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The return of a Soviet habit
The safest way to attack someone’s credibility is to nibble at it. This is what Russia is doing to NATO with its abduction of an Estonian security official on 5 September. The kidnapping exemplifies the way the Kremlin works. Gangsterdom, intelligence, propaganda, a sense of history and diplomacy all overlap. The timing is excellent and so...
Most Europeans want Ukraine to join the EU
Most Europeans say Ukraine should be invited to join the EU and want tougher sanctions on Russia. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU talks on Russia sanctions go into second day
EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday failed to reach agreement on whether to impose new Russia sanctions now or to wait and see if its peace deal with Ukraine sticks. They are to reconvene on Thursday, allowing more time for consultations with capitals, an EU source said. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Euromaidan up for 2014 Sakharov Prize
The EPP group’s vice-chair Jacek Saryusz-Wolski has submitted a nomination of Ukraine’s Euromaidan for the 2014 Sakharov Prize as a “truly European voice for values, freedom and human rights”. The Euromaidan would be represented by Mustafa Nayem, Ruslana Lyzhychko, Yelyzaveta Schepetylnykova and Tetiana Chornovol for the...
[Ticker] Most Europeans want Ukraine to join EU
A narrow majority of Europeans surveyed by the GMF think tank have said Ukraine should be given EU membership even if it annoys Russia, while two-thirds supported tougher Russia sanctions. Most Russians told the pollster that Russia should maintain its influence on Ukraine even at the cost of EU ties. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Italy spotlights IS Libya threat in EU defence meeting
Italian minister Pinotti told press after an EU defence chief’s meeting in Milan the Islamic State “might spread to Libya … it poses a threat to the EU and to our [Italian] territory”. She referred to the Ukraine war once, calling it “what’s happening to the east of us”. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Merkel urges swift implementation of Russia sanctions
Chancellor Merkel said in the German parliament Wednesday the EU should “soon” impose new sanctions on Russia because elements of its peace deal with Ukraine “remain unclear”. She spoke ahead of an EU ambassadors’ meeting on Ukraine in Brussels and despite reports of a Russian military pull-back in Ukraine....
Lifting US Oil Export Ban to Hurt Putin
Author(s): Kostis Geropoulos p13energyinsider.jpg The United States can squeeze Russia’s oil profits, increasing pressure on the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine while, at the same time, supply Europe with oil, a leading analyst told New Europe on September 8. …read more Source: New...
[Ticker] Ukraine urges EU sanctions ‘without delay’
Ukraine’s EU ambassador has urged the EU to “implement … without any delay” new sanctions on Russia despite the ceasefire. He noted the ceasefire deal “must not create any illusions: So far the Russian side has not fulfilled key demands of Ukraine and the EU”, such as withdrawing Russian troops. …read...
EU holds off on Russia sanctions
The European Union yesterday evening agreed on a set of additional economic sanctions that it will impose on Russia depending on Russia’s response to a ceasefire agreed on Friday between Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The agreement amounts to an incremental extension of the EU’s sanctions...
