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      Taro quits ERR for IRL, will run for Parliament
      Jan08

      Taro quits ERR for IRL, will run for Parliament

      Journalist Igor Taro, who has spent long stretches covering the Ukraine conflict, said he will quit ERR and run for Parliament under IRL, adding that he now wants to offer answers instead of highlighting problems. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine crisis summit
      Jan08

      Ukraine crisis summit

      The leaders of Germany and France hope to meet the presidents of Russia and Ukraine next Thursday (15 January) for talks intended to end fighting in eastern Ukraine. The summit, which has yet to be confirmed, would be held in Kazakhstan, which in the past year has joined the new Russian-dominated Eurasian Economic Union while also beefing up...

      Injecting optimism into the EU
      Jan08

      Injecting optimism into the EU

      Optimism is summoned up in the business world by its most popular question: “what does success look like?” and by its most overused dictum: “every challenge is an opportunity”. Though some will think it inappropriate, this is the time of year to make an effort to inject optimism into reflections on how the European Union will fare in the next 12...

      Can the EU forge a new relationship with Russia?
      Jan08

      Can the EU forge a new relationship with Russia?

      United States president Barack Obama’s intelligence services have told him that Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, when talking to his cronies, refers to the American president using vile racial insults. David Cameron, the United Kingdom’s prime minister, can barely manage to shake the Russian leader’s hand, now that his...

      A series of inexcusable international failures
      Jan08

      A series of inexcusable international failures

      It has been nearly four years since the first uprisings in Damascus and the beginning of the Syrian civil war. Across the country, more than 240,000 people have died. Another 7.5 million have lost their homes or fled the country, becoming refugees. Syria is drowning in a bloody, cruel, and pointless conflict. It is time to say ‘enough’ –...

      Security Police look into Latvians fighting on Ukraine’s side too
      Jan08

      Security Police look into Latvians fighting on Ukraine’s side too

      The Security Police (DP) are paying attention not only to Latvians possibly fighting on the side of eastern Ukrainian separatists, but also looking into those who might be doing so on Ukraine’s side, national information agency LETA learned from the service Monday. …read more Source:...

      Save Ukraine to counter Russia, says Soros
      Jan08

      Save Ukraine to counter Russia, says Soros

      West told to back up sanctions with $50bn support for Kiev …read more Source: Financial...

      Ukraine Signs EUR 500M Loan Deal With Germany
      Jan07

      Ukraine Signs EUR 500M Loan Deal With Germany

      Ukraine on Wednesday signed a EUR 500M loan agreement with Germany to rebuild public infrastructure in its eastern regions. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the loan will be used to finance the reconstruction of roads, bridges, hospitals and other elements of public infrastructure, ITAR-TASS reported....

      People in Need sends convoy to eastern Ukraine
      Jan07

      People in Need sends convoy to eastern Ukraine

      Tons of winter clothing and roofing material will go to people who are victims of the conflict …read more Source: The Prague...

      EU chair Latvia sees ‘opening’ with Russia on Ukraine
      Jan07

      EU chair Latvia sees ‘opening’ with Russia on Ukraine

      RIGA (Reuters) – Latvia, which holds the rotating chair of European Union governments, believes Russia may be more willing to negotiate a deal to ease tensions over Ukraine, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...