Section: Germany
New EU sanctions target Russian energy and arms companies
Targeting key energy and weapons manufacturing companies, the European Union has implemented a third round of sanctions against Moscow. The EU sanctions come in response to Russia’s alleged role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Deutsche...
While ready to ‘review’ sanctions against Russia, EU announces new set of bans
The EU has announced new sanctions against Russia, to take almost immediate effect. While NATO has praised signs of Russian troop withdrawal from Ukraine, the EU says more time is needed to assess the fragile ceasefire. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Germany’s Merkel pushes for implementation of Russia sanctions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the EU to implement further sanctions against Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict. The sanctions are yet to take effect as a ceasefire in Ukraine largely holds. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Poroshenko hails radical changes since Ukraine truce, pledges action on autonomy
Ukraine’s President says the situation in the country’s wartorn east has changed ‘radically’ since a truce was signed last week. Poroshenko also promised to act quickly to grant more autonomy to pro-Russian regions. …read more Source: Deutsche...
EU to discuss implementation of Russia sanctions
European Union ambassadors are set to discuss the implementation of new sanctions against Russia. Already announced, the sanctions were delayed in case the peace negotiations in eastern Ukraine bear fruit. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Dutch report finds MH17 likely shot down by “high-speed objects”
Investigators in the Netherlands have released a preliminary report on the MH17 airliner crash in east Ukraine. The findings say the airliner was pierced by “high-speed objects,” and cockpit activity “ended abruptly.” …read more Source: Deutsche...
Dutch preliminary report finds MH17 ‘pierced by high-speed objects’
Investigators from the Netherlands have released a preliminary report on the MH17 airliner crash in east Ukraine. The findings say the airliner was pierced by “high-speed objects,” and cockpit activity “ended abruptly.” …read more Source: Deutsche...
Tough decision ahead on status of eastern Ukraine
The status of the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk will be high on the agenda, should the ceasefire in Ukraine hold. Kyiv wishes to avoid a frozen conflict like the one in Transnistria. A tough discussion is ahead. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Pro-Russian rebels ‘free 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners’ amid EU sanctions delays
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners taken by pro-Russian separatists have been freed. The signing of new sanctions against Russia by EU governments has meanwhile been delayed. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Putin’s New Russia: What the Future May Hold for Eastern Ukraine
The fragile cease-fire in Ukraine appears to be holding, but President Vladimir Putin still has the upper hand. Increasingly, it looks like he intends to establish a Russian protectorate in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Der...
