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Russia’s Lavrov criticizes Ukraine statement on neutral status
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized on Friday a statement by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on ending Ukraine’s neutral status as confrontational rhetoric favored by what Russia calls Kiev’s ‘party of war’. …read more Source:...
EU president: Russia requires long-term strategy
The European Union must agree a long term strategy for Russia that will last for many years, including looking beyond sanctions, the European Council president has warned on the final day of the summit. Former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said yesterday that a “long-perspective strategy” was needed, and hinted to stronger sanctions. However,...
Ukraine forms ‘ministry of truth’ to regulate the media
Journalists fear freedom of speech will be curtailed as Kiev follows Moscow in stepping up the propaganda war Зачем Украине “министерство правды» Ukraine has a new government ministry. This month, the parliament voted to create a ministry of information policy that will be led by Yuriy Stets, the head of the information security department...
EU leaders ready long confrontation with Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders warned Moscow they were ready exercise their combined muscle over the long haul in a confrontation with an economically wounded Russia if President Vladimir Putin refused to pull back from Ukraine. …read more Source:...
EU leaders hold firm on Kremlin sanctions
Summit communiqué signals pressure will be maintained on Russia to back down from its aggression inside Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
New broom ends EU summit a day early
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In a striking symbol of changed leadership, European Union leaders wrapped up their last summit of the year a day early after agreeing to launch an investment fund and maintain sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
EU needs united approach to Russia for a solution to Ukraine conflict
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must be united in its approach toward Russia if it wants to find a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, the chairman of EU leaders Donald Tusk said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
MH17: hundreds of human remains still unidentified
Agony continues for families as authorities reveal that identification process could take another five monthsThe family of a British student who was travelling to Australia when he died on MH17 has revealed there are still 700 fragments of human remains to be identified in the Netherlands.Ben Pocock, 20, was en route to Perth to study at the...
Everything’s fine, says Putin in press conference – including my love life
A classic example of the Russian leader’s annual conference: just don’t mention the rouble or military involvement in UkraineWith flirtatious questions about his love life, noir wisecracks, earthy animal metaphors and forceful anti-western rhetoric, on the surface this was a classic Vladimir Putin press conference. The Russian...
MH17 crash: Father of British victim relives heartbreaking final goodbye at the airport
Jeremy Pocock wants to know who killed his son Ben and 297 others on a Malaysian Airlines flight that came down in Ukraine …read more Source:...
