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      Soloyubov: Use Hungary to break up solidarity within the EU
      Dec18

      Soloyubov: Use Hungary to break up solidarity within the EU

      Csaba TóthSoloyubov: Use Hungary to break up solidarity within the EU Russia could use “allies” Serbia and Hungary to break consensus and solidarity with the European Union concerning newest sanctions against Crimea, as well as general EU sanctions against Russia according to Russian political analyst, Yuri Solozubov. The political analyst at the...

      Putin signals he will not back down over Ukraine
      Dec18

      Putin signals he will not back down over Ukraine

      Russia’s president signals he will not back down over the Ukraine crisis and insists Russian economy will recover at annual press conference …read more Source: The...

      OSCE extends observer mission at Russia-Ukraine border until March
      Dec18

      OSCE extends observer mission at Russia-Ukraine border until March

      VIENNA (Reuters) – European security watchdog the OSCE prolonged the mandate of its observer mission at two Russian checkpoints on the border with Ukraine by three months on Thursday, the longest extension so far. …read more Source:...

      EU summit targets Crimean economy, avoids hurting Russia proper
      Dec18

      EU summit targets Crimean economy, avoids hurting Russia proper

      Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51685859.jpg European Union governments will announce tighter restrictions on investment in Crimea later Thursday, targeting Russian Black Sea oil and gas exploration and tourism. The new restrictions, approved by the EU’s 28 governments just before today’s summit, where the bloc’s leaders will discuss,...

      EU toughens sanctions on Crimea
      Dec18

      EU toughens sanctions on Crimea

      European tour operators will no longer be able to operate in Crimea, the summer playground of generations of Russians and Ukrainians, the European Union’s member states decided today. In addition, EU citizens and EU-based property companies are now prohibited from buying real estate on the peninsula or from buying, financing and providing...

      Putin promises economic recovery, remains defiant over Western sanctions
      Dec18

      Putin promises economic recovery, remains defiant over Western sanctions

      In his year-end news conference on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said measures had been adopted to turn the country’s slowing economy around, while insisting his position on Ukraine had not shifted in the wake of Western sanctions. …read more Source: France...

      Russian Mistral warship sailors leave France
      Dec18

      Russian Mistral warship sailors leave France

      Some 400 Russian sailors training to operate the controversial Mistral-class warship built by France for Russia on Thursday left the country as Paris faces increasing international pressure to abandon the disputed sale. France has already delayed the delivery of the vessel, citing the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...

      Putin Says Russia’s Economic Woes Will Be Over in Two Years
      Dec18

      Putin Says Russia’s Economic Woes Will Be Over in Two Years

      President Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged to diversify Russia’s oil-and-gas dependent economy and said he was confident the weakening rouble will recover. He blamed Western economic sanctions imposed over Moscow’s support for pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine and the slump in oil prices as the reasons for the recent fall in the...

      Putin answers press questions on Ukraine NATO and the Russian economy
      Dec18

      Putin answers press questions on Ukraine NATO and the Russian economy

      It is an event which has no rival worldwide, President Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference. It is the 10th time he has held the question and… …read more Source:...

      Bulgarian opposition wants to cancel sanctions against Russia
      Dec18

      Bulgarian opposition wants to cancel sanctions against Russia

      Bulgarian opposition Socialist Party (BSP) asked the Parliament to re-examine the country’s decision to adopt the sanctions package against Russia, imposed over the Ukraine crisis. Bulgarian news agency BTA informs that the BSP proposal calls on members of Parliament to vote against expanding the sanctions, and also condemn...