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    On a surreal and tragic day, POTUS was in N.Y. but only the UN Security Council was engaged
    Jun27

    On a surreal and tragic day, POTUS was in N.Y. but only the UN Security Council was engaged

    UNITED NATIONS — Truth is often stranger than fiction. The horrific events over eastern Ukraine, that of a civilian airliner being shot out of the skies by a high altitude Sam 11 missile, seem almost the improbable grist of a […] The post On a surreal and tragic day, POTUS was in N.Y. but only the UN Security Council was engaged appeared first on...

    Kremlin Distances Itself As Putin Adviser Calls Poroshenko A ‘Nazi’
    Jun27

    Kremlin Distances Itself As Putin Adviser Calls Poroshenko A ‘Nazi’

    A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says a comment by a senior Russian official who called Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko “a Nazi” do not represent the Kremlin’s official position. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Signs Trade Agreement With European Union
    Jun27

    Ukraine Signs Trade Agreement With European Union

    Moscow warned of “serious consequences” after Kiev finalized the sweeping economic pact, which had set off protests and fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine signs historic EU deal
    Jun27

    Ukraine signs historic EU deal

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will sign an economic cooperation agreement with the EU, the same deal whose reversal set off a crisis in the nation. …read more Source:...

    Ukrainian, Georgian, and Moldovan Leaders Sign Accords On Closer EU Ties
    Jun27

    Ukrainian, Georgian, and Moldovan Leaders Sign Accords On Closer EU Ties

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, and Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca signed key economic and political accords with the European Union in Brussels. At the ceremony, EU leaders stressed the association agreements are not aimed at harming Russia. (EbS) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe...

    EU deals could stoke growth, reform
    Jun27

    EU deals could stoke growth, reform

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Leaders from the 28-country European Union on Friday signed broad trade and economic deals with non-member countries Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia…. …read more Source: Associated...

    EU Leaders Address Russian Concerns About Association Agreements
    Jun27

    EU Leaders Address Russian Concerns About Association Agreements

    European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso spoke just before the signing of EU Association Agreements by Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. They told the gathering of leaders in Brussels that nothing in the accords is aimed at harming Russia and they are “not against anybody.” (EbS)...

    Poroshenko Signs Ukraine-EU Free Trade Agreement
    Jun27

    Poroshenko Signs Ukraine-EU Free Trade Agreement

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has said this is “one of the most historic days,” ahead of signing a long-awaited free trade agreement with the European Union. Poroshenko spoke to reporters in Brussels Friday ahead of the signing of the agreement, which was the trigger for last year’s political upheaval that led to...

    Ukraine Rebels Release Captured OSCE Monitors
    Jun27

    Ukraine Rebels Release Captured OSCE Monitors

    Pro-Russian separatists in southeast Ukraine released four out of eight monitors from the Organization for the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) captured over a month ago. Four observers from Switzerland, Turkey, Estonia, and Denmark were brought by heavily armed rebels early June 27 to a hotel in downtown Donetsk, where they were handed...

    Ukrainian leader: Talks to continue
    Jun27

    Ukrainian leader: Talks to continue

    New Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told CNN in an exclusive interview that negotiations with Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine would continue. …read more Source:...