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EU and Ukraine celebrate ties, as war rumbles on
Jul12

EU and Ukraine celebrate ties, as war rumbles on

Ukrainian president Poroshenko will celebrate ever-closer Western ties with top EU officials in Kiev on Wednesday and Thursday. …read more Source:...

20 Years of NATO – Ukraine Relations
Jul12

20 Years of NATO – Ukraine Relations

NATO has had a partnership with Ukraine for over 20 years. Ukraine is one of the biggest beneficiaries of NATO Trust Funds. The funds have paid for various projects including financial support for political and security sector reforms, help with cyber defence and medical rehabilitation for Ukrainian soldiers. Follow EU Today on Social media:...

NATO bristles at ‘unsafe behavior’ by Russian pilots
Jul11

NATO bristles at ‘unsafe behavior’ by Russian pilots

Increasingly angry NATO allies will tell the Kremlin on Thursday of their objection to aggressive and dangerous maneuvers by Russian military pilots over the Baltic Sea, including “unsafe behavior by Russian pilots on intercepts,” an alliance official said. NATO’s frustration over what it views as unnecessary provocations by Russian...

[Feature] Sanctions on Crimea hurt some more than others
Jul11

[Feature] Sanctions on Crimea hurt some more than others

From small businesses to commercial giants, many have been affected by the US and EU sanctions imposed after Crimea’s annexation by Russia in 2014. But some locals have found ways around them. …read more Source:...

Today at Commission, agenda and Ukraine
Jul11

Today at Commission, agenda and Ukraine

A day ahead of the weekly meeting of European commissioners and chief spokesman Margaritis Schinas told reporters there will be plenty to report. The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, will attend the meeting to give the state of play on the talks ahead of Monday’s next round in Brussels. Commissioners will also discuss...

[Ticker] EU takes final step to adopt Ukraine association agreement
Jul11

[Ticker] EU takes final step to adopt Ukraine association agreement

EU countries Tuesday definitively adopted the Association Agreement with Ukraine, a day before a summit in Kiev. The agreement has been provisionally applied since 1 September 2014, but its final ratification was delayed after Dutch voters rejected it in a 2016 referendum. The Netherlands ratified in May 2017 after getting assurances that it...

Canadian Speculators Flout International Protocol In Kazakh Legal Case
Jul11

Canadian Speculators Flout International Protocol In Kazakh Legal Case

An ongoing international case that seems to fly in the face of both national laws and international convention continues to vex the government of Kazakhstan, and to threaten the legal position of post-colonial, and especially post-Soviet, states around the world. The problem began in 1995 when the newly independent republic of Kazakhstan was...

Ukraine to launch Nato entry process
Jul11

Ukraine to launch Nato entry process

Ukraine will start discussion about establishing a membership action plan despite Russia’s ongoing aggression in the east of the country. …read more Source:...

Republican impatience grows over stalled Russia sanctions bill
Jul11

Republican impatience grows over stalled Russia sanctions bill

A key House chairman, frustrated that a Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill has stalled in his chamber, is considering crafting his own plan to punish Moscow — even as White House officials lobby to defang the legislation. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce may write his own Russia sanctions legislation if the House...

Trump admires Putin, but he doesn’t understand him
Jul11

Trump admires Putin, but he doesn’t understand him

President Trump made many mistakes during Friday’s summit with Vladimir Putin, beginning by saying it was an “honor†to meet with the Russian strongman. But the most disheartening takeaway from the meeting is that, like Barack Obama and John Kerry before them, Trump and his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson,...