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EU Agrees in Principle to Prolong Russia Sanctions
European Union nations have agreed in principle to extend sanctions against Russia for six more months to keep pressure on Moscow to respect the peace agreement in Ukraine.EU diplomats confirmed Tuesday that the 28-nation bloc’s ambassadors had agreed to prolong the… …read more Source:...
French President Floats Slow Lifting of Russia Sanctions
French President Francois Hollande says European Union sanctions against Russia could be gradually lifted but only if further progress is made on a peace deal for Ukraine.He spoke amid pressure from some European companies and others to ease the sanctions, imposed over… …read more Source:...
EU Extends Russia Sanctions over Crimea for 1 Year
The European Union has extended for another year some of its sanctions targeting Russia over its annexation of the Crimean peninsula.For two years, the 28-nation EU has imposed ever more punitive measures on Russia to protest what it calls “the illegal annexation of Crimea… …read more Source:...
EU Leaders Come to Russia amid Weariness over Sanctions
After a two-year break which felt more like a boycott, European leaders and chief executives of top multinational companies are back at Russia’s top economic gathering in a sign of weariness about European sanctions against Moscow.Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014… …read more Source:...
Russia and Ukraine Swap Prisoners
Russia and Ukraine has exchanged four prisoners in a move coordinated by their governments.The swap follows last month’s release of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko after two years in a Russian prison.Savchenko was swapped for two Russians convicted of fighting in eastern… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Holds Its First Major Gay Pride March in Kiev
Around a thousand people turned up on Sunday for Ukraine’s first major gay pride march which was held amid tight security measures in the capital Kiev.Several thousand police forces were guarding the procession in central Kiev and the rally was peaceful despite far-right… …read more Source:...
AP Interview: Savchenko Calls for Early Elections in Ukraine
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko says the nation needs early parliamentary elections to “to infuse fresh blood” into its politics.Savchenko, who has become a national hero in Ukraine after spending two years in a Russian prison, told The Associated Press Friday that the… …read more Source:...
EU Leader to Meet with Putin in St. Petersburg Next Week
The European Commission’s president will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.Jean-Claude Juncker will be the most high-profile EU official to go to Russia since it annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. He will address a Russian economic… …read more Source:...
Merkel Hopes for Progress This Month on Ukraine Peace Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes for progress this month on implementing a peace deal for eastern Ukraine.Merkel noted in a speech Friday to representatives of family-owned businesses that last year’s Minsk peace agreement is “the basis on which we can create… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Releases Recording of Alleged French Terror Plot
Ukraine’s national security service has released what it says are recordings of a Frenchman and a Ukrainian discussing plans for terror attacks in France, in which the Frenchman says targets would include the national tax center and a bridge.The audio recordings, posted… …read more Source:...
