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NATO chief laments ‘serious’ security problems in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says security problems are undermining peace efforts in eastern Ukraine, as a routinely violated cease-fire barely holds in the separatist Donbass region. Opening talks between … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s leader urges EU to extend sanctions against Russia
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko urged the European Union on Friday to extend sanctions against Russia, which he says continues its armed aggression in eastern Ukraine against international agreements. Poroshenko was … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
EU leader expects bloc to extend sanctions on Russia in 2017
European Council President Donald Tusk says he thinks the European Union will extend sanctions against Russia, but that it will be harder to preserve the West’s unity on Moscow when … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Talks on Ukraine produce no visible results
A meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany intended to shore up a shaky peace process in eastern Ukraine has ended without visible progress. Russian Foreign Minister … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s ousted president testifies in court
Ukraine’s ousted president has testified in the trial of five former special forces policemen charged with fatally shooting scores of demonstrators, and denied giving orders for them to shoot at … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Russia protests Ukraine’s missile training over Crimea
Russia’s defense ministry has presented the Ukrainian military attaché with a note of protest in reaction to Ukraine’s plans to conduct training launches of missiles over Crimea next week. Russian … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ex-Ukrainian president testimony postponed
Video testimony by Ukraine’s ousted president was postponed on Friday in the trial of five former special forces policemen charged with fatally shooting scores of demonstrators. The shootings in February … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine says it’s ready to resume gas purchases from Russia
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company says it’s ready to resume gas purchases from Russia. The statement was released several hours after the Russian energy minister and the European Union’s energy chief … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine says it’s ready to resume gas purchases from Russia
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company says it’s ready to resume gas purchases from Russia. The statement was released several hours after the Russian energy minister and the European Union’s energy chief … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
OSCE reports spike in Ukraine cease-fire violations
The international monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine says it has recorded a sharp rise in cease-fire violations following several days of lower activity. The monitoring mission of the Organization for … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
