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      Ukraine president kicks official out of meeting over criminal record
      Jul10

      Ukraine president kicks official out of meeting over criminal record

      Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had a regional official expelled from a meeting broadcast live on television on Wednesday because of a past criminal record. …read more Source:...

      For Germany to have allowed non-Nato member Ireland to set parameters on Brexit is a gamble
      Jul10

      For Germany to have allowed non-Nato member Ireland to set parameters on Brexit is a gamble

      The EU’s dependence on Nato for security and Germany’s dependence on Russia for energy has created a disjunction at the heart of the European project. Geopolitical matters have long raised awkward questions for the European Union. Indeed, its existence is in part a geopolitical paradox. For a political entity with substantial...

      Kyrgyzstan-born German sentenced for joining militants in Ukraine
      Jul10

      Kyrgyzstan-born German sentenced for joining militants in Ukraine

      A German national has gotten a mild sentence after admitting to taking part in the east Ukraine conflict. He stayed with the pro-Russian rebels for two years, but exactly what he did in the conflict zone remains unclear. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Russian police detain Crimean Tatar protesters on Moscow’s Red Square
      Jul10

      Russian police detain Crimean Tatar protesters on Moscow’s Red Square

      Russian police detained seven Crimean Tatars on Moscow’s Red Square on Wednesday after dispersing a demonstration that had aimed to draw attention to alleged rights abuses on the Black Sea peninsula which Russia annexed from Ukraine five years ago. …read more Source:...

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel seen shaking for 3rd time in several weeks (video)
      Jul10

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel seen shaking for 3rd time in several weeks (video)

      The German Chancellor has been spotted trembling uncontrollably two times in recent weeks. The first shaking episode happened on 18 June as Merkel greeted newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Merkel has toned down the concerns about her condition saying that the shaking bouts were caused by dehydration. Angela Merkel has once...

      Party of Ukraine’s new president leads parliamentary vote race
      Jul10

      Party of Ukraine’s new president leads parliamentary vote race

      A party set up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office in May, is the most popular political movement in the country, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday ahead of a snap parliamentary election due on July 21. …read more Source:...

      Romania still considering Moldova conflict resolution major priority
      Jul10

      Romania still considering Moldova conflict resolution major priority

      Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Melescanu attended an informal meeting of Organisation for Security and Economic Co-operation (OSCE) chief diplomats in Slovakia, on Monday and Tuesday, saying that that the resolution of the ongoing conflict in Moldova remains “a major priority” with Romania. According to a press statement released...

      Canada, Ukraine joins MH17 lawsuit against Russia
      Jul10

      Canada, Ukraine joins MH17 lawsuit against Russia

      Ukraine and Canada have joined a lawsuit relatives of people killed in the MH17 disaster filed against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights, Sander de Lang, one of the lawyers representing relatives in this case, confirmed to NU.nl after a report in AD. The surviving relatives filed the complaint against Russia in 2016, holding the...

      UPDATE Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for Wimbledon semis
      Jul09

      UPDATE Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for Wimbledon semis

      Romanian tennis player Simona Halep qualified on Tuesday for the semi-finals of the Wimbledon tournament, the third Grand Slam of the Year, by defeating Chinese Shuai Zhang, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1. Halep (27 years old), the world number seven, managed to qualify for the second time for a semifinal at the All England Club (the first time in 2014), by...

      EU allots 15 bln euros since 2014 to support Ukraine reforms – Juncker  – The Baltic Times
      Jul09

      EU allots 15 bln euros since 2014 to support Ukraine reforms – Juncker – The Baltic Times

      KYIV – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has positively assessed the level of EU-Ukraine cooperation……. …read more Source: The Baltic...