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EU urges Putin to allow monitors, as Ukraine destroys Russian column
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61129926_preview.jpg EU foreign ministers at an emergency meeting on Friday urged Russia to extend the mandate of international monitors, the OSCE, on the conflict and to abide by “appropriate channels in agreement with the Ukrainian authorities” on aid delivery. They also welcomed the decision by...
EU foreign ministers back arms supplies for Kurdish forces
Foreign ministers from the European Union’s member states have approved the sending of arms to Kurdish security forces fighting militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq. Arms will be provided by member states on an individual basis. France and the UK have announced that they will send arms to Kurdish forces....
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[Ticker] Russian military vehicles gather at Ukrainian border
Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles have gathered at the border with Ukraine, near to where its aid convoy halted this week, Reuters reports. Russia says it is carrying 2,000 tons of water, baby food and aid for people in east Ukraine, where pro-Moscow rebels are fighting Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU, Russia and Ukraine to discuss gas and trade disputes
The presidents of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission will hold “consultation” talks on disputes related to gas and an EU-Ukraine free trade agreement, the EU said on Thursday. The talks are intended to be face-to-face between Presidents Putin, Petro Poroshenko and Barroso although it is unclear where and when. …read...
[Ticker] Slovakian PM criticises EU sanctions on Russia
Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico criticised the EU’s “meaningless” sanctions on Russia at a news conference Thursday. “Why should we jeopardise the EU economy that is beginning to grow?” questioned Fico. “Who profits from the EU economy decreasing, Russia’s economy having troubles and Ukraine...
EU foreign ministers converge on Brussels for crisis talks
Foreign ministers from European Union member states are meeting in Brussels today (15 August) for an emergency summit called by Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, earlier this week. The ministers will discuss three ongoing conflicts that have come to a head: Russian troops amassing on the Ukraine border, the Islamic State...
Russian military vehicles enter Ukraine
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61107526_preview.jpg Russian armoured personnel carriers and support vehicles have crossed the Ukrainian border, while the 280-truck convoy that Moscow says is carrying humanitarian aid. came to a halt separately. Two British newspapers have been witnessing the fact, with correspondents for “The Guardian” and “The...
EU to compensate farmers for Russian food ban
The European Commission will next week come forward with market stabilisation measures to compensate a number of perishable fruit and vegetable producers for losses suffered as a result of Russia’s ban on food from the European Union. The Russian ban is a counter-measure against EU sanctions on Russian individuals and financial institutions...
Putin in Crimea, as Russian convoy prepares to cross Ukrainian border
Author(s): Dan Alexe putin_crimea.jpg The Russian convoy of 260-odd trucks headed for the separatists regions in Ukraine seems poised to cross the border at the besieged city of Lugansk. Most of Lugansk has been without gas or electricity for the last 10 days. By sending the convoy south, Russia appeared intent on not abiding by a tentative...
[Ticker] Cyprus calls for EU meeting on Russian food embargo
The Cypriot government has officially requested a special meeting of EU farm and fisheries ministers to assess the negative effects of Russia’s food embargo on EU member-states, Cyprus Mail reports. Russia announced the import ban last week after the EU sanctioned Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
