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Hit Putin where it hurts
“Instead of seeing Russia as a democracy in the process of failing, we need to see it as an authoritarian system in the process of succeeding.” These words didn’t come from a historian reflecting on Tsarist rulers or communist dictators of the past. This was Karen Dawisha, a distinguished Russian expert, speaking about the Russia of today....
Schulz: Russian ambassador not welcomed
European Parliament President Martin Schulz told MEPs Tuesday that he would bar Russia’s EU ambassador from entering the institution in retaliation for a recent travel ban imposed by Russia on European political figures. Last week, the Russian Foreign Ministry handed over to several EU embassies a list of 89 politicians and military leaders...
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[Opinion] Ukraine: holding its ground
Ukraine needs money and arms to hold its ground against Russian aggression. But EU or no EU, it will come out of the war stronger. …read more Source:...
Lying Moscow deserves more sanctions | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Germany
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Poroshenko provokes Putin with Saakashvili | Diário de Notícias – Portugal
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Stop child labour in Poland now | Rzeczpospolita – Poland
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[Ticker] Greece to support Turkish Stream pipeline
Greece will sign a memorandum of understanding pledging support for the Turkish Stream pipeline, the Greek energy minister said Monday according to Russian media. RT reported Greece will invest $2 billion in the gas pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Europa via the Greek-Turkish border instead of through Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Moscow politically unpredictable | Deutschlandradio Kultur – Germany
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[Ticker] Ukraine appoints Georgian ex-president as governor
Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia between 2004 and 2013, has been appointed governor of the southern Ukrainian province Odessa on Saturday. Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko said the pro-Western Saakashvili is “a great friend of Ukraine”. Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev called the surprise move part of a “circus”....
EU drops the FIFA ball
As Loretta Lynch, the US attorney general, fattens her dossier on corruption in FIFA, a piquant question that rears its head is: Why didn’t the EU do this first? Despite the EU’s broad reach in antitrust, trade and other areas, it has none of the powers or the jurisdiction to tackle fraud, bribery and racketeering that the FBI does....
