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      Pro-Russian rebels ‘free 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners’ amid EU sanctions delays
      Sep08

      Pro-Russian rebels ‘free 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners’ amid EU sanctions delays

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners taken by pro-Russian separatists have been freed. The signing of new sanctions against Russia by EU governments has meanwhile been delayed. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Russia to deter gas re-exports to Ukraine
      Sep08

      Russia to deter gas re-exports to Ukraine

      The threats come as EU officials geared up to announce sanctions against Rosneft, Gazpromneft and Transneft that will limit their access to western market …read more Source: Financial...

      2,000 Nato troops send message to Russia as tensions mount
      Sep08

      2,000 Nato troops send message to Russia as tensions mount

      Thousands of Nato troops wrapped up a week of military exercises in eastern Europe today, with the European Union also expected to send a strong signal to Russia and adopt a new sanctions package despite a tentative ceasefire in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...

      Google faces EU sanctions deal collapse
      Sep08

      Google faces EU sanctions deal collapse

      Brussels rejects third peace settlement, in an about-turn which follows a change in the European political climate …read more Source: Financial...

      MH17: Dutch Safety Board to publish preliminary report on disaster
      Sep08

      MH17: Dutch Safety Board to publish preliminary report on disaster

      Document will contain details from data devices on board downed Malaysia Airlines jet but won’t apportion blameAuthorities in the Netherlands are due to publish a preliminary report on the July downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) says the report, due on Tuesday, will include details...

      Ukraine rebels ‘hand over 1,200 prisoners’ – Poroshenko
      Sep08

      Ukraine rebels ‘hand over 1,200 prisoners’ – Poroshenko

      Ukraine’s President Poroshenko says 1,200 prisoners held by separatist rebels have been handed over under the terms of a ceasefire agreement. The… …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] MEPs agree to fast-track EU-Ukraine trade deal
      Sep08

      [Ticker] MEPs agree to fast-track EU-Ukraine trade deal

      MEPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee Monday voted to fast-track the Association agreement between the EU and Ukraine by an overwhelming 49 to 8 majority. Deputies will take their final vote to ratify the trade deal, which is likely to enter into force in November, in Strasbourg next week. …read more Source:...

      Pro-Russia rebels release 1,200 prisoners, Poroshenko says
      Sep08

      Pro-Russia rebels release 1,200 prisoners, Poroshenko says

      Some 1,200 prisoners of war held by pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine have so far been freed under the terms of a ceasefire deal agreed last week, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday. …read more Source: France...

      Poroshenko says Ukraine ‘frees’ 1,200 people captured by rebels
      Sep08

      Poroshenko says Ukraine ‘frees’ 1,200 people captured by rebels

      Ukrainian president says Kiev has managed to “free” 1,200 people taken captive by pro-Russian rebels …read more Source: The...

      EU adopts new Russia sanctions, punishing Gazprom, Rosneft
      Sep08

      EU adopts new Russia sanctions, punishing Gazprom, Rosneft

      Author(s): Dan Alexe 51548971.jpg The European Union adopted a fourth wave of sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine on September 8. Among the targeted big Russian companies, Gazprom, Rosneft and Transneft are now shut out of capital markets. The gas-producing wing of Gazprom, a main supplier to the EU, is not targeted by the...