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      Kiev wants international peacekeepers
      Feb19

      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...

      Pres. Komorowski: World around us is unsafe
      Feb19

      Pres. 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...

      Putin as big a threat to Europe as Islamic State, says Fallon
      Feb19

      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...

      Lithuania at UN Council: Minsk accords must be respected by all parties, including Russia
      Feb19

      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
      Feb19

      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:...

      Komorowski: World around us is unsafe
      Feb19

      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...

      Serbian PM to Pay Official Visit (background)
      Feb19

      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:...

      Ukraine calls for UN peacekeepers
      Feb19

      Ukraine calls for UN peacekeepers

      UK defence secretary warns Russia posing a ‘real and present danger’ …read more Source: Financial...

      Russia criticises Ukraine’s peacekeeper call
      Feb19

      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...

      Cyprus to strike “significant agreements” with Russia
      Feb19

      Cyprus to strike “significant agreements” with Russia

      Nicos Anastasiades, the president of Cyprus, will fly to Moscow on 25 February to reach what his office describes as “significant agreements” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Ioannis Kasoulides, the Cypriot foreign minister, told a Brussels audience on 10 February that speculation that Cyprus would lease military bases to Russia was...