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Serbia refuses to join EU sanctions on eve of Putin parade
Serbia has promised not to impose EU-model sanctions on Russia and to go ahead with South Stream on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belgrade. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Lavrov woos European firms on EU sanctions
Russian FM Lavrov told the AEB, a European business lobby, in Moscow Tuesday Russia sanctions will cost the EU €40bn in 2014 and €50bn next year, Bloomberg reports. AEB chairman Pegorier said “The European business community is angry that it is being sacrificed by both the European and Russian authorities”. …read more Source:...
Putin pulls back troops from Ukraine border, but EU is still not satisfied
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51599487.jpg Vladimir Putin’s decision for thousands of troops posted near the Ukrainian border to return to their permanent bases is a step in the right direction, but there can be no talk about lifting the sanctions for the time being. For this, “Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty would have to be...
Will Belgian police go on strike during the EU summit?
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51264959.jpg Trade unions in the Belgium police announced that they will go on strike during the next week’s EU summit in Brussels, on 23 and 24 October. The main trade unions (with the exception of the apolitical Sypol) have threatened they will not provide security during the summit. The initiative concerns both the...
Amid Russia-West tensions, Moscow inks deals with China
Author(s): Kostis Geropoulos p29web.jpg Facing sanctions from the United States and Europe over Ukraine, Russia is relying on Beijing for the investment it needs with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev saying on October 13 that China is one of Russia’s top foreign trading partners. …read more Source: New...
[Ticker] Russia and China sign energy accords
Russia and China Monday signed 38 new accords, related to Russian gas supplies. Russia’s Medvedev referred to doing it in “difficult times”, with the ruble at an all-time low on EU sanctions. But there is little sign of a thaw, after Merkel cancelled an upcoming meeting with Putin in Sochi. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Russia orders troops to leave Ukraine border area
Russian news agencies report Moscow is to move back troops from the Ukraine border to permanent bases, amid a “ceasefire” in Ukraine which has seen 330 deaths since 5 September. But senators have in a letter to the White House warned it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Crimea. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Serbian president criticises EU foreign policy
Serbian president Nikolic told the Rossiya-1 broadcaster Saturday the EU should stop pressure on Belgrade to adopt sanctions on Russia. “Serbia … wants to be with both Russia and the European Union. And this should be granted,” he said, noting the EU has “no common foreign policy on any matter”. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Putin wants EU-Moldova treaty frozen until 2016
Russian leader Putin at a summit with former Soviet states in Minsk has said the EU should postpone a free trade deal with Moldova until 2016. Referring to the EU’s agreement to put off its Ukraine trade pact, he said: “Why couldn’t we build a relationship like that with Moldova?” …read more Source:...
Kazakhstan upgrades ties with EU
The European Union and Kazakhstan yesterday (9 October) announced that they have completed negotiations on a partnership and co-operation agreement, bringing three years of fitful talks to a close. José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, hailed the new agreement – an expansion of an existing deal – not just for its benefits...
