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      Vladimir Putin is not dead
      Mar17

      Vladimir Putin is not dead

      While his statements on Crimea are alarming, rumours of the Russian president’s death have been – oh, you know how it goes. A woman watches the Crimea documentary this week. Photo: DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Good news for those who have spent the last eleven days in the “Putin’s probably not dead” camp: the Russian president has...

      VIDEO: Crimea: Putin’s ‘mission accomplished’
      Mar17

      VIDEO: Crimea: Putin’s ‘mission accomplished’

      As Crimea marks the anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine, supporters of the ‘Russian Spring’ on the peninsula appear to outnumber its opponents. …read more Source:...

      Merkel and Poroshenko talk sanctions, football and Minsk deal
      Mar16

      Merkel and Poroshenko talk sanctions, football and Minsk deal

      While Ukraine’s president called for further sanctions against Russia, Germany’s chancellor expressed reluctance to do so. But both have agreed there was “no alternative” to the Minsk peace agreement for Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Ukraine unveils draft bills on rebel autonomy in line with Minsk ceasefire
      Mar16

      Ukraine unveils draft bills on rebel autonomy in line with Minsk ceasefire

      The proposal to grant separatist areas in the east special status falls in line with the Minsk ceasefire deal from February …read more Source: The...

      NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe to Arrive in Bulgaria on 2-Day Visit
      Mar16

      NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe to Arrive in Bulgaria on 2-Day Visit

      General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, will arrive in Bulgaria on Tuesday on an official two-day visit. During his visit, he will meet with Bulgaria’s Deputy Defense Minister Dimitar Kyumyurdzhiev and Bulgaria’s Chief of Defense, Vice-Admiral Rumen Nikolov. General Bradshaw will also visit the 68th...

      Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko warns Minsk deal  is ‘hope not reality’
      Mar16

      Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko warns Minsk deal is ‘hope not reality’

      Merkel says Germany will ‘never forget’ illegal Crimea annexation …read more Source: The Irish...

      EU split over extended Russia sanctions
      Mar16

      EU split over extended Russia sanctions

      Division sets up summit as test of unity over Kremlin role in Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...

      President Iohannis to pay official visit to Ukraine on Tuesday
      Mar16

      President Iohannis to pay official visit to Ukraine on Tuesday

      President Klaus Iohannis will pay an official visit to Ukraine on Tuesday; he will meet his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...

      Fighting rages near Donetsk airport despite Ukraine ceasefire
      Mar16

      Fighting rages near Donetsk airport despite Ukraine ceasefire

      SPARTAK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy machinegun and light artillery fire pounded a district of Donetsk, the biggest city of eastern Ukraine, on Monday and pro-Russian rebels said there had been no lull in the fighting since a February ceasefire. …read more Source:...

      EU calls again on UN for "restrictive measures" on Russia
      Mar16

      EU calls again on UN for "restrictive measures" on Russia

      Author(s): Dan Alexe Federica Mogherini.jpg The European Union has said it will stick to its policy of not recognizing Russia’s annexation of Crimea and expressed concern over what it said was a military buildup on the peninsula. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a March 16 statement that the 28-member bloc “remains...