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    IPU Pushes Democracy, Gender Equality, Human Rights for Parliamentarians
    Jun25

    IPU Pushes Democracy, Gender Equality, Human Rights for Parliamentarians

    As it celebrates its 125th anniversary, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) says it will continue to push for greater democracy, gender equality and human rights for parliamentarians around the world. In an interview with VOA, IPU Secretary-General, Anders Johnsson reflected on the evolution of his organization as he prepares to step down after...

    Putin Says Ukraine Truce ‘Not Enough’
    Jun25

    Putin Says Ukraine Truce ‘Not Enough’

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said a seven-day cease-fire announced by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was not enough to stop the fighting in Ukraine’s east. Putin told a news conference June 24 in Vienna he wanted to see a “substantive discussion” to take place between separatists and Kyiv. (Reuters) …read more...

    Luhansk Rebels Defiant After Putin Revokes Right To Use Force
    Jun25

    Luhansk Rebels Defiant After Putin Revokes Right To Use Force

    In Ukraine’s restive Luhansk region, separatist rebels said they would continue their fight with Kyiv, with or without Russian help. President Vladimir Putin on June 24 asked Russia’s upper house of parliament to revoke the right it had granted him to order a military intervention in Ukraine. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio...

    Ukraine to sign EU deal that sparked revolution
    Jun25

    Ukraine to sign EU deal that sparked revolution

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — On Friday, Ukraine will sign a sweeping economic and trade agreement with the European Union, a 1,200-page telephone book of a document crammed with rules on everything from turkeys to tulips, cheese to machinery…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Putin Vows To ‘Always Protect Russians’ In Ukraine
    Jun25

    Putin Vows To ‘Always Protect Russians’ In Ukraine

    Russian President Vladimir Putin told a news conference in Vienna on June 24 that his earlier decision to renounce a mandate to send troops into Ukraine did not mean Moscow would stop defending ethnic Russians living in Ukraine. Putin said Russia would also protect Ukrainians who feel “inseparably connected” to a “broader...

    NATO Chief Says New Deal Coming For Georgia
    Jun25

    NATO Chief Says New Deal Coming For Georgia

    NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says NATO will develop a substantive package for Georgia that will help it come closer to the alliance. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Separatists Down Ukrainian Military Helicopter
    Jun24

    Separatists Down Ukrainian Military Helicopter

    Pro-Russian separatists have shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, just a day after the rebels announced a week-long truce in eastern Ukraine matching the cease-fire announced by the country’s president. A Ukrainian military spokesman, Vladislav Seleznyov, said the helicopter was brought down near the eastern Ukrainian city of...

    UN: Numbers of Displaced Ukrainians Rising
    Jun24

    UN: Numbers of Displaced Ukrainians Rising

    A senior U.N. human rights official says that over the last two weeks, the number of displaced persons in Ukraine has doubled to more than 46,000 and could be higher. In his briefing to the U.N. Security Council Tuesday, Ivan Simonovic said the situation in eastern Ukraine is “rapidly deteriorating.” Assistant Secretary-General for...

    Ukrainian helicopter shot down
    Jun24

    Ukrainian helicopter shot down

    Militants shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter late Tuesday afternoon in eastern Ukraine, five days after Ukraine’s president declared a cease-fire. …read more Source:...

    Russia to Set Own Barriers in Response to Ukraine’s EU Trade Pact
    Jun24

    Russia to Set Own Barriers in Response to Ukraine’s EU Trade Pact

    With Ukraine set to sign a free trade pact with the European Union on Friday, Russia has said it is likely to respond with trade barriers without seeking approval from Belarus and Kazakhstan, its partners in a customs union. Ukraine is due to sign the second part of its association agreement with the EU on June 27. The pact has been at the heart...