Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: French Senate Urges Lifting Sanctions Against Kremlin In Sign Of Crumbling EU Resolve
In another sign of crumbling European resolve over Ukraine, the French Senate voted Wednesday to urge its government to gradually dismantle economic sanctions on Russia, a move welcomed by the Kremlin. The vote came as politicians across the European Union have hinted at wanting to reduce sanctions ahead of renewal talks this month. …read...
Russia Deploys Troops Westward As Standoff With NATO Deepens
Russia is building an army base near its border with Ukraine, the latest in a chain of new military sites along what the Kremlin sees as its frontline in a growing confrontation with NATO. While there have been no clashes between the former Cold War rivals, Russia is building up forces on its western frontiers at a time when the NATO alliance is...
French Citizen Planning Euro 2016 Attacks Detained By Ukraine Authorities
Ukraine’s security service detained a French national at the Polish-Ukrainian border who was in possession of a large cache of weapons. Authorities said that he is involved in a series of plots to attack the Euro 2016 football championship that starts in France later this week. French media identified the man as Gregoire M. and reports said...
EU Unity Crumbles As Russia Sanctions Extension Debate Rages
MOSCOW — Political differences within the European Union have come into sharp relief over a debate on whether to extend sanctions on Russia. As the Kremlin looks to leverage the divisions between member states over the issue, experts said that the relaxation of the punitive restrictions is likely by as early as the beginning of 2017. …read...
Will Germany End Russian Embargo? Berlin Considers Lifting Some Sanctions As EU Deadline Looms
Germany is discussing the possibility of easing some sanctions on Russia, as the European nation looks to warm diplomatic and economic relations with Moscow, according to a new Monday report in German Der Spiegel magazine. The European Union is set to decide whether to renew sanctions on Russia by the end of June, and several nations have voiced...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Update: Released Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko Poses Challenge To Government, Calls Lawmakers ‘Lazy Schoolchildren’
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko wasted no time Tuesday criticizing Ukrainian lawmakers after she was sworn in as a member of Parliament following her release in a prisoner swap with Russia last week. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Reforms Could Bolster Case For Russia Sanctions, NATO’s Ex-Chief Says
Ukraine will find it easier to persuade European Union countries to renew sanctions on Russia this summer in the event it shows progress in pushing reforms and tackling corruption, the former chief of NATO told Reuters Saturday. Anders Fogh Rasmussen was appointed an adviser to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Friday, having been NATO...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Germany Says EU Sanctions Against Kremlin Could Be Lifted
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Greece Friday courting a European Union member ahead of the bloc’s vote on whether to renew sanctions against the Kremlin over its actions in Ukraine. Germany said Friday it would support the gradual lifting of sanctions if Russia was able to demonstrate progress toward implanting the Minsk peace...
Putin’s Approval Ratings Fall To Lowest In Over 2 Years — 80%
As Russia undergoes its longest recession in two decades and living standards decline, the economic malaise is affecting President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings that have fallen to a 27-month low of 80 percent. While that number is perhaps out of reach for most politicians anywhere in the world, Putin has consistently stayed above that...
Two Ukrainians Accused Of Fighting In Chechen War Sentenced By Russia To Lengthy Prison Terms
MOSCOW — A Russian court Thursday sentenced two Ukrainians to at least 20 years each in jail for allegedly fighting alongside Chechen rebels against Russian troops in the 1990s. Ukraine considers Stanislav Klikh and Nikolai Karpyukh political prisoners and has demanded their release. …read more Source: International Business...
