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      Mass conscription in Ukraine to counter ‘rise in Russian attacks’
      Jan16

      Mass conscription in Ukraine to counter ‘rise in Russian attacks’

      Ukraine’s parliament has approved a mass military call-up for the country’s conflict in the east amid security warnings that Russian forces backing… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine crisis: Residents flee savagery of the battle for Donetsk’s airport
      Jan15

      Ukraine crisis: Residents flee savagery of the battle for Donetsk’s airport

      Like the populations of other shelled districts in Ukraine’s war-torn east, the residents that can, have left Oktyabrsky. The vulnerable and least mobile have remained. …read more Source: The...

      Russia-backed separatists seize Donetsk airport in Ukraine
      Jan15

      Russia-backed separatists seize Donetsk airport in Ukraine

      The fall of the bombed-out airport, the site of battles since May 2014, suggests a peace agreement between rebels and Ukraine government still far offRussian-backed separatists announced that they have captured the shattered remains of the Donetsk airport terminal in eastern Ukraine and plan to claw back more territory, further dashing hopes for...

      NATO, EC experts at conference on Serbian security system reform
      Jan15

      NATO, EC experts at conference on Serbian security system reform

      BRUSSELS – A conference on the reform of Serbia’s security sector, which will bring together experts of the European Commission, NATO and …read more Source:...

      Fight Russian ‘propaganda’, say MEPs
      Jan15

      Fight Russian ‘propaganda’, say MEPs

      Euro MPs urge the EU to counter Russian “propaganda” and condemn Russia’s “aggressive and expansionist policy” towards Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Belarus restricts pork import from Kiev Oblast
      Jan15

      Belarus restricts pork import from Kiev Oblast

      Starting from 16 January Belarus will temporarily restrict the import of pork from Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. According to the International Office of Epizootics, an incident of classical swine fever (hog cholera) was detected in the region. …read more Source:...

      European energy policy: Only connect
      Jan15

      European energy policy: Only connect

      ENERGY, the European Commission believes, should flow freely to and between EU members. So Maros Sefcovic, the energy commissioner, has two adversaries. One is Russia, which is trying to keep its chokehold on gas supplies to eastern Europe. The other is EU national governments and their state-owned companies. They like the clout of national...

      Russia’s battered economy: Hardly tottering by
      Jan15

      Russia’s battered economy: Hardly tottering by

      JUDGING by the lack of economic news in Russia’s media, a crisis has arrived. Just as in Soviet days, state television does not report facts, it conceals them. The official picture is dominated by the war in Ukraine (fuelled by America), Ukraine’s economic collapse (ignored by America) and Russia’s achievements in sport, ballet...

      Ukraine’s economy: On the edge
      Jan15

      Ukraine’s economy: On the edge

      THE Ukrainian economy would rather forget 2014. But 2015 may be little better: GDP is still shrinking. Gas payments, defence and support for the hryvnia, which lost half its value in 2014, have bled the government dry. Foreign-currency reserves fell by a quarter in December, leaving just $7.5 billion, equivalent to only five weeks’ worth of...

      Steinmeier: Ukraine conflict ‘nowhere near contained’
      Jan15

      Steinmeier: Ukraine conflict ‘nowhere near contained’

      German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned that the conflict in Ukraine and its ramifications for Europe remain serious. He told a German paper that there can be no military solution. …read more Source: Deutsche...