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      German city braced for protests as G7 foreign ministers meet
      Apr14

      German city braced for protests as G7 foreign ministers meet

      Thousands of police deployed in Lübeck amid fears of violent protests as G7 meet to discuss Ukraine and other security issues …read more Source: The...

      Russia Needs to Help End Ukraine Conflict to Rejoin G7, Steinmeier Says
      Apr14

      Russia Needs to Help End Ukraine Conflict to Rejoin G7, Steinmeier Says

      Russia’s return to the group of leading industrialised nations hinges on its assistance to efforts to put an an end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said. Speaking ahead of the start of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers in Luebeck, in northern Germany,...

      Vladimir Putin to join nationalist bikers riding Red Army’s route through Europe
      Apr14

      Vladimir Putin to join nationalist bikers riding Red Army’s route through Europe

      President to join Grey Wolves on rally to mark defeat of Nazi Germany, provoking protests from Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic amid tensions over UkraineA Russian biker gang backed by Vladimir Putin is planning to ride through Europe to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the second world war, sparking controversy...

      Mozyr Oil Refinery eager to export more to Ukraine in summer, autumn
      Apr14

      Mozyr Oil Refinery eager to export more to Ukraine in summer, autumn

      Vladimir Sizov said that in 2014 Ukraine bought roughly one third of its total imported automobile gasoline in Belarus via Belarusian Oil Company. Apart from that, Belarus accounts for over 50% of the diesel fuel Ukraine imports (primarily of Mozyr Oil Refinery make). Mozyr Oil Refinery also supplies liquefied gases to the Ukrainian market....

      Fighting Picks up in Eastern Ukraine Despite Renewed Effort to Enforce Ceasefire
      Apr14

      Fighting Picks up in Eastern Ukraine Despite Renewed Effort to Enforce Ceasefire

      Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated over the past 24 hours, leaving six government troops dead and 12 wounded, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Tuesday. Fighting including heavy shelling broke out late on Monday evening and continued in the early hours of Tuesday on the outskirts of Donetsk, the pro-Russian separatists’...

      A further strain on a shaky truce: Fighting escalates in eastern Ukraine
      Apr14

      A further strain on a shaky truce: Fighting escalates in eastern Ukraine

      The Minsk ceasefire is “once more on shaky ground”:http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/10/obama-urges-robust-monitoring-of-ukraine-ceasefire/, with the… …read more Source:...

      Germany assures Estonia of NATO backing
      Apr14

      Germany assures Estonia of NATO backing

      Russia’s annexation of Crimea has worried former Soviet satellite states. In a show of solidarity, Germany’s defense minister has travelled to Baltic nations to pledge support. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Ukrainian soldiers killed as conflict zone remains ‘unstable’
      Apr14

      Ukrainian soldiers killed as conflict zone remains ‘unstable’

      Kyiv officials say six soldiers have been killed in fighting in separatist-held eastern Ukraine. They are the heaviest losses for government forces in the last ten days. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Don’t underestimate NATO, German minister says on Baltic visit
      Apr14

      Don’t underestimate NATO, German minister says on Baltic visit

      TALLINN (Reuters) – Germany’s defense minister said on Tuesday that nobody should underestimate NATO’s rapid response capacity, which has been ratcheted up in response to worries about Russia’s military ambitions after its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Fighting erupts in eastern Ukraine
      Apr14

      Fighting erupts in eastern Ukraine

      Heavy shelling heard in Donetsk as Russian-back rebels and Ukrainian forces clash in the latest threat to the Minsk ceasefire signed in FebruaryFighting erupted overnight and in the early hours of Tuesday on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, despite an agreement reached by the Ukrainian and Russian foreign...