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      Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko: Putin summit to decide fate of Europe
      Aug26

      Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko: Putin summit to decide fate of Europe

      Meeting with Russian president will focus on solving conflict but two leaders seem to have little common ground in Minsk talksUkrainian president Petro Poroshenko has said “the fate of Europe” was being decided at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Minsk. … …read more Source: The...

      The Guardian view on the meeting between Presidents Putin and Poroshenko | Editorial
      Aug26

      The Guardian view on the meeting between Presidents Putin and Poroshenko | Editorial

      The meeting of the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in Minsk offers an opportunity to move away from fighting to talking: will it be taken?The newspaper picture shows a young woman lying dead, her mother weeping beside her. A few feet from the pair, the probable explanation of what put them in harms way, loaves and groceries spilled out on the...

      Scottish yes vote and British EU exit could hit UK economy, says Sorrell
      Aug26

      Scottish yes vote and British EU exit could hit UK economy, says Sorrell

      WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell warns that votes on independence and EU membership could harm businesses already affected by Ukraine and Middle East worriesWPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has warned that the prospect of Scotland voting for independence and Britain leaving the European Union could weaken the UK economy, adding to worries over...

      Full text: Putin’s speech in Belarus
      Aug26

      Full text: Putin’s speech in Belarus

      Putin warns that closer ties to the EU ‘will cost Ukraine billions of euros’ …read more Source: The Prague...

      Putin and Poroshenko outline differing goals at Ukraine talks
      Aug26

      Putin and Poroshenko outline differing goals at Ukraine talks

      The Ukrainian and Russian leaders have spelled out their concerns on the effects of the ongoing Ukraine conflict. They set out their contrasting priorities at a summit in Minsk. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      MH17: Body of British victim and former BBC journalist Glenn Thomas identified
      Aug26

      MH17: Body of British victim and former BBC journalist Glenn Thomas identified

      One of the British victims killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July has been formally identified as former BBC journalist Glenn Thomas, the Foreign Office confirmed. …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin threatens trade sanctions over neighbour’s EU deal
      Aug26

      Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin threatens trade sanctions over neighbour’s EU deal

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his Ukrainian counterpart not to escalate an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels, and threatened economic retaliation for signing a trade accord with the European Union. …read more Source: The...

      Russian soldiers’ capture in Ukraine threatens to cloud Putin-Poroshenko talks
      Aug26

      Russian soldiers’ capture in Ukraine threatens to cloud Putin-Poroshenko talks

      Ukrainian security services have released video footage purporting to show Russian servicemen who were captured by Ukrainian government forces while fighting alongside pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine …read more Source: The...

      [Ticker] Poroshenko shakes Putin’s hand in Minsk
      Aug26

      [Ticker] Poroshenko shakes Putin’s hand in Minsk

      Ukraine leader Porosehnko shook hands for cameras with Russia’s president Putin at a meeting in Minsk on Tuesday despite reports of ever-more Russian troops and weapons pouring into Ukraine. “In Minsk at this meeting the fate of the world and Europe is being decided,” Poroshenko told press, AFP reports. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] Putin says EU-Ukraine trade pact will cost him €2bn
      Aug26

      [Ticker] Putin says EU-Ukraine trade pact will cost him €2bn

      Russian leader Putin said at a summit in Minsk Tuesday the EU-Ukraine trade deal will cost Russia €2bn in lost business with Ukraine. He repeated threats to cancel preferential tariffs for Ukraine but said he advocates “closer co-operation” between the EU and his Eurasian Union, to be launched in 2015. …read more Source:...