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      [Focus] Europe in Review 2015
      Dec22

      [Focus] Europe in Review 2015

      EUobserver’s third annual review looks back at the main events of 2015: Terrorist attacks in France; the migration crisis; Grexit; and the Ukraine conflict. Download or order your copy here. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] Report: German firm selling turbines to Crimea
      Dec22

      [Ticker] Report: German firm selling turbines to Crimea

      Ukrainian weekly Dzerkalo Tyzhnia has published an investigation saying German firm Siemens is supplying electricity turbines to Russia-annexed Crimea by exploiting loopholes in EU sanctions. Siemens couldn’t be reach for comment Tuesday. It previously denied the allegation, which first surfaced in Russian daily Vedomosti in June....

      Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan work out provisional scheme to control transit via Ukraine
      Dec22

      Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan work out provisional scheme to control transit via Ukraine

      After the session Viktor Khristenko explained that plans had been made to create a common information system within half a year to register the merchandise imported into the Eurasian Economic Union. The system will track all the commodities imported into the Eurasian Economic Union. …read more Source:...

      U.S. announces Ukraine-related sanctions on 34 individuals, entities
      Dec22

      U.S. announces Ukraine-related sanctions on 34 individuals, entities

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and entities as part of its efforts to pressure Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, the U.S. Treasury Department said. …read more Source:...

      Mercenaries in Ukraine, Tourism Declines – State Press Digest
      Dec22

      Mercenaries in Ukraine, Tourism Declines – State Press Digest

      Fighters from Belarus on Ukrainian side. Photo: svoboda.org The Belarusian authorities threaten mercenaries originating from Belarus who participate in the Ukraine conflict with large prison terms. Belarusians cancel their New Year tourist plans because of terror attacks at popular tourist destinations. The trade ministry tries to regulate the...

      Representatives of self-proclaimed LNR, DNR join talks in Minsk
      Dec22

      Representatives of self-proclaimed LNR, DNR join talks in Minsk

      It is planned that this will be the last round of the Minsk talks on Ukraine in 2015. The negotiation process is expected to be resumed in 2016. …read more Source:...

      Russia to Keep Trying to Resolve Trade Dusputes with EU, Ukraine – Putin
      Dec22

      Russia to Keep Trying to Resolve Trade Dusputes with EU, Ukraine – Putin

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow will continue making efforts to resolve existing disputes in its trade relations with the European Union and Ukraine, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing Russian news agencies. “I think we will return to these issues more than once. We want to normalise relations (in trade) with our...

      Meeting of trilateral contact group on Ukraine underway in Minsk
      Dec22

      Meeting of trilateral contact group on Ukraine underway in Minsk

      The current round of talks in Minsk began with a meeting of the coordinators of the working groups. It is planned that this will be the last round of the Minsk talks on Ukraine in 2015. …read more Source:...

      Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU
      Dec22

      Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will continue making efforts to iron out existing disputes in its trade relations with the European Union and Ukraine, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying on Tuesday. …read more Source:...

      Massive LiveJournal Troll Network Pushes Pro-Kremlin Narratives
      Dec22

      Massive LiveJournal Troll Network Pushes Pro-Kremlin Narratives

      Multiple LiveJournal blogs linked to a Twitter bot network discovered earlier publish pro-Kremlin posts on a regular basis. Images mixed by Tetyana Lokot. Since spring 2014, thousands of fake LiveJournal blogs have been mass-posting content promoting a pro-Kremlin stance on world events, attacking Western leaders and praising Russian president...