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      EU leaders extend economic sanctions on Russia
      Dec15

      EU leaders extend economic sanctions on Russia

      EU leaders have agreed to extend the bloc’s main economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine for six months until mid-2017, diplomats at a one-day summit in Brussels said. …read more Source: RTÉ...

      Polish FM discusses Ukraine-Russian conflict with former Ukrainian president
      Dec15

      Polish FM discusses Ukraine-Russian conflict with former Ukrainian president

      Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma met Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski on Wednesday to discuss the status of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Polskie...

      EU leaders agree to extend Russia sanctions until mid-2017: diplomats
      Dec15

      EU leaders agree to extend Russia sanctions until mid-2017: diplomats

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to extend the bloc’s main economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine for six months until mid-2017, diplomats said. …read more Source:...

      Russia and NATO to talk again on security, Ukraine
      Dec15

      Russia and NATO to talk again on security, Ukraine

      NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that he’s invited ambassadors to meet with Russia early next week to discuss European security and the Ukraine conflict. “I have invited members of the NATO-Russia Council to a meeting on Monday at ambassadorial level at NATO headquarters to discuss topics of relevance to European...

      NATO-Russia Council to meet on Monday: Stoltenberg
      Dec15

      NATO-Russia Council to meet on Monday: Stoltenberg

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO envoys will hold a formal meeting with Russia on Monday after Moscow agreed to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine and as the alliance seeks to avoid any escalation of the East-West standoff. …read more Source:...

      Ratas: Ukraine-EU agreement ‘fundamental’
      Dec15

      Ratas: Ukraine-EU agreement ‘fundamental’

      Prime Minister Jüri Ratas said ahead of the European Council meeting on Thursday that the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement was fundamental for both sides. Ratas had also said earlier that Estonia supported maintaining the sanctions imposed on Russia. …read more Source:...

      EU leaders struggle to find unity over Ukraine agreement
      Dec15

      EU leaders struggle to find unity over Ukraine agreement

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      EU summit: Theresa May ‘welcomes’ Brexit talks by 27 other leaders
      Dec15

      EU summit: Theresa May ‘welcomes’ Brexit talks by 27 other leaders

      Britain will not be present at evening talks, with Syria and Ukraine on main summit agenda …read more Source: The Irish...

      Suspected Russian mercenary leader attended Kremlin reception
      Dec15

      Suspected Russian mercenary leader attended Kremlin reception

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – A man identified as a Russian mercenary leader in Ukraine and Syria by an authoritative website attended a Kremlin reception earlier this month, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said on Thursday, raising questions about the man’s links to the authorities. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] Dutch PM: Failure of Ukraine treaty would be ‘gift’ to Putin
      Dec15

      [Ticker] Dutch PM: Failure of Ukraine treaty would be ‘gift’ to Putin

      Dutch PM Mark Rutte warned that scrapping the Ukraine-EU association agreement would be the “biggest present that we can offer to [Russian president] Vladimir Putin”. He said “we are not in a position now to bear big gifts for Putin, on the contrary, we [EU] must keep our unity”. Following a referendum, the Netherlands...