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[Ticker] EU urges Russia to ‘withdraw forces from Ukraine’
EU foreign affairs chief Ashton said Saturday that “all” the bloc’s foreign ministers at a meeting in Milan on Saturday expressed “concern … about the recent aggression against Ukraine by Russia’s regular forces” and urged Russia to “withdraw its forces from Ukraine”. Russia denies its troops...
[Ticker] Draft: EU ‘ready to consider’ more Russia sanctions
Draft conclusions for Saturday’s EU summit, dated 27 August and leaked to the FT on Friday, say the bloc “stands ready to consider further steps” against Russia due to the “reported participation of Russian armed forces in operations on Ukrainian soil”. EU ambassadors are working on a new draft Saturday. …read...
Live blog: the Saturday summit
Leaders of the European Union’s member states are holding a summit in Brussels today (30 August) to choose who will become the next EU foreign policy chief and president of the European Council. Leaders are hoping for a swift agreement so that the summit can move on to discussing the crisis in Ukraine, which reached a new level this week as...
Railway station hit in Donetsk shelling
As political talks over Ukraine continue, so does the violence. In the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, several shells have exploded. One hit a railway… …read more Source:...
EU leaders to meet in Brussels with top jobs tabled for decision
EU leaders are set to attend a key summit on Saturday in Brussels. On the table will be recent developments in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq. But the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine seeks to join NATO; defiant Putin compares Kiev to Nazis
LAKE SELIGER Russia/KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help, after accusing Russia of sending in armored columns that have driven back its forces on behalf of pro-Moscow rebels. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine ‘slipping out of control’, Germany warns
German FM Steinmeier said in Milan Friday on Ukraine that: “the border infringements [by Russian troops] have intensified, and raised concerns that the situation is slipping out of control”. He added: “This needs to stop, especially if we want to avoid direct military confrontation between Ukrainian and Russian military...
MH17: body of second British football fan identified
Newcastle United fan John Alder died on board plane flying over Ukraine while travelling to New ZealandThe body of a second British football fan who was killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine has been identified, the Foreign Office has said.The Newcastle United fan John Alder, 63, was among the 298 people on board flight...
EU leaders meet in Brussels to seek a response to Russia
European Union leaders gather in Brussels Saturday to hammer out a robust response to Russian incursions in east Ukraine and to appoint new candidates to key EU posts, including a replacement for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine crisis expected to overshadow EU summit
EU leaders are set to meet to try to agree on who should fill some of the bloc’s top jobs. However, recent developments in eastern Ukraine promise to have EU leaders discussing possible tougher sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Deutsche...
