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EU sanctions on Russia in limbo
EU countries have adopted a new round of sanctions against Russia, but cannot agree when or whether to implement them. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU adopts Russia sanctions, delays implementation
EU countries on Monday adopted a new round of economic sanctions against Russia over its attack on Ukraine. EU Council chief Herman Van Rompuy said they will be implemented “in the coming days”. He added the EU will “assess” the ceasefire situation, and might “review” the sanctions later on. …read more...
[Ticker] MEPs agree to fast-track EU-Ukraine trade deal
MEPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee Monday voted to fast-track the Association agreement between the EU and Ukraine by an overwhelming 49 to 8 majority. Deputies will take their final vote to ratify the trade deal, which is likely to enter into force in November, in Strasbourg next week. …read more Source:...
EU adopts new Russia sanctions, punishing Gazprom, Rosneft
Author(s): Dan Alexe 51548971.jpg The European Union adopted a fourth wave of sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine on September 8. Among the targeted big Russian companies, Gazprom, Rosneft and Transneft are now shut out of capital markets. The gas-producing wing of Gazprom, a main supplier to the EU, is not targeted by the...
Amnesty: "evidence of war crimes" on both sides in Ukraine
Author(s): Dan Alexe 51491910.jpg Amnesty International says there is “mounting evidence” that both Ukrainian pro-government militia and separatist forces are responsible for war crimes in the country’s east, and accuses Russia of fueling the conflict. Ukrainian militia and separatist forces are responsible for war crimes,...
Amnesty: "evidence of war crimes" and Russian involvement in Ukraine
Author(s): Dan Alexe 51491910.jpg Amnesty International says there is “mounting evidence” that both Ukrainian pro-government militia and separatist forces are responsible for war crimes in the country’s east, and accuses Russia of fueling the conflict. Ukrainian militia and separatist forces are responsible for war crimes,...
Russia threatens to close airspace
Russia’s prime minister has warned that Russia may refuse Western airlines the right to fly over Siberia in response to sanctions that the European Union and the United States are poised to impose. In an interview published this morning in the Russian paper Vedomosti, Dmitry Medvedev said that an end to overflight rights could drive “many”...
Russia agrees cease-fire, but EU sanctions may follow regardless
Ukraine, pro-Russia separatists and Russia have signed a conditional cease-fire agreement, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko announced at the end of a NATO summit in Wales on Friday (5 September). However EU leaders and Barack Obama, the US president, remain sceptical that the deal represents a real solution to the conflict. “We are hopeful,...
EU farm ministers call for further compensation
Agriculture ministers held an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday (5 September) to take stock of the effect of the Russian ban on EU food imports on the EU agricultural sector. Russia banned the import of meat, fruit, vegetables and other foods on 6 August, in retaliation for EU sanctions for Russia’s military involvement in Ukraine....
EU to adopt Russia sanctions despite ceasefire
EU countries are to adopt new sanctions on Russia despite the Ukraine ceasefire, but might revoke them if things go well. …read more Source:...
