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Global perspectives: EU must not show weakness after Minsk | Moscow Times – Russia
Feb17

Global perspectives: EU must not show weakness after Minsk | Moscow Times – Russia

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Kalin Tersijski on the lack of pacifist voices in the Ukraine conflict | Novinar – Bulgaria
Feb17

Kalin Tersijski on the lack of pacifist voices in the Ukraine conflict | Novinar – Bulgaria

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OSCE must be armed | Handelsblatt – Germany
Feb17

OSCE must be armed | Handelsblatt – Germany

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Slovakia planning peace conference on Ukraine
Feb17

Slovakia planning peace conference on Ukraine

Author(s): NEOnline | TB fico.jpg Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced plans to host a high-level peace conference on Ukraine next month. Fighting has escalated as pro-Russian forces trying to take control of the eastern Ukraine town of Debaltseve. Fico, the leader of the Direction-Social Democracy party of Slovakia since 1999, was...

Moscow Times
Feb17

Moscow Times

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Bond, Ian
Feb17

Bond, Ian

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[Ticker] France should recognise Crimea as Russian, says Le Pen
Feb17

[Ticker] France should recognise Crimea as Russian, says Le Pen

The French government should recognise Crimea as part of Russia’s territory and restore ties with Moscow, French National Front leader, Marine Le Pen has said in an interview with Polish Do Rzeczy. “Russia is a natural ally of Europe,” she said. …read more Source:...

[Ticker] Russia threatens ‘response’ to latest EU sanctions
Feb17

[Ticker] Russia threatens ‘response’ to latest EU sanctions

The Russian foreign ministry has said it will give an “appropriate response” to a new EU blacklist over the Ukraine crisis. It called the measures “inconsistent and illogical” due to the new Minsk ceasefire deal. But EU and US leaders on Tuesday voiced dismay over ongoing attacks by Russia-controlled fighters. …read...

[Ticker] UK ex-spy chief: Ukraine frozen conflict may be best option
Feb17

[Ticker] UK ex-spy chief: Ukraine frozen conflict may be best option

British ex-MI6 head John Sawers said in a speech in King’s College London if the West arms Ukraine it could see Russia “go further than us” leading to “tens of thousands” of deaths in Ukraine. He added a frozen conflict in east Ukraine may be “the least bad attainable outcome.” …read more Source:...

EU breaks taboo on ‘Russian forces in Ukraine’
Feb16

EU breaks taboo on ‘Russian forces in Ukraine’

The EU has – for the first time in an official text – referred to Russian forces being active in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...