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      Ukrainian defence ministry official killed in Kiev car explosion
      Jun27

      Ukrainian defence ministry official killed in Kiev car explosion

      An official from Ukraine’s defence ministry was killed on Tuesday morning when his car exploded at an intersection in Kiev, the Ukrayinska Pravda paper has said citing the country’s National Police. …read more Source: Polskie...

      Car bomb kills Ukrainian serviceman in Kiev
      Jun27

      Car bomb kills Ukrainian serviceman in Kiev

      KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another person was wounded in a car bomb explosion in the center of Kiev on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, describing the incident as a “terrorist act.” …read more Source:...

      Ukraine and France determined to expand the agenda of bilateral cooperation
      Jun27

      Ukraine and France determined to expand the agenda of bilateral cooperation

      In the course of his working visit to France, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko discussed the intensification of economic cooperation between the two countries with President of France Emmanuel Macron. “We have discussed substantial negotiations on the agenda of our bilateral relations. We have agreed to speed up the holding of the session of...

      EU to negotiate Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Russia
      Jun26

      EU to negotiate Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Russia

      Thirteen EU members, including Poland, supported the European Commission request to negotiate with Russia about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, despite Germany’s opposition. “We had 13 delegations intervening, with all of them being supportive of the Commission’s approach,” Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic told Reuters. EU nations...

      Germany sees ‘very difficult’ situation in eastern Ukraine
      Jun26

      Germany sees ‘very difficult’ situation in eastern Ukraine

      BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday that both Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists were violating a ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine and it would likely be difficult to resolve the crisis in the short term. …read more Source:...

      NATO’s senior military officer: Russia threat growing on all fronts
      Jun26

      NATO’s senior military officer: Russia threat growing on all fronts

      NATO’s senior military officer said the alliance was confronting efforts by Russia to increase its military capabilities on virtually every level and allies were on guard to prevent any repeat of the Kremlin’s military intervention in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. Speaking at a POLITICO Brussels Playbook breakfast Monday, General Petr...

      Updates
      Jun26

      Updates

      IRIN launches new stream of Geneva-based policy reporting 26 June 2017 We are pleased to announce the launch of a new stream of Geneva-based policy reporting, which will complement IRIN’s field journalism from crisis zones around the world by shining a light on trends in financing of humanitarian assistance, the aid reform agenda, peace...

      France’s Macron refuses to recognise Crimea ‘annexation’
      Jun26

      France’s Macron refuses to recognise Crimea ‘annexation’

      President Emmanuel Macron said Monday France refuses to recognise Russia’s “annexation” of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. …read more Source: France...

      Macron hopeful of resolving Ukraine conflict
      Jun26

      Macron hopeful of resolving Ukraine conflict

      French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko expressed hope Monday of making progress in resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported. Speaking at a joint press conference after a meeting in the Élysée Palace, Macron said the French government still did not accept Russia’s March...

      Ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus summoned over international army exercise remarks
      Jun26

      Ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus summoned over international army exercise remarks

      The ambassador was told that his inappropriate remarks had failed to live up to the high level of Belarusian-Ukrainian friendly relations. The ambassador was told that his remarks groundlessly accused Belarus of failing to observe trust- and security-building measures in the OSCE region. …read more Source:...