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[Ticker] Tusk says ‘realistic’ to extend Russia sanctions
EU Council chief Tusk told the G7 summit Sunday “it’s realistic, in fact moderate” for EU leaders to extend sanctions on Russia by six months given its recent assault on Marinka, Ukraine. He said he will seek “clear political support” at the G7 event ahead of an EU summit end-June. …read more Source:...
Obama and Merkel make nice
KRÜN, Germany — President Barack Obama on Sunday praised the U.S. relationship with Germany as “one of the strongest alliances the world has ever known.” “My message to the German people is simple: we are grateful for your friendship, for your leadership, we stand together as inseparable allies in Europe and around the world,” Obama told a crowd...
Letter to the editor: Ukraine’s ‘Dirty Dozen’
Journalists who take on history venture into delicate territory and are often prone to historical inaccuracy, thus weakening their conclusions. Linda Kinstler, in the “12 people who ruined Ukraine,” (May 28, 2015) presented a primer on the pitfalls of not doing your homework. Ms. Kinstler smeared many individuals. Most were deserving. Few, if...
How Obama wooed back Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel got on the phone with President Barack Obama with a message that was coldly blunt: We cannot go on like this. Her government had just sent the CIA chief packing after German intelligence uncovered a spy in its own ranks. It was the second big shock to the relationship after the Edward Snowden document dump disclosed that...
[Ticker] Violence fails to stop Kiev gay pride
Violent clashes between police and anti-gay activists failed to stop Kiev pride on Saturday. The event, attended by three Ukrainian MPs and select EU ambassadors, was endorsed by Ukraine’s president – a first for Ukraine – who told press it’s a “constitutional right of every citizen” to hold political rallies....
Only Obama can achieve peace in Ukraine | Sme – Slovakia
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West at odds over G7’s Russia exclusion | Lidové noviny – Czech Republic
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US-German relations need a reboot
When President Obama travels to Germany this weekend to meet with his G-7 counterparts, he’ll be hosted by the leader who is arguably his closest global partner, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Yet while relations at the highest levels have never been stronger, many Germans believe their relationship with the United States is as...
[Ticker] EU says pro-Russian forces on the move in Ukraine
The EU foreign service said Thursday fighting in Marinka, east Ukraine, Wednesday, was “the most serious violation of the ceasefire” since February. It cited an OSCE report saying the battle “followed the movement of a large amount of heavy weapons towards the contact line by the Russia-backed separatists”. …read...
MEPs have nothing to do | Les Echos – France
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