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EU increases humanitarian aid to Iraq, Ukraine
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61040718_preview.jpg The European Commission is increasing its humanitarian aid to Iraq by an additional €5 million in response to the growing needs, bringing the overall funding for Iraq up to €17 million in 2014. The new funding will bring vital assistance to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians...
EU pledges aid for Iraq as France and Italy call for emergency meeting
Kristalina Georgieva, the European commissioner for humanitarian aid, announced today (12 August) that the European Union will mobilise an additional €5 million for humanitarian aid to Iraq as the country struggles to deal with an Islamist insurgency that has taken over vast swathes of the country and spurred a refugee crisis. Yesterday it...
EU and US suspicious of Russian aid convoy
A convoy of 280 trucks carrying 2,000 tonnes of humanitarian supplies are on their way to eastern Ukraine from Moscow this morning (12 August), according to Russian media. The Russian government said in a statement that Russian president Vladimir Putin had informed José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, about the aid...
Uncertainty surrounds Russian ‘aid’ convoy to Ukraine
The Red Cross says it has no agreement to govern what will happen when Russian “aid” trucks arrive at Ukraine’s border. …read more Source:...
Details of international “humanitarian" operation in Ukraine still unclear
Author(s): Dan Alexe ukraine_military.jpg Ukraine and the International Committee of the Red Cross will lead a humanitarian convoy supported by the European Union, the United States and Russia to the country’s conflict-torn eastern city of Luhansk, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. At the same time, the Kremlin said Russian...
Putin warned against a 'humanitarian’ intervention in Ukraine.
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61041579_preview.jpg EU and US warned again president Vladimir Putin on Monday against a ‘humanitarian’ invasion of Ukraine. The warning came as Putin told Commision president Jose Manuel Barroso that Russia “would send to Ukraine a humanitarian convoy” together with the Red Cross to relieve...
[Ticker] Putin tells Barroso he is sending ‘aid convoy’ to Ukraine
Russian leader Putin said in a statement after speaking by phone to EU commission chief Barroso Monday that Russia “will send to Ukraine a humanitarian convoy” together with the Red Cross. Barroso had “warned [Russia] against any unilateral military actions in Ukraine, under any pretext, including humanitarian” to no...
[Ticker] Nato chief: ‘High probability’ that Russia will invade Ukraine
Nato chief Fogh Rasmussen told Reuters Monday “there is a high probability” that Russia will invade Ukraine in the name of humanitarian aid. “We see the Russians developing the narrative and the pretext for such an operation”, he noted. Ukraine says Russia has massed 45,000 troops on its border. …read more Source:...
EU may compensate farmers for effects of Russia’s Western food ban
The European Commission created a panel today (11 August) to assess the impact of Russia’s ban on food imports from the European Union and to determine whether EU farmers should receive compensation. The panel, headed by Jerzy Plewa, the Commission’s director-general for transport, is expected to share its findings with member states...
EU and US warn Russia against ‘humanitarian’ invasion of Ukraine
Western leaders say Russia sanctions will escalate if it “invades” Ukraine under the guise of “humanitarian” aid, as EU food companies count the cost of Russia’s import ban. …read more Source:...
