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Attempts to rewrite history ‘unacceptable’, says Putin at Auschwitz 70th anniversary
President Vladimir Putin yesterday slammed what he called attempts to rewrite history at a Moscow ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Speaking at a Jewish museum in Moscow, he said Nazi Germany’s crimes including the Holocaust could be neither forgiven nor forgotten. “Any attempts to hush up these events,...
Germany’s head of Armed Forces Association: If you want peace, prepare for war
André Wüstner calls for defence spending to be increased by €1 billion (£740 million) amid fears equipment shortages will mean the army is unable to respond to Ukraine crisis …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin is behaving like a ‘mid 20th-century tyrant’ over Ukraine, says Hammond
THE British Foreign Secretary, Phillip Hammond has accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of behaving like a “mid 20th-century tyrant” over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Merkel to meet Obama over Ukraine
Chancellor’s shuttle diplomacy continues as calls mount for arming Kiev …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine crisis: Civilians continue to be killed despite diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting
At least 24 people are reported to have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine as leaders plan to meet to try and produce a ceasefire …read more Source: The...
Munich highlights splits over Ukraine
US and Europe divided on question of sending arms to Kiev …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine conflict: four-nation peace talks in Minsk aim to end crisis
Planned summit in Belarus capital on Wednesday comes after intense diplomacy between France, Germany, Ukraine and RussiaLeaders from France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia are due to meet in Minsk on Wednesday in a fresh attempt to reach a peace deal in the Ukrainian conflict, but Vladimir Putin said the summit was conditional on some issues being...
Leaders scramble to avert ‘dramatic spiral’ in Ukraine
MUNICH (Reuters) – The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agreed to meet in Belarus on Wednesday to try to broker a peace deal for Ukraine amid escalating violence there and signs of cracks in the transatlantic consensus on confronting Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: US officials compare peace efforts to appeasing Hitler
“History shows us that dictators will always take more if you let them,” says John McCain, comparing Merkel and Hollande’s talks with Putin to Chamberlain’s appeasement of Hitler …read more Source: The...
Europe pushes ahead with Ukraine peace talks
Merkel flies to Washington for Obama meeting …read more Source: Financial...
