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      Ukrainians dig deep to help soldiers on the eastern front
      Dec18

      Ukrainians dig deep to help soldiers on the eastern front

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainians are knitting socks, donating scrap metal and even crowd-funding a tank to keep their woefully underfunded army going as its standoff with pro-Russian rebels in the east drags on toward the new year. …read more Source:...

      Erjavec and Steinmeier Confirm Countries on Same Page Regarding Ukraine
      Dec18

      Erjavec and Steinmeier Confirm Countries on Same Page Regarding Ukraine

      Slovenia and German foreign ministers, Karl Erjavec and Walter Steinmeier, confirmed the countries were on the same page on current global issues and crises, as they met in Berlin on Thursday. …read more Source:...

      Vladimir Putin takes swipe at West over Ukraine
      Dec18

      Vladimir Putin takes swipe at West over Ukraine

      Vladimir Putin used his end-of-year speech today to launch a stinging attack on the West, but his attempts to reassure the markets after days of economic turmoil failed to produce any gains. …read more Source: Daily...

      European Parliament ratifies Georgia deal
      Dec18

      European Parliament ratifies Georgia deal

      The European Parliament today ratified a political and trade agreement between the European Union and Georgia, the last of three similar agreements with neighbours on Europe’s eastern borders. The association agreement was approved by 490 MEPs and opposed by 76, with 57 parliamentarians abstaining. The main opposition came from the...

      Sketch: Vladimir Putin, grisly bear
      Dec18

      Sketch: Vladimir Putin, grisly bear

      At his annual press conference in Moscow, President Putin talks about the ruble, Ukraine, and how it feels to be Russia’s Man of the Year 15 times in a row …read more Source: The...

      Russian Sailors At Sea Without New Warship
      Dec18

      Russian Sailors At Sea Without New Warship

      The Vladivostok was due to be handed over in October but France has had second thoughts because of the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Sky...

      EU Slaps New Sanctions on Crimea Targeting Energy, Tourism
      Dec18

      EU Slaps New Sanctions on Crimea Targeting Energy, Tourism

      The European Union on Thursday announced additional economic sanctions against Crimea-based companies over what the bloc calls illegal annexation of the region by Russia. The new restrictions, announced ahead of an European Council summit in Brussels later on Thursday, ban all EU investment in the Black Sea peninsula and European cruise ships...

      Ex-Polish PM Tusk calls for a resolute EU strategy on Russia
      Dec18

      Ex-Polish PM Tusk calls for a resolute EU strategy on Russia

      The European Union’s efforts in support of Ukraine will fail without a resolute strategy vis-à-vis Russia, European Council Chairman Donald Tusk told reporters. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

      OSCE chairmanship to focus on Balkans and Ukraine
      Dec18

      OSCE chairmanship to focus on Balkans and Ukraine

      Ivica Dacic said on Thursday the Western Balkans, regional cooperation and peace process in Ukraine would be the priorities of Serbia’s OSCE chairmanship.”I think our region is on the right path and I expect that our chairmanship will provide additional incentive to regional cooperation,” the Serbian first deputy prime minister...

      Russian problems to negatively affect Ukraine´s economy- Czech PM
      Dec18

      Russian problems to negatively affect Ukraine´s economy- Czech PM

      Brussels – The current economic turbulences in Russia cannot but negatively influence the situation in Ukraine, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told reporters in Brussels today, pointing out… …read more Source: České...