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Putin as big a threat to Europe as Islamic State, says Fallon
Credits: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Alt Text: UK Secretary of Defence Michael Fallon Defence secretary warns that Russia poses a ‘real and present danger’ to the Baltic States One-Minute Read Thursday, February 19, 2015 – 8:50am Vladimir Putin is as much of a threat to Europe as Islamic State, posing a “real and present...
Moscow, separatists reject Kyiv’s call for peacekeepers
Moscow has said Kyiv’s call for deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine could endanger the entire ceasefire agreement in the country. Pro-Russian separatists said a such a mission would violate the Minsk peace deal. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Kiev wants international peacekeepers
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin says Petro Poroshenko wants to undermine the Minsk agreement with his demand for international peacekepers.”If some other schemes are proposed (apart from the Minsk agreements), it raises the question of whether the Minsk agreements are going to be adhered to or not,” Churkin said, according...
Komorowski: World around us is unsafe
Poland’s priority is to strengthen its own defences, as world prepares new challenges, President Bronisław Komorowski said, as Ukrainian conflict intensifies. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...
Lithuania at UN Council: Minsk accords must be respected by all parties, including Russia
The Package of measures for implementation of the Minsk accords, inter alia, provides for ceasefire and withdrawal of weapons from the eastern regions of Ukraine. The Security Council reaffirmed its full respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as called on all parties to fully implement the package...
Former Russian PM in Tartu: war about popularity, not empire
Only a freely elected new leadership of Russia could stop the conflict in Ukraine, said former Russian prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov at a conference in Tartu. …read more Source:...
Ukraine calls for UN peacekeepers
UK defence secretary warns Russia posing a ‘real and present danger’ …read more Source: Financial...
Serbian PM to Pay Official Visit (background)
Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić will arrive in Slovenia for a two-day official visit on Friday. As part of the visit, the Slovenian and Serbian governments will hold a joint session dedicated to business cooperation. Topical issues in Europe, especially the Ukraine crisis, will also be discussed. …read more Source:...
Russia criticises Ukraine’s peacekeeper call
Russia has said Ukraine’s call for peacekeepers to enforce a largely shattered ceasefire deal was aimed at destroying the agreement. …read more Source: RTÉ...
In their cynicism about Putin, western diplomats are making the Ukrainian crisis worse | Mary Dejevsky
The Russian president has every reason to want the ceasefire to hold, but if the west continues to misread his motives there’s little chance of it happeningEver since the roadmap for peace in Ukraine was agreed last week, the prevailing mood in western capitals has been pessimism laced with cynicism. In the unlikely event that the ceasefire...
