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John Kerry dangles sanctions relief during trip to Russia
Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that if Russia abides by the Minsk protocol setting a ceasefire in Ukraine, sanctions enacted by the United States and European Union against Russia can be lifted. Speaking at a press conference in Sochi beside his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kerry said that regardless of...
Europe’s migration crisis: What comes next?
The EU is tackling its migration crisis on two major fronts, after roughly 1,800 people have died so far this year crossing the Mediterranean to Europe. Outside Brussels, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is pushing for a UN mandate to fight the deadly business of human traffickers in Libya, amid a pushback from Russia over the use of...
PM+: TTIP: A foot in the door in Washington?
Opinion Plus TTIP will allow Brussels greater influence in Washington, argues Craig Willy. …read more Source: The Parliament...
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[Ticker] Slain activist’s report highlights Russian cost of Ukraine war
A report on the Ukraine war, compiled by the late Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, and published Tuesday, says at least 220 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine and that the conflict has cost the Russian taxpayer $2.5bn. Nemtsov was murdered in February, but colleagues finished his text. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Nato urges Russia to stop ‘support’ for Ukraine separatists
Nato head Stoltenberg said Monday Russia has a “special responsibility” for ending “a disturbing trend” of “ceasefire violations, obstruction of [international] monitors and continued Russian support for the separatists” in Ukraine. He noted a Nato ministers’ meeting in Turkey Tuesday will “address...
[Ticker] Kerry to meet Putin on Ukraine
US secretary of state Kerry is to meet Russian leader Putin on Monday in Sochi, Russia, en route to a Nato event in Turkey. The State Department said they’ll “discuss … Iran, Syria, and Ukraine”. It noted the trip is part of ongoing efforts “to maintain direct lines of communication”. …read more Source:...
Kerry flies to Sochi to meet with Russia’s Putin
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top officials on Tuesday in Sochi, Russia, the first such direct talks since tensions over Ukraine and other major global issues have escalated. The State Department said in a statement that Kerry and Putin will discuss a range of regional issues, including...
Brexit debate a boon for Putin | Financial Times – United Kingdom
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65th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration: Retirement time!
Five days after Star Wars celebrated their World Day – May the Fourth be with you – the “fandom” of the European Union celebrated the 65th anniversary of one of its greatest symbols: The sexagenarian Schuman declaration. On May 9, 1950, the French foreign minister Robert Schuman (alongside Jean Monnet) proposed a plan to pool the production of...
Poroshenko’s Four Ds: A program for a new Ukraine
Post-maidan Ukraine is at war. Not only against Russian invaders, but more generally against sovietism. This war has a military front in the East, but as important is the political, economic, social frontline in the rest of the country. Resisting the invaders and reforming the nation are the two fronts of a same fight: the struggle for the...
