wednesday, it was announced on Tuesday. French president Francois Hollande, Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will discuss the implementation of the Minsk agreement to end the war in eastern Ukraine....

‘Appalled’ EU calls for new talks on Syria
Oct17

‘Appalled’ EU calls for new talks on Syria

LUXEMBOURG — The European Union on Monday called on Russia to stop all bombing in Syria, and said that working with the United Nations it would redouble efforts to push humanitarian aid into the devastated city of Aleppo. Clearly dismayed by the ongoing violence, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said she planned to begin talks about a...

[Ticker] Swedish general attacks Nord Stream II gas project
Oct17

[Ticker] Swedish general attacks Nord Stream II gas project

Sweden should “think twice” about letting Russia use the Gotland harbour zone to build the Nord Stream II gas pipeline to Germany, armed forces chief Micael Byden has said. The general told the SVT broadcaster that building the pipeline would involve giving Russian armed forces access to the infrastructure at a time when Moscow, by...

[Ticker] British bank freezes Russia Today accounts
Oct17

[Ticker] British bank freezes Russia Today accounts

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has frozen the accounts of Russian Russia Today (RT), the propaganda outlet’s head, Margarita Simonyan, said on Monday. It was unclear if the move was prompted by the British government, which had threatened to increase sanctions on Russia. RT has published fake stories, including ones designed to stir...