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EU to uphold Russia sanctions
EU states decided to uphold sanctions on Russia and to better co-ordinate their response to the Ebola crisis at a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday. …read more Source:...
EU maintains Russia sanctions, warns separatists in Ukraine
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51620001.jpg EU foreign ministers said on Monday the cease-fire and peace plan in Ukraine have helped reduce fighting between government and pro-Russian rebels, but they condemned the continued violations of the accord. The accords reached last month were a step towards a sustainable political solution of the crisis, the...
[Ticker] EU not ready to relax Russia sanctions
The FMs of Denmark and Lithuania said Monday in Luxembourg the EU is not ready to relax sanctions on Russia. Denmark’s Lidegaard said “I don’t think we should decrease pressure just now”. Lithuania’s Linkevicius noted: “There’s no breakthrough, no improvement in the situation … no possibility to...
Ukraine needs reform to survive
The focus in Ukraine is shifting back from war or peace to the country’s internal malaise – the time has come for real reforms. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine and Russia agree winter gas supplies
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed that a gas-supply deal was secured at a meeting on Friday in Milan with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia is demanding pre-payment for the gas while accepting a discount of $100 per one thousand cubic metres. …read more Source:...
The Stockholm syndrome in politics
There is an emerging trend to cool rhetoric and to help Russia to eliminate itself as a party to and originator of the conflict with and in Ukraine, to try to help the aggressor to ‘save face’. It is a trend that brings to mind a medical diagnosis – the Stockholm syndrome that develops in some people in a captive or hostage situation....
Putin makes nice on Ukraine at EU-Russia mini-summit
Putin has told EU leaders that he wants pro-Russia rebels to make peace with Ukraine, amid scepticism on his true intentions. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Russia warns of ‘significant risk’ on EU gas supplies
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said in Belgrade on Thursday there “are significant transit risks” for EU winter gas supplies through Ukraine. He noted that EU “political” objections to Russia’s South Stream are “damaging the economy”. He also promised to invest an extra $1bn in Serbia’s Russia-owned...
Five questions for MEPs to ask Maroš Šefčovič
Maroš Šefčovič had an easy ride at his first hearing earlier this month, when he was the nominee for transport policy. He showed he had mastered the technical aspects of the portfolio and his gentle, pleasant demeanor put MEPs in a relaxed mood. The stakes are higher now that he has been nominated to be a vice-president for the sensitive subject...
Ukraine crisis in Milan – Putin meets Poroshenko
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51404210.jpg Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Milan for a summit of European and Asian leaders opening Thursday in a bid to escape the worst crisis with the West since the Cold War. Putin will discuss Ukraine during a working breakfast with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and key European leaders on the...
