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Cyprus to strike “significant agreements” with Russia
Feb19

Cyprus to strike “significant agreements” with Russia

Nicos Anastasiades, the president of Cyprus, will fly to Moscow on 25 February to reach what his office describes as “significant agreements” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Ioannis Kasoulides, the Cypriot foreign minister, told a Brussels audience on 10 February that speculation that Cyprus would lease military bases to Russia was...

EU warns Russia as Ukraine ceasefire breaks down
Feb18

EU warns Russia as Ukraine ceasefire breaks down

The EU foreign service said on Wednesday (18 February) it is “ready to take … action” if Russia continues to violate the latest Minsk ceasefire. …read more Source:...

Croatians entitled to do business with Russia | Večernji List – Croatia
Feb18

Croatians entitled to do business with Russia | Večernji List – Croatia

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Latvia’s military armed against Russia | Neatkarīgā – Latvia
Feb18

Latvia’s military armed against Russia | Neatkarīgā – Latvia

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Putin remains in charge in eastern Ukraine | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Germany
Feb18

Putin remains in charge in eastern Ukraine | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Germany

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Ukraine: the separatist onslaught continues
Feb18

Ukraine: the separatist onslaught continues

Author(s): Dan Alexe Debaltseve.jpg Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Kiev to allow Ukrainian soldiers who are encircled in an eastern Ukrainian town to surrender to rebel forces. The separatists claim the recent truce does not apply to the battle front at Debaltseve. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said some government troops were...

[Ticker] Putin arrives in Hungary
Feb17

[Ticker] Putin arrives in Hungary

Russian leader Putin has arrived in Budapest for what the Kremlin says includes a “tete-a-tete” meeting with PM Orban, a WWII wreath-laying ceremony, talks on gas supplies and on Russia’s construction of two nuclear reactors. Putin is officially not welcome for “bilateral regular” summits in the EU due to Ukraine....

Minsk paving the way for peace?
Feb17

Minsk paving the way for peace?

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[Ticker] Russia voices upset over EU listing of singing MP
Feb17

[Ticker] Russia voices upset over EU listing of singing MP

Russia has voiced upset that the EU listed one of its MPs, Iosif Kobzon, also a popular singer. Russian cultural envoy Mikhail Shvydkoy told the Tass news agency that Kobzon’s performances in Russia-occupied Donetsk in east Ukraine were innocent: “He is a man of art … he didn’t shoot anyone”. …read more Source:...

Europe shirks its responsibility | Corriere del Ticino – Switzerland
Feb17

Europe shirks its responsibility | Corriere del Ticino – Switzerland

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