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Ukraine says Russian invasion has begun
Aug28

Ukraine says Russian invasion has begun

Ukrainian president Poroshenko has said Russian forces have invaded his country, with Kiev calling for an emergency EU and UN meeting. …read more Source:...

[Ticker] France says Russian troops in Ukraine ‘intolerable’
Aug28

[Ticker] France says Russian troops in Ukraine ‘intolerable’

French leader Hollande told French ambassadors at a meeting Thursday it is “intolerable and unacceptable” if Russian soldiers are directly involved in Ukraine fighting following reports by Ukraine and by the US of a new, Russian-backed offensive in the south-east of the country. EU leaders will discuss the situation Saturday....

Germany and US voice concern on Russian troops in Ukraine
Aug28

Germany and US voice concern on Russian troops in Ukraine

Germany and the US have lent weight to claims that Russian troops are directly involved in opening up a new front in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...

Moldova celebrates completion of gas connection to EU
Aug27

Moldova celebrates completion of gas connection to EU

A ceremony was held in Moldova today (27 August) to inaugurate a gas pipeline that connects the country to Romania, and will reduce its reliance on Russian gas. The inauguration, led by Prime Minister Iurie Leancă, was held on the 23rd anniversary of Moldova’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Speaking at the ceremony in...

Minsk meeting can’t break Ukraine deadlock
Aug27

Minsk meeting can’t break Ukraine deadlock

Author(s): Kostis Geropoulos p28web.jpg As the fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies and no breakthrough surfaced at the Minsk meeting, the Contact Group for Ukraine is to resume work in the coming days, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on August 27. …read more Source: New...

Ukraine's EU Association Agreement at the forefront of talks with Putin
Aug27

Ukraine's EU Association Agreement at the forefront of talks with Putin

Author(s): NEOnline | KT putin_minsk.jpg It is possible to enhance cooperation between the Customs Union and Ukraine, but that is unlikely to happen if Kiev materializes the Association Agreement with the European Union, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin said Tuesday evening, after meeting with Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko in...

Nato chief unveils new plan for eastern Europe
Aug27

Nato chief unveils new plan for eastern Europe

A summit in Minsk on Tuesday failed to produce a breakthrough on the Ukraine conflict, while Nato announced a bold new plan for eastern Europe. …read more Source:...

Ukraine’s leader pledges ‘roadmap for peace’ at Minsk summit
Aug27

Ukraine’s leader pledges ‘roadmap for peace’ at Minsk summit

Petro Poroshenko, the president of Ukraine, has pledged to come up with a “roadmap” for peace in his country, where Russian-backed separatists have been losing ground to government forces in recent weeks. Poroshenko made the announcement at a summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Minsk yesterday (26 August) that was also...

Women commissioners: Juncker struggles to reach eight
Aug27

Women commissioners: Juncker struggles to reach eight

Jean-Claude Juncker, the next president of the European Commission, is faced with the prospect of having at most nine women in his college of European commissioners, whose composition is to be finalised in the coming days. The European Council is to meet on Saturday (30 August) to decide who should succeed Herman Van Rompuy as the president of...

[Ticker] Poroshenko shakes Putin’s hand in Minsk
Aug26

[Ticker] Poroshenko shakes Putin’s hand in Minsk

Ukraine leader Porosehnko shook hands for cameras with Russia’s president Putin at a meeting in Minsk on Tuesday despite reports of ever-more Russian troops and weapons pouring into Ukraine. “In Minsk at this meeting the fate of the world and Europe is being decided,” Poroshenko told press, AFP reports. …read more Source:...