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      Germany says Russia sanctions could be lifted if progress made on Ukraine
      May27

      Germany says Russia sanctions could be lifted if progress made on Ukraine

      BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany would back the gradual lifting of European Union sanctions against Russia if there is progress in implementing the Minsk peace agreement to end the conflict in east Ukraine, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. …read more Source:...

      German In the loop May 27: Wolfgang Ischinger über die Zukunft des transatlantischen Verhältnisses
      May27

      German In the loop May 27: Wolfgang Ischinger über die Zukunft des transatlantischen Verhältnisses

      “Natürlich müssen wir mit Russland reden — dass ist, was man bei uns Realpolitik nennt,” sagt Wolfgang Ischinger, eine Koryphäe der europäischen Diplomatie und Leiter der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz. Vor dem NATO-Gipfel in Warschau im Juli ist Ischinger bei In the Loop zu Gast, dem deutschsprachigen Podcast von POLITICO. Der ehemalige...

      Arrivals of Foreign Visitors to Bulgaria Up in April
      May27

      Arrivals of Foreign Visitors to Bulgaria Up in April

      An increase in the number of people visiting Bulgaria from abroad was registered in April, national statistics show. Approximately 558 100 people arrived in Bulgaria in April, an increase of 11.1% compared to the number of visitors in April of last year.Data published by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on Friday also shows the share of...

      Ukraine poultry giant opens processing plant in the Netherlands
      May27

      Ukraine poultry giant opens processing plant in the Netherlands

      Ukrainian poultry giant MHP is opening a processing plant in the Netherlands next month, to the concern of local producers… …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] Ukraine bans Gorbachev for backing Crimea’s seizure
      May27

      [Ticker] Ukraine bans Gorbachev for backing Crimea’s seizure

      Ukraine has blacklisted Mikhail Gorbachev from travelling to the country in the five coming years. The former Soviet leader had told the UK’s Sunday Times in an interview published last Sunday (22 May) that it was the will of the Crimean people to be reunited with Russia. …read more Source:...

      Russia moves closer to criminalizing criticism of national anthem
      May27

      Russia moves closer to criminalizing criticism of national anthem

      Russia’s Supreme Court has given its approval to a bill criminalizing satirical takes on the country’s national anthem. Under the proposed law, anyone “intentionally distorting the words or music of the anthem in public performance, social media, and on the internet” could be sentenced to a year in prison, the BBC reported. Insulting...

      Leaders ‘influenced Putin’ over Savchenko release, say Ukraine pilot’s lawyers
      May27

      Leaders ‘influenced Putin’ over Savchenko release, say Ukraine pilot’s lawyers

      Lawyers for Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was “freed in Russia and brought home to Kyiv on… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine bans Gorbachev for backing Crimea takeover
      May26

      Ukraine bans Gorbachev for backing Crimea takeover

      Kyiv has prohibited former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev from entering Ukraine for five years over his support of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Gorbachev said he would have acted in a similar way to President Putin. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Belarus donates Francysk Skaryna’s Book Legacy to Ukrainian libraries
      May26

      Belarus donates Francysk Skaryna’s Book Legacy to Ukrainian libraries

      A unique facsimile edition titled “Francysk Skaryna’s Book Legacy” was donated to the biggest libraries of Ukraine in an official ceremony in Kiev on 26 May. …read more Source:...

      1944 all over again
      May26

      1944 all over again

      A Tatar’s courage never flags ON May 14th Crimea’s indigenous Tatars sat glued to their screens, watching as Jamala, a Ukrainian singer of Tatar descent, won the Eurovision song contest. Jamala’s song “1944” commemorated Stalin’s brutal deportation of the entire Crimean Tatar population. For Russia’s government, the...