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      Angela Merkel: Eastern Europe needs NATO assurances
      Jul07

      Angela Merkel: Eastern Europe needs NATO assurances

      Russia’s actions in Ukraine have left NATO’s Eastern allies “deeply unsettled,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday as she justified the Alliance’s planned deployment of four battalions in the Baltic states and Poland. Addressing the lower house of the German parliament, Merkel said “trust had been lost” with Moscow...

      Savchenko in Poland: Thank you for your support
      Jul07

      Savchenko in Poland: Thank you for your support

      Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot who was recently released by Russia after spending two years behind bars, on Thursday thanked her Polish friends for their support in the lower chamber of Poland’s parliament. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

      Kerry in Ukraine to offer help from United States
      Jul07

      Kerry in Ukraine to offer help from United States

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      Bulgaria’s Arms Exports Rose 59% in 2015
      Jul07

      Bulgaria’s Arms Exports Rose 59% in 2015

      Bulgaria sold more arms abroad last year than it did in 2015, the annual government report, cited by local media, shows. Weapons exported by the country were worth EUR 642.5 M, 59% up from 2014, Capital Daily writes, citing the report.As of 13:00 local time on July 07, the document is not yet available on the website of the Interministerial...

      How Brexit hurts NATO
      Jul07

      How Brexit hurts NATO

      What a difference a day makes. On June 23, 17.4 million British voters cast their ballot in favor of leaving the European Union. And while they represent a tiny 0.14 percent of the 880.9 million population of NATO member countries, their vote radically shifts the focus of the Alliance’s Warsaw summit this Friday and Saturday and will shape...

      Merkel backs NATO build-up in eastern Europe
      Jul07

      Merkel backs NATO build-up in eastern Europe

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Russia of “unsettling” NATO-allies with its actions in Ukraine. In her speech before the parliament, the chancellor called for both “deterrence and dialogue” with Moscow. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      U.S.’s Kerry to discuss separatist conflict, reforms, with Ukraine
      Jul07

      U.S.’s Kerry to discuss separatist conflict, reforms, with Ukraine

      KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was due to visit Kiev on Thursday to discuss Ukraine’s reforms and a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists are fighting government forces. …read more Source:...

      Merkel blames Russia for breakdown of trust with NATO
      Jul07

      Merkel blames Russia for breakdown of trust with NATO

      Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Russia’s actions in Ukraine had eroded mutual trust with the West, speaking on the eve of a major NATO summit in Poland. …read more Source: The Local...

      Russia reminds wayward ally Belarus of its economic muscle
      Jul07

      Russia reminds wayward ally Belarus of its economic muscle

      MOSCOW/MINSK (Reuters) – When Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko began trying to loosen his close ties with Moscow, fearing his country would be the next target. …read more Source:...

      Special Report: Crimea Tatars endure second tragedy under Russian rule
      Jul07

      Special Report: Crimea Tatars endure second tragedy under Russian rule

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