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Europe’s new Iron Curtain
SHEHYNI, Ukraine — Ukrainians call it the kordon, the border. With most EU countries reluctant to anger Russia by offering Ukraine even the distant prospect of membership, the border is here to stay, cutting off the volatile ex-Soviet east from the prosperous EU west. The implications for Ukraine are devastating. For Ukrainians, one road into the...
Africa’s disappointment with Obama
Beneath the ecstatic welcome President Barack Obama will receive when he arrives in his father’s homeland of Kenya on Friday is a lingering sense of disappointment. More than the first black president, he’s the first African-American U.S. president, and that’s accentuated a frustration among many Africans — and some Americans —...
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[Ticker] French MPs visit Russian-occupied Crimea
A group of 10-or-so French MPs from the centre-right Republican Party are in Russian-occupied Crimea in Ukraine on Thursday and Friday. One of them, Thierry Mariani, told Russian media the EU should lift sanctions on Russia. French FM Laurent Fabius told the Liberation daily he’s “shocked” by their actions. …read more...
[Opinion] Kiev’s far-right problem
A far-right group is tapping into growing frustration among Ukrainians over the declining economy and tepid support from the West. …read more Source:...
12 people who ruined Labour
LONDON — As Labour lurches toward its leadership election, a mere seven weeks away, here we name the 12 guilty men — well actually, 11 men and one woman — who between them should take responsibility for Labour’s disastrous election rout and subsequent nervous breakdown. David Miliband Brother of the failed leader, Ed, he could have been...
Gazprom floats compromise with Commission
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said Thursday it wants to “amicably” settle an antitrust case brought by the European Commission that could cost it billions. The case was filed in April, with the Commission accusing Gazprom of abusing its market power to bully and overcharge central European governments and companies, infringing EU competition...
No one exposing Russia’s fairy tales and lies | Dagens Nyheter – Sweden
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For them, there is no Schengen
MENTON, France, and VENTIMIGLIA, Italy — It is morning in Europe. The sunlight crests the Italian hills, tarpaulins and umbrellas casting shadows onto gray rocks lapped by the Mediterranean Sea. As the water starts to shimmer like tin foil in the morning’s glow, the camp starts to wake up. Coughs and sneezes resonate from under blankets and...
[Ticker] Russia warns of ‘explosive’ consequences of Ukraine Nato drills
Russia Monday denounced “Nato’s provocative strategy” and warned that military exercices by members of the Alliance in Western Ukraine could have “explosive” consequences. As a reaction to the drills in the Lviv region, Russia will hold marine exercices off the Crimea coast on Sunday. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Russia proposes alternative investigation of MH17
Russia presented a draft UN resolution Monday (20 July) calling for a “independent international investigation” on the crash of the MH17 flight in Ukraine last year, under the supervision of the UN Secretary General and Security Council, where it has a permanent seat. Russia is refusing a UN-backed tribunal. …read more Source:...
