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Putin-Barroso dispute over alleged ‘take Kiev’ claim
Russia has threatened to release a recording of a disputed phone conversation between Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, and José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, in which Barroso claims the Putin said “if I wanted I could take Kiev in two weeks”. Putin disputes Barroso’s claim, which was made to European...
Russia, the West buying time before the NATO summit
Author(s): Dan Alexe putin_barroso.jpg Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on 2 September accused Western nations and NATO of supporting what he called the “party of war” in Kiev. Lavrov referring in part to calls by senior Ukrainian officials for the country to abandon its non-aligned status and seek NATO membership. NATO, at a...
The Kremlin: Barroso unworthy of trust
Author(s): Dan Alexe 51534960.jpg A Russian official is complaining that EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso breached confidentiality when he quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Moscow could take over Kiev in two weeks if it wished. …read more Source: New...
New EU appointees speak out against Russia
Two of the EU’s new top officials – Donald Tusk and Federica Mogherini – have spoken out against Russia’s “war” on Ukraine. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Putin told Barroso he could ‘take Kiev in two weeks’
Italian daily La Repubblica reports that when EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday, Putin told him: “I can take Kiev in two weeks if I want”. Barroso’s spokeswoman declined to comment on the report when asked by EUobserver. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] New EU foreign policy chief criticises Putin
The EU’s newly-nominated foreign policy chief, Italy’s Mogherini, Monday criticised Russian leader Putin, saying he has “never respected the commitments” he made on Ukraine and that he is “acting against the interests of [his] people”. Eastern European state had earlier opposed her nomination on grounds she is...
EU hurries to strengthen sanctions on Russia
European Union institutions have begun days of intense discussions about a new set of measures intended to persuade Russia to roll back its military activities in Ukraine and to engage in substantive peace talks with Ukraine. Debate about Russia’s increasingly overt engagement in fighting in Ukraine preoccupied the EU’s national...
Russia, EU try to assess the effect of reciprocal sanctions
Author(s): Dan Alexe ukrainian_soldiers_of_the_battalion_azov_guard_the_battalions_base_in_mariupol_donetsk_region_ukraine_31_august_2014._.jpg Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on September 1 that the Russian military would not intervene in Ukraine, even as Kiev announced that Ukrainian troops are battling a Russian tank division in...
MEPs return for committee meetings
Members of the European Parliament will this week hold the first committee meetings after the summer break. The Parliament’s 20 committees and two sub-committees met, for the first time since May’s election, in July to elect their chairs and vice-chairs. But most did not engage in any legislative work. This week will see the first...
[Ticker] Russia calls for ‘ceasefire’, ‘statehood’ in east Ukraine
Russian FM Lavrov has called for Ukrainian troops to stop fighting pro-Russia rebels as a precondition for new peace talks, due in Minsk on Monday. Russian leader Putin Sunday said talks should consider “statehood” for the self-declared separatist republics in east and south Ukraine – a red line for Kiev. …read more...
