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[Ticker] Putin says EU-Ukraine trade pact will cost him €2bn
Russian leader Putin said at a summit in Minsk Tuesday the EU-Ukraine trade deal will cost Russia €2bn in lost business with Ukraine. He repeated threats to cancel preferential tariffs for Ukraine but said he advocates “closer co-operation” between the EU and his Eurasian Union, to be launched in 2015. …read more Source:...
Moscow confirms soldiers captured, says entered Ukraine 'by accident'
Author(s): NEOnline | KT ukraine_russia.jpg A few hours after Ukraine claimedthat its forces have captured 10 Russian soldiers in an eastern region where the Ukrainian troops are fighting pro-Russia separatists, Moscow confirmed the soldier’s capture. A Russian defence ministry source was quoted by the Russian news agency RIA Novosti as...
[Ticker] EU summit to discuss Ukraine
Ukraine leader Poroshenko told EU Council chief Van Rompuy by phone Monday of his concern that Russian armoured vehicles keep entering Ukraine and that Russia plans to send a second, unilateral “aid” convoy to rebels. Poroshenko is to attend an EU summit in Brussels on Saturday “to discuss the situation”. …read more...
[Ticker] Ukraine to hold parliament elections on 26 October
Ukraine president Poroshenko said Monday he plans to hold parliamentary elections on 26 October despite the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine. The vote is designed to sweep away MPs dating from the pre-revolutionary period of former leader Yanukovych. Poroshenko also promised to ratify an EU free trade deal in mid-September. …read more...
Ukrainian snap elections to 'cleanse' parliament
Author(s): NEOnline | KT poroschenko_ukraine.jpg Ukraine’s president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October, in order to “cleanse” the parliament from separatist sympathisers. Poroshenko is meeting today with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, at a summit in Minsk, capital of Belarus. In a statement...
EU, Russia, Ukraine leaders to meet in Minsk
Senior figures from Russia, Ukraine and the European Union will meet in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, today (26 August) to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, Petro Poroshenko, the president of Ukraine, and Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, are meeting this afternoon. The summit will also...
Merkel: Ukraine can go to Eurasian Union
Merkel has indicated she is willing to make concessions on EU-Ukraine relations ahead of peace talks in Minsk. …read more Source:...
EU prepares support for dairy sector
The European Commission is preparing to provide support for the dairy industry to alleviate the effects of a Russian ban on foods from the European Union. Russia announced an import ban on food products from the EU, US, Norway, Canada and Australia on 7 August in response to sanctions imposed on it because of its actions in Ukraine. Earlier this...
Merkel visits Rajoy ahead of EU summit
Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, yesterday (24 August) held talks with Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s prime minister, days before a European Union summit at which leaders aim to decide on a series of EU leadership positions. With Merkel under increasing pressure from France and Italy to relax the EU’s policy of spending cuts and...
[Ticker] Captured soldiers on parade in Donetsk
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have marched dozens of captured government soldiers through the city of Donetsk, reports the BBC. The incident came ahead of a military parade in Kiev to mark Independence Day and as Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko announced extra military spending of €2.5 billion. …read more Source:...
