Section: EurActiv.com (EU)
Schinas: Juncker’s visit to Russia doesn’t undermine EU sanctions policy
A visit to Russia next month by the head of the European Union’s executive branch, Jean-Claude Juncker, is not inconsistent with the bloc’s sanctions policy towards Moscow over its role in the conflict in Ukraine, a spokesman said today (30 May). …read more Source:...
Ukraine angered by German call to lift Russia sanctions
Germany’s vice-chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel (SPD), has provoked the ire of Ukraine after calling for sanctions against Russia to be gradually lifted. EurActiv’s partner Der Tagesspiegel reports. …read more Source:...
Germany: EU faces ‘difficult’ talks on Russia sanctions
Germany said on Thursday (26 May) that the EU is facing difficult talks on extending sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine due to the increased resistance of some member states, and denied that a new Cold War was afoot. …read more Source:...
EU and Ukraine celebrate the release of Nadia Savchenko
Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko arrived home in Kyiv today (25 May) after nearly two years in a Russian jail, part of a prisoner swap in which two Russians held in Ukraine were returned to Moscow. …read more Source:...
Ukraine fatigue is spreading in Europe
The appointment of Yurii Lutsenko as Ukraine’s general prosecutor on 13 May will even further curb enthusiasm for Ukraine in Europe’s capitals. All branches of power in the country are in desperate need of reform, writes Michael Meyer-Resende. …read more Source:...
Normandy Four leaders discuss OSCE monitoring of eastern Ukraine
The leaders of the Normandy Four countries: Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine, held a telephone conversation early today (24 May) over the issue of improving OSCE monitoring in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Council of Europe can do without Russia
In light of human rights violations in Crimea and a new law allowing Russia to ignore rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, there is no justification for the country to remain in the Council of Europe, writes Susan Stewart. …read more Source:...
Donetsk separatists parade banned weapons on Victory Day
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels today (9 May) commemorated the former Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany by parading tanks and other heavy weapons banned under a fragile truce. …read more Source:...
Why Ukraine’s NATO membership is not in America’s interests
It is time for Washington to make clear that Ukrainian accession to NATO is not on the table, writes Josh Cohen. …read more Source:...
Report: Missile launcher that downed MH17 belongs to the Russian army
The missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all 298 people onboard, was fired by a missile launcher belonging to Russia’s army, a report revealed yesterday (3 May). …read more Source:...
