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      Ukrainian arms inspectors to conduct observation flight over Lithuania  – The Baltic Times
      Jul13

      Ukrainian arms inspectors to conduct observation flight over Lithuania – The Baltic Times

      VILNIUS – Ukrainian arms control inspectors will carry out an observation flight over Lithuania on Wednesday and Thursday, the Defense Ministry …… …read more Source: The Baltic...

      Exclusive: Russia appears to deliver more turbines to Crimea – Reuters witnesses
      Jul13

      Exclusive: Russia appears to deliver more turbines to Crimea – Reuters witnesses

      FEODOSIA, Crimea (Reuters) – Two more gas turbines appear to have been delivered to Russian-controlled Crimea, according to two Reuters reporters who saw the equipment at the port of Feodosia, potentially deepening a row over sanctions compliance in which Germany’s Siemens has become embroiled. …read more Source:...

      In Trieste, modest expectations for Western Balkan integration
      Jul13

      In Trieste, modest expectations for Western Balkan integration

      TRIESTE, Italy — The European Union was hoping to get a firm grip on the Western Balkans at a summit Wednesday, but all it got was a limp handshake. “We need to re-found Europe,†French President Emmanuel Macron said at a press conference at the Western Balkans Summit, which he attended alongside German...

      Opinion: Crimea turbines put Siemens in geopolitical hot water
      Jul12

      Opinion: Crimea turbines put Siemens in geopolitical hot water

      Should Siemens deliver gas turbines to Crimea? Of course not. But what about Siemens’ Russian partners? The latest controversy shows how business deals can quickly become geopolitical, says DW’s Christian F. Trippe. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Dutch block aspirational communique at EU-Ukraine summit
      Jul12

      Dutch block aspirational communique at EU-Ukraine summit

      KIEV — A summit between top Ukrainian and European Union officials to take place over the next two days in Kiev is likely to end without a final joint communiqué because of Dutch objections over wording that the EU “acknowledges Ukraine’s European aspirations.†European Council President Donald...

      Siemens’ Crimea predicament tests limits of EU sanctions
      Jul12

      Siemens’ Crimea predicament tests limits of EU sanctions

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The delivery of turbines made by the German company Siemens to Crimea shows the limits of policing European Union sanctions on Russia as no EU enforcement authority exists, officials and experts said. …read more Source:...

      View: Why an EU-Ukraine customs union would be mutually benefitial
      Jul12

      View: Why an EU-Ukraine customs union would be mutually benefitial

      If the EU turns Ukraine away, what message does that send to other states in our neighborhood, or to Russia? …read more Source:...

      UK in talks on nuclear cooperation outside the EU, says energy minister
      Jul12

      UK in talks on nuclear cooperation outside the EU, says energy minister

      LONDON — The U.K. is already having “constructive discussions†about nuclear cooperation agreements with countries outside the EU ahead of plans to leave the body that governs civil nuclear power in the bloc, a government minister told MPs in the House of Commons Wednesday. MPs from both the Conservative and...

      Leaders gather for EU-Ukraine summit
      Jul12

      Leaders gather for EU-Ukraine summit

      Top officials are set to discuss reforms and the fight against corruption, the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Russia’s annexation of Crimea at an EU-Ukraine summit starting in Kiev on Wednesday. …read more Source: Polskie...

      Minsk-Chisinau direct air service under consideration
      Jul12

      Minsk-Chisinau direct air service under consideration

      According to Mikhail Rusy, today it is possible to get from Minsk to Chisinau by air only via Kiev or Moscow. “We are working to find an air service solution by September,” said the official. It will open up opportunities for the private sector. It will intercept transit traffic and will contribute to tourism development. …read more Source:...