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Ukraine’s Poroshenko visits Berlin to discuss ceasefire and Nordstream 2
A UN-led peace mission for eastern Ukraine remains Germany’s aim, Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Kyiv’s President Petro Poroshenko. The two leaders also discussed the underwater gas pipelines from Russia to Europe. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Bulgaria Gives Citizenship mostly to Russians
In 2016, the European Union has given citizenship to almost one million people, most of them Moroccans, followed by Albanians, Indians, Pakistanis and Turks, according to Eurostat data released on Monday. This pan-European trend, however, does not apply to Bulgaria, where nearly a third of the granted citizenships are given to Russians,...
Ukraine to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs: president
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs including Oleg Deripaska, following the lead of penalties ordered by the United States, President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
More Albanians acquire Greek citizenship
The largest group of foreign nationals that obtained Greek citizenship in 2016 were Albanians (88 percent), followed by Ukrainians (1.5 percent) and Russians (1.2 percent), according to data from the European Union’s statistics office Eurostat. …read more Source:...
The Italian football hooligan who fled house arrest to become a pro-Russian fighter in Ukraine
Speaking Russian with a strong Italian accent, Andrea Palmeri attracts attention in Lugansk, the separatist-held province in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
New EU citizens come mostly from Morocco, India and Albania; Bulgaria most often grants citizenship to Russians
According to Eurostat data, as quoted by the European Commission, in 2016 EU Member States most often gave citizenship to foreigners coming for Morocco, Albania and India. Unlike this general trend, during the same year Bulgaria most often granted citizenship to Russians (30 per cent), Ukrainians (17.1 percent) and Turkish (8.9 per cent) –...
Naftogaz CEO: Russia’s Nord Stream 2 would threaten Ukraine
In an interview with DW’s Zhanna Nemtsova, Andriy Kobolyev argues against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany. The CEO of Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz says the project is “against the interests of Europe.” …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko pursues new energy partnership during Turkey visit
Poroshenko is seeking to secure an energy co-operation with Turkey and Qatar. His Turkey trip comes ahead of talks with Angela Merkel, where he will urge Germany to scrap its Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russian markets hit by US sanctions and Syria fears
Moscow blue-chip index suffers biggest fall since Crimean crisis as rouble slides …read more Source: Financial...
Nord Stream 2 a ‘political bribe’: Ukrainian President
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany a “political bribe” through which Moscow wants to secure the loyalty of Western European countries. …read more Source: Polskie...
