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Aleksandr Makarenko: Digital Quartermaster for Ukraine’s Army
Aleksandr Makarenko has raised over $75,000 for Ukrainian soldiers. Image from Facebook. This article is part of an extensive RuNet Echo study of Russian-language blogosphere in Eastern Ukraine. Explore the complete interview series on the Eastern Ukraine Unfiltered page. It’s no secret that Ukraine’s armed forces have been woefully...
EU, U.N. condemn Ukraine rebels’ election plans
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and United Nations condemned plans to hold elections in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine on Sunday, with the EU explicitly denouncing Moscow’s support for the separatists’ plans. …read more Source:...
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[Ticker] Barroso says EU enlargement contained Russia
Outgoing EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso Wednesday defended EU enlargement to the east in the mid-2002s saying that without it, “we would not probably be discussing only about Ukraine. We would probably be discussing now about Bulgaria, or about the Baltic states,” he said in reference to Russia. …read more Source:...
Budapest autumn: hollowing out democracy on the edge of Europe
Rightwing prime minister Viktor Orbán is using his huge electoral majority to rewrite the rules, and not just for HungaryOn the Hungarian plain south-west of Budapest, the rich, dark soil of Kishantos presents the saddest of sights. As far as the eye can see, a cornucopia of organic wheat, cereals, sunflowers, pulses and legumes has been turned...
Central Asia pays the price for Russia’s tumbling ruble
Sharp decline in the value of Russian currency is hitting Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistans economies hard. EurasiaNet.org reportsPensioner Jyparkul Karaseyitova says she cannot afford meat anymore. At her local bazaar in Kyrgyzstans capital, Bishkek, the price for beef has jumped nine per cent in the last six weeks. She is not alone in...
Ukraine’s Yatseniuk suggests he likely to stay on as Prime Minister after election win
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Arseny Yatseniuk on Wednesday suggested he was likely to stay on as prime minister after his party triumphed in last Sunday’s parliamentary election. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia try again to forge gas deal at Brussels talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia begin new gas crisis talks on Wednesday, but wrangling over Ukraine’s upfront cash payments threatens to push a deal out of reach, even as temperatures have fallen below zero in Kiev. …read more Source:...
EU’s Oettinger: 50 percent chance of Russia-Ukraine gas breakthrough
BERLIN (Reuters) – There is a 50:50 chance of a breakthrough in Wednesday’s round of gas supply talks between Russia and Ukraine, the European Union’s outgoing energy commissioner said. …read more Source:...
Exports to Russia collapse by a quarter
German exports to Russia have collapsed by more than a quarter, according to figures released on Wednesday, as sanctions brought about by the Ukraine crisis take effect. …read more Source: The Local...
[Ticker] Fifa defends plan to hold 2018 football cup in Russia
Fifa chief Blatter, in Moscow Tuesday unveiling the logo for Russia’s 2018 World Cup, criticised calls to boycott the event. He told RT: “We are not in politics. We are in sports”. A World Cup 2018 map projected onto the Bolshoi theatre in Moscow showed Crimea as part of Russia. …read more Source:...
