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[Ticker] Ukraine says soldiers wounded despite truce
Despite a renewed truce, pro-Russian separatists wounded four Ukrainian soldiers, according to Ukraine’s military. On Wednesday “illegal armed groups, cynically ignoring the peace agreements, violated the ceasefire”, the Ukrainian military said, according to Reuters. The statement came shortly after Ukraine’s president...
Merkel, Hollande offer rhetoric, not reality
The first joint appearance by the leaders of France and Germany at the European Parliament since the fall of the Berlin Wall was meant to offer the beleaguered union a new vision. Instead, Angela Merkel and François Hollande unwittingly presented a stark reminder of why the EU, in the words of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker,...
Luxembourg PM tells Putin EU sanctions up to him
Luxembourg’s PM told Russia future EU sanctions depend on its actions, but the openly gay leader opted not to make a fuss on rights. …read more Source:...
A digital flashmob dares Putin
LONDON — I spent last month in the 1990s. My Facebook was flooded with a flashmob of photos of Russian friends as their younger selves, raving at Moscow’s vivacious 1990s clubs, working at Moscow’s vivacious 1990s media or arguing at Moscow’s vivacious 1990s debates. There were many thousands of pics, scanned from...
EU and US hail implementation of Ukraine ‘truce’
The EU and US have welcomed the halt of rogue elections in Russia-occupied Ukraine, but concessions could harm pro-Western leaders in Kiev. …read more Source:...
Showdown in Syria
As Vladimir Putin takes increasingly provocative actions against U.S. interests in Syria, President Barack Obama is tuning out calls from Republicans and foreign policy heavyweights to punish the Russian president through military or economic measures. They include a call from Jimmy Carter’s former national security adviser to “disarm”...
The European fallout of Putin’s Syria gambit
PARIS — If one of his goals in sending Russian airplanes to Syria was to divide the Europeans, Vladimir Putin may have misfired. Russia’s assertiveness, its bombing of the CIA-trained opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and its not-so-subtle hints that it may send ground troops to the country, has had the effect of hardening EU...
The forgotten ally
Vasil Kuljanishvili, 22, was doing his job when he was killed during a foot patrol in Afghanistan last week. Far from home, he put himself on the line for a broader, international effort. Private Kuljanishvili is the 31st Georgian soldier to be killed in action during our joint military deployment with NATO. Yet more than a decade after becoming...
Energy Visions monthly newsletter – October 2015
Welcome to the Energy Visions October newsletter, where we’ll be reviewing the biggest European energy developments of the past month, as well as some of the smaller news items you may have missed. Join the debate at www.politico.eu/energy-visions. To listen to the Energy Visions monthly podcast, click here. The October topic of the month...
[Ticker] Luxembourg PM meets Russian leaders
Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel will, on Monday, in Sochi, Russia, meet Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev to discuss EU-Russia sanctions, the Tass news agency reports. He will meet Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Luxembourg currently chairs the EU presidency. EU economic sanctions on Russia are due to expire in January. …read more Source:...
