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      It’s in our interests to co-operate: Putin
      Feb11

      It’s in our interests to co-operate: Putin

      Hungary and Russia will soon begin talks on extending gas supply agreements between the two countries beyond 2021, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a joint press conference on Thursday with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, who called Hungary a trusted, stable and solvent partner. Orbán said the question concerning the stability of...

      NATO says it sees sharp rise in Russian disinformation since Crimea seizure
      Feb11

      NATO says it sees sharp rise in Russian disinformation since Crimea seizure

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO accused Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories, the alliance’s spokeswoman said on Saturday. …read more Source:...

      ‘A clear provocation’ Ukraine’s war games near Crimea border sparks fears of new conflict
      Feb11

      ‘A clear provocation’ Ukraine’s war games near Crimea border sparks fears of new conflict

      UKRAINE has been accused of “preparing for war” as the announcement of military drills on the Crimean border spark fears of a fresh conflict with Russia. …read more Source:...

      How Russia became the leader of the global Christian right
      Feb11

      How Russia became the leader of the global Christian right

      In early April 2014, as the post-Cold War order roiled in the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula — the first forced annexation in Europe since the Second World War — Pat Buchanan asked a question. Taking to the column-inches at Townhall, Buchanan wondered aloud:...

      Ukraine: Well-wishers pay tribute to slain rebel leader Givi
      Feb10

      Ukraine: Well-wishers pay tribute to slain rebel leader Givi

      Admirers lined up in separatist-held Donetsk on Friday to pay their final respects to Mikhail Tolstykh, the latest pro-Russian rebel leader to be killed in eastern… …read more Source:...

      EU migration commissioner meets with Greek PM on refugee crisis, Ukraine visit
      Feb10

      EU migration commissioner meets with Greek PM on refugee crisis, Ukraine visit

      The refugee crisis and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s discussions during his visit to Ukraine topped the agenda of talks between the latter and European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos. …read more Source:...

      Eastern Ukraine witnessed ‘most violent’ week in over a year, says OSCE
      Feb10

      Eastern Ukraine witnessed ‘most violent’ week in over a year, says OSCE

      Violence in eastern Ukraine peaked with more than 10,000 ceasefire violations a day, NATO officials said, citing monitors. The EU has announced a disbursement of 600 million euros to Kyiv for pursuing democratic reforms. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Pahor calls for Ukraine de-escalation in Moscow
      Feb10

      Pahor calls for Ukraine de-escalation in Moscow

      Meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, President Borut Pahor said that a de-escalation in eastern Ukraine was essential for improving EU-Russia ties and boosting economic cooperation. Putin also expressed interest in the latter, including for Russian companies to get involved in projects in Slovenia. …read more...

      [Ticker] EU invites US foreign policy chief to Brussels
      Feb10

      [Ticker] EU invites US foreign policy chief to Brussels

      EU foreign elations chief Federica Mogherini has invited the new US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, to an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels “at his earliest convenience”. She spoke to Tillerson, while in Washington, about Russia, Ukraine, Iran, and EU defence cooperation. The US envoy to the OSCE, a European multilateral club,...

      [Ticker] Ukrainians to get EU visa-free talks ‘before summer’
      Feb10

      [Ticker] Ukrainians to get EU visa-free talks ‘before summer’

      European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker told Ukrainian prime minister Volodymyr Groysman in Brussels on Friday that Ukrainian nationals would be able to visit the EU without a visa “before summer.” Juncker added that he was also prepared to disburse a further €600 million aid after Ukraine introduced a bill to lift a ban on wood exports...