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Nordic defence pact heightens tension with Russia
Apr13

Nordic defence pact heightens tension with Russia

The Kremlin says a new Nordic defence pact is “directed against Russia” and amounts to a “confrontational approach” on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...

Ukraine must de-corrupt and de-oligarchise, Timothy Garton Ash believes | La Repubblica – Italy
Apr10
Jihad hackers hurt IS’s cause | The Guardian – United Kingdom
Apr10

Jihad hackers hurt IS’s cause | The Guardian – United Kingdom

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[Ticker] Russian rouble increases in value
Apr10

[Ticker] Russian rouble increases in value

The Russian rouble on Thursday rose 2 percent against the dollar and euro in gains attributed by financial experts to easing to tensions in Ukraine, Reuters reports. The financial newswire noted the recovery is unlikely to last long due to the underlying low price for oil. …read more Source:...

Lithuania bans Russian TV station
Apr09

Lithuania bans Russian TV station

Lithuania’s media watchdog has blocked broadasts by Russian TV channel RTR Planeta on grounds of inciting hatred over Ukraine. …read more Source:...

[Ticker] Lithuania bans Russian TV station
Apr09

[Ticker] Lithuania bans Russian TV station

Lithuania has suspended the broadcasting licence of RTR Planeta, a Russian TV channel, for three months on grounds that it propagates “violence … war” in its coverage of Ukraine. Karolis Zikaras, a Lithuanian military spokesman, said: “When we deal with open lies, the state has to react”. …read more Source:...

Greece close to default
Apr09

Greece close to default

Greece is due to repay to a loan of around €450 million to the International Monetary Fund today (9 April), amid concerns that the Greek government is on the brink of a default and could run out of money this month. Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s finance minister, flew to the United States on Sunday (5 April) to reassure Christine Lagarde, the...

MEPs to discuss controversial ‘Armenian genocide’ report
Apr09

MEPs to discuss controversial ‘Armenian genocide’ report

The sensitive subject of how to define the Ottoman Empire’s 1915 killing and the forced relocation of its Armenian subjects will be up for debate at a single-day session of the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday (8 April). The resolution, entitled ‘Armenian genocide 100th anniversary’, builds on a report adopted last month...

[Opinion] Russian tactics on Ukraine likely to backfire
Apr08

[Opinion] Russian tactics on Ukraine likely to backfire

Russia’s aggressive rhetoric shows that it’s running out of credible options to intimidate Western governments and will strengthen Ukraine in the long run. …read more Source:...

A million Ukrainians seek safety in Russia in a year, says Moscow
Apr08

A million Ukrainians seek safety in Russia in a year, says Moscow

Author(s): NEOnline | KT ukraine_refugees_russia.jpg Almost a million Ukrainians have sought safety in Russia during the last year, according to the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) The total figure of the citizens from the South-East of Ukraine entering the territory of the Russian Federation and currently staying on it from the period of...