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Sanctions and solidarity
The European Union has finally agreed on its ‘third-level sanctions’ against Russia for its actions in Ukraine. As is usual for the EU, arriving at this point has been a long and difficult process. A key problem all along has been that, though sanctions serve a common purpose, the costs of implementing them are borne by individual...
Ukraine: Russia Troop Build-Up Invasion Fear
Nato is concerned that Russia may use intensified fighting in eastern Ukraine as a pretext for crossing the border. …read more Source: Sky...
Putin talks to Merkel; Russia responds to western sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that “Kiev is responsible for the crisis in the southeast of Ukraine.”The Kremlin issued a statement late on Wednesday after Putin and Merkel spoke on over the phone, to say that the Russian leader “pointed out that the continuation of military operations...
Ukraine “cannot ask Serbia to impose sanctions”
Ukraine cannot ask Serbia to impose sanctions on Russia “due to the fact that it is not a member of the EU,” says Ukrainian diplomat Oleksandr Kirichenko.”We regret that Serbia does not have the same stance as most European countries, but you have the sovereign right to develop relations with Russia of the kind you want and it...
Russia bans food imports from West
Russia’s PM Medvedev announces a total embargo on food imports from Western countries in response to sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Germany factory output in small rise
German industrial output rose by just 0.3% in June from May, official figures show, as concerns over the Ukraine crisis weighed on the economy. …read more Source:...
Moscow: Reports of Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine border groundless
Moscow slammed NATO and Pentagon claims that Russia is amassing military near the border with Ukraine calling them unsubstantiated, according to a …read more Source:...
Russia retaliates against western sanctions with ban on food imports
Dmitry Medvedev tells ministers import ban on meat, fish and agricultural items from EU, US and Australia is effective immediatelyRussia has banned fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, milk and dairy imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, Russia’s prime minister told a government meeting on...
Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on EU
Moscow is slapping a ban on EU-imported fruit and vegetables and food from the US in retaliation for western economic sanctions. Meanwhile, 20,000 Russian soldiers are stationed on the Ukraine border. …read more Source:...
Australia mourns for MH17 victims
Flags flew at half mast as Australia held a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts suspended the search for body parts. …read more Source: RTÉ...
