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Russia seeks new veto on EU-Ukraine pact
Jul10

Russia seeks new veto on EU-Ukraine pact

Russia is hoping to use new talks on the EU-Ukraine trade treaty to alter the pact and to get a say on when it enters into life. …read more Source:...

[Ticker] Italian presidency: South Stream should go ahead
Jul10

[Ticker] Italian presidency: South Stream should go ahead

The Italian EU presidency is in favour of a controversial Russian pipeline project, South Stream, which would circumvent Ukraine and deliver gas to south-eastern Europe. “We think South Stream should go ahead, because it would increase the diversification of routes,” Italy’s EU state secretary Sandro Gozi said Thursday in...

Russia’s image nosedives, as EU adds 11 names to blacklist
Jul10

Russia’s image nosedives, as EU adds 11 names to blacklist

A new survey shows that Russia’s image has taken a battering over the Ukraine crisis, as the EU added another 11 names to its blacklist. …read more Source:...

EU considers mini-sanctions on Russia
Jul08

EU considers mini-sanctions on Russia

The EU is considering whether to add some low-level names to the Russia blacklist, as France and Germany lead efforts on Ukraine peace talks. …read more Source:...

[Ticker] EU to add more names to Russia blacklist
Jul08

[Ticker] EU to add more names to Russia blacklist

Reuters reports that EU countries’ ambassadors at a meeting on Monday agreed to expand a blacklist of Russians and Ukrainian separatists over the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine. The number and the actual names are to be decided at a follow-up meeting on Wednesday. …read more Source:...

[Ticker] Bulgaria presses for South Stream project
Jul08

[Ticker] Bulgaria presses for South Stream project

Russia and Bulgaria Monday pressed the EU to approve South Stream, a controversial gas pipeline that would bypass Ukraine and which Brussels rejected after the annexation of Crimea. Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Orecharski voiced optimism that Brussels would accept “the very good arguments” in favour of the project. …read more...

Ukrainians seek EU asylum as conflict goes on
Jul07

Ukrainians seek EU asylum as conflict goes on

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has prompted more than 2,000 Ukrainians to apply for asylum in the EU since March. …read more Source:...

Several EU states impose arms ban on Russia
Jul07

Several EU states impose arms ban on Russia

Most of the EU’s top arms exporters have imposed a ban on sales to Russia, but Ukraine’s military embargo could have a bigger impact on the crisis. …read more Source:...

[Investigation] Several EU states impose arms ban on Russia
Jul07

[Investigation] Several EU states impose arms ban on Russia

Most of the EU’s top arms exporters have imposed a quiet ban on sales to Russia, but Ukraine’s military embargo could have a bigger impact on the crisis. …read more Source:...

Putin accuses US of ‘blackmail’ on French bank fine
Jul02

Putin accuses US of ‘blackmail’ on French bank fine

Russia has accused the US of using bank fines to “blackmail” France on arms sales, amid Western division on Ukraine. …read more Source:...