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What the Ukrainian military really needs
In the 18th century brick colonial that serves as the Ukrainian Embassy, and where George Washington signed the deed to the nation’s capital, Kostiantyn Liesnik proudly showed off his brand-new camouflage fatigues, with its “lizard” pattern. The new uniform might seem inconsequential to outsiders, the head of the Ukrainian military’s...
Ukraine strikes debt deal
Ukraine has struck a deal with bondholders that reduces its commercial debt, the country’s finance minister said Thursday, though the politically sensitive issue of whether $3 billion in Russian debt will be included in the haircut remains unresolved. The debt deal is also vulnerable to a worsening of Ukraine’s already rapidly...
New EU response team to counter Russian ‘disinformation’
The European Union’s foreign affairs department said Thursday it was launching a rapid-response team to counter what it considers biased Russian media reports. The unit, which will include up to 10 Russian-speaking officials and media professionals from EU member states, will be fully operational by the end of September and will be part of...
Juncker promises Ukraine visa-free travel
Commission president Juncker has said he’ll back EU visa-free travel for Ukrainians by the end of the year, despite the political climate on migration. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU set to propose Ukraine visa-free travel
European Commission president Juncker said in Brussels Thursday, alongside Ukraine leader Poroshenko, commission services are likely to propose an EU visa-free travel pact with the 45mn-strong war-torn country by the end of the year. Juncker added he has “no doubt” EU states’ll endorse the proposal despite the EU migrant crisis....
[Ticker] Dutch report on MH17 due in October
The Dutch Safety Board has announced Thursday its investigation into the cause of the crash of the MH17 flight in eastern Ukraine last year, will be published on Tuesday 13 October. The independent agency said it will inform relatives of the 289 victims prior to publication of the report. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s back-to-school ceasefire
Government forces and pro-Russian separatists aim to reinstate a fracturing ceasefire in eastern Ukraine by the time students return to school next week, according to negotiators meeting with Ukrainian and Russian officials. “The three-sided contact group considers it important to reach a solid ceasefire from the beginning of the next school...
Poland’s Ukraine policy motivated by elections | Rzeczpospolita – Poland
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Russian judiciary an instrument of repression | Le Monde – France
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[Ticker] Ukraine and pro-Russia forces promise to stop fighting
Pro-Russia fighters and Ukraine agreed Wednesday that as of next Tuesday (1 September), they will stop violating the February ceasefire, news agencies report. The deal came one day after the monitoring mission of the OSCE observed “an increase in ceasefire violations compared with the previous days”. …read more Source:...

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