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EU to extend sanctions against Russians and Ukrainian rebels
The EU is Wednesday expected to extend sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals and firms by six months. …read more Source:...
Latvian MFA: developments in Ukraine are a litmus test for EU-Russia relations
On August 31st, at the European Forum Alpbach in Austria, the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkevics, took part in a panel discussion on the European Union’s relations with Russia. The Foreign Minister emphasised that developments in Ukraine will serve as a litmus test on the future of relations between the EU and Russia,...
Poroshenko defends decentralisation; Kyiv violence deathtoll rises
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on September 1 voiced strong support to controversial legislation giving more autonomy to pro-Russian rebels that sparked deadly street battles in Kyiv. Two more policemen died of injuries suffered during the clashes, rising the deathtoll to three victims after deadliest violence in post-Maidan Kyiv....
Russians seek jail for base jumpers’ role in star stunt
Prosecutors in Russia are seeking a three-year prison sentence for three base jumpers who are accused of helping a Ukrainian… …read more Source: The...
Despite Treaty, Conventional Arms Fuel Ongoing Conflicts
SPLM-N soldiers clean weapons they say they took from government forces. Credit: Jared Ferrie/IPSBy Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Sep 1 2015 (IPS)Despite last year’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the proliferation of conventional weapons, both legally and illegally, continues to help fuel military conflicts in several countries in the Middle East...
Ukraine: death toll after clashes rises to three
*The Ukrainian President has visited those injured in Monday’s violent clashes in Kiev.* The authorities now say three police officers were killed.… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: back to school in Donetsk
*The first day of the new term for schoolchildren in the separatist-held region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine is full of hope for the future.* A… …read more Source:...
Ukraine and rebels show positive signs as truce holds for 24 hours
The long-violated Minsk agreement between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists appears to be holding as the new school year begins. Ukraine’s capital was yesterday hit by deadly riots over a “decentralization” bill. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Meeting of Ukraine working group on political affairs over
The Ukraine tripartite contact group will gather in Minsk for another meeting on 8 September. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s far-right menace
On Monday, an eerily familiar scene in the streets of Kiev heralded a dangerous new phase in the Ukraine crisis. Once again, riot police faced angry demonstrators who claimed that the government was betraying their country; once again, blood spilled on the pavement, resulting in at least one death and over 100 injuries. This time, however, the...
