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      U.N. Helpless as Crises Rage in 10 Critical Hot Spots
      Apr21

      U.N. Helpless as Crises Rage in 10 Critical Hot Spots

      A U.N. peacekeeper from Niger is ready to begin a patrol at the Niger Battalion Base in Menaka, in eastern Mali, Feb. 25, 2015. Credit: UN Photo/Marco DorminoBy Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 2015 (IPS)The United Nations is fighting a losing battle against a rash of political and humanitarian crises in 10 of the world’s critical “hot...

      Timothy Garton Ash believes in a different Russia | La Repubblica – Italy
      Apr21

      Timothy Garton Ash believes in a different Russia | La Repubblica – Italy

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      [Ticker] Russia says EU sanctions ‘irrelevant’ to Svalbard visit
      Apr21

      [Ticker] Russia says EU sanctions ‘irrelevant’ to Svalbard visit

      Russia has said a visit by its deputy PM, Dmitry Rogozin, to Svalbard, on 18 April is in line with a 1920 treaty on access to the Norwegian archipelago despite Rogozin being under an EU and Norwegian visa ban. It said the blacklist is “irrelevant” to his trip. …read more Source:...

      Rinkevics: the Riga Declaration should include proposals from all Eastern Partnership countries
      Apr21

      Rinkevics: the Riga Declaration should include proposals from all Eastern Partnership countries

      On 20 April in Luxembourg, the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics took part in the meeting of the Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers (28 European Union Member States and six partner countries – Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Belarus) where there was a discussion on the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga and...

      US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State to Meet with PM Borisov in Sofia
      Apr21

      US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State to Meet with PM Borisov in Sofia

      US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hoyt Yee will visit Bulgaria for the second time in 7 months. Hoyt Brian Yee is part of the team of Victoria Jane Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State. No information has been released as regards the purpose of Hoyt Yee’s visit...

      UN says refugee numbers in Ukraine conflict soar to over 800,000
      Apr21

      UN says refugee numbers in Ukraine conflict soar to over 800,000

      The number of Ukrainians who have fled to neighboring countries since the beginning of the conflict in Donbas has exceeded 800,000, a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says, TASS reports. …read more Source: Macedonian Information...

      Laaneots opposes lethal weapons aid to Ukraine
      Apr21

      Laaneots opposes lethal weapons aid to Ukraine

      Former head of the Estonian Defense Forces and current Reform Party MP Ants Laaneots said that at this point, he does not advocate supporting Ukraine with lethal weapons. …read more Source:...

      US troops in Ukraine to train soldiers, angering Russia
      Apr21

      US troops in Ukraine to train soldiers, angering Russia

      Some 250 American troops are in Ukraine to help train local soldiers, as the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the east continues. “While Barack… …read more Source:...

      US pledges extra $17.7m humanitarian aid to Ukraine
      Apr21

      US pledges extra $17.7m humanitarian aid to Ukraine

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      As Ukraine rages next door, Moldova is building up arms
      Apr20

      As Ukraine rages next door, Moldova is building up arms

      The Republic of Moldova is planning to purchase modern defense technologies and set up a new military base. The new government in Chisinau is hoping for help from partner states. …read more Source: Deutsche...