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France calls Russia peace summit on Ukraine
Sep09

France calls Russia peace summit on Ukraine

France has called an EU summit with Russia on the Ukraine conflict following a prisoner exchange – but the Dutch are unhappy that Ukraine freed a witness of the MH17 atrocity. …read more Source::...

Welcome to the EU neighborhood, Britain
Sep07

Welcome to the EU neighborhood, Britain

LONDON — Over the past 40 years, the Brits have become used to watching their prime ministers swing their weight around on the European stage. Margaret Thatcher’s so-called hand-bagging to secure a budget rebate gained semi-mythical status, as did Gordon Brown’s controversial decision to dodge the signing of the Lisbon Treaty. So far,...

In a Trump world, diplomacy is being conducted in French (again)
Sep06

In a Trump world, diplomacy is being conducted in French (again)

PARIS — U.S. President Donald Trump may have upended the international world order, but it’s French President Emmanuel Macron who has turned America First to his advantage. In recent months, Macron has become increasingly active on the world stage. He played a key role in brokering an agreement over EU top jobs, launched a risky diplomatic...

Ukraine releases key MH17 witness ahead of Russia prisoner swap
Sep05

Ukraine releases key MH17 witness ahead of Russia prisoner swap

A Ukrainian court on Thursday ordered the release of a potential key witness in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 amid negotiations for a prisoner swap between Moscow and Kyiv. Volodymyr Tsemakh, a Ukrainian national, was arrested in June this year and accused of terrorism for fighting with Russian-backed separatists in eastern...

[Ticker] Former MEP Brok appointed advisor to Juncker
Sep05

[Ticker] Former MEP Brok appointed advisor to Juncker

Former MEP Elmar Brok will advise EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on the EU relations with Ukraine, Politico reported. The German Christian Democrat was chair of the foreign affairs committee of the European Parliament for several terms. According to the European Commission he will advise on “strategy and priorities in relations...

Berlin hit job could blight German-Russian relations
Aug31

Berlin hit job could blight German-Russian relations

BERLIN — It was a textbook hit job. Up until the suspected assassin was arrested carrying a Russian passport, that is. Berlin is quietly seething over the assassination of a Chechen rebel fighter who was gunned down in broad daylight last week, allegedly by a man authorities believe to be a Russian agent. The case, which carries echoes of the...

Debate: Rumours of Russia-Ukraine exchange of prisoners
Aug30

Debate: Rumours of Russia-Ukraine exchange of prisoners

A court in Kiev has rule that Kirill Vyshinsky, editor-in-chief of the Russian news agency Ria Novosti, is to be released after 15 months in custody. The ruling is being widely interpreted as a sign of an imminent exchange of prisoners which Russia and Ukraine have been negotiating for some time. The media of the two countries, however, remain...

Traitors in exchange for political prisoners | Obosrevatel – Ukraine
Aug30

Traitors in exchange for political prisoners | Obosrevatel – Ukraine

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Traitors in exchange for political prisoners | Obosrevatel – Ukraine
Aug30

Traitors in exchange for political prisoners | Obosrevatel – Ukraine

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Debate: Gefangenenaustausch Russland-Ukraine?
Aug30

Debate: Gefangenenaustausch Russland-Ukraine?

Ein Kiewer Gericht hat Kirill Wyschinski, Leiter der Ukraine-Redaktion der russischen Nachrichtenagentur Ria Nowosti, nach 15 Monaten aus der Untersuchungshaft entlassen. Dies wird vielerorts als Hinweis auf einen bevorstehenden Gefangenenaustausch interpretiert, über den Russland und die Ukraine hinter den Kulissen schon einige Zeit verhandeln....