Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine’s Success Will Have ‘Huge Implications’ for Entire Region
      Jun06

      Ukraine’s Success Will Have ‘Huge Implications’ for Entire Region

      EU official: ‘Russia recognizes that we are not looking to gain territories’ Describing Ukraine as an “international issue,” a top European Union official said June 4 that turning the country into a success story will have “huge implications for the whole region.” “Russia recognizes we are not looking to gain territories. We are looking to...

      Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to visit Ukraine on the eve of G7 Summit
      Jun05

      Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to visit Ukraine on the eve of G7 Summit

      Embassy of Ukraine to Japan announces that on June 5-6, 2015, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe will make an official visit to Ukraine for the first time in the history of Ukrainian-Japanese relations. “The visit of the Japanese Prime Minister to our state on the eve of the G7 Summit will become a powerful manifestation of firm and...

      Russia illegally shifts the contact line to include more territories in Eastern Ukraine – Samantha Power
      Jun05

      Russia illegally shifts the contact line to include more territories in Eastern Ukraine – Samantha Power

      On June 5, 2015 U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power spoke to the recent developments in Eastern Ukraine at a UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine. Read @AmbassadorPower’s remarks on the ongoing aggression by #Russia in eastern #Ukraine: http://t.co/ctJzoRRxI4 — US Mission to the UN (@USUN) 5 Червень 2015  ...

      Dutch foreign minister eyes MH17 prosecution

      Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders will discuss efforts with Moscow to prosecute suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. ||| Amsterdam – Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders will discuss efforts to prosecute suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 while in Moscow on Friday, his office said in a...

      G7 must act to prevent deaths, say charities

      Many aid agencies are using the G7 to lobby world leaders for resources in a critical year for development. ||| London – The survival of 17 000 children and 800 mothers is at stake every day unless the world’s top industrialised nations, set to meet in Germany, muster the political will and money to end preventable maternal and infant...

      US must Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine in the fight against Russians and separatists – U.S. Senator Rob Portman
      Jun05

      US must Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine in the fight against Russians and separatists – U.S. Senator Rob Portman

      On the official website of U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, announces that he has filed two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 to help Ukraine as they continue to face Russian aggression. U.S. Senator Rob Portman says that the first amendment authorizes funds...

      Russia under Putin will never be allowed to rejoin the G7 – Canada’s PM
      Jun05

      Russia under Putin will never be allowed to rejoin the G7 – Canada’s PM

      Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in the interview that the Russian Federation should never be allowed back in the Group of 7 as long as Vladimir Putin is president. “I don’t think Russia under Vladimir Putin belongs in the G7. Period,” Harper said. “Canada would very, very strongly oppose Putin ever sitting...

      Turkish Stream’s Implications for EU Gas Infrastructure Development
      Jun05

      Turkish Stream’s Implications for EU Gas Infrastructure Development

      Since South Stream’s termination in early December 2014, governments in Central and Southeast Europe (CSEE) have championed a litany of pan-regional pipeline proposals to carry gas from Russia’s planned delivery point in Ipsala, Turkey via the Balkans to Baumgarten, Austria, while meeting local consumption along the way. The...

      Russia-backed separatists moved a large amount of heavy weapons towards the contact line – EU official statement
      Jun04

      Russia-backed separatists moved a large amount of heavy weapons towards the contact line – EU official statement

      Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs&Security Policy Maja Kocijančič said that Wednesday’s fighting (June 3, 2015) around the eastern Ukrainian city of Marinka was a huge violation of the cease-fire between and led to the redeployment of a large number of heavy artillery back near the line of contact by the Russia-backed separatists. #Ukraine...

      Ukraine warns of Russia invasion threat

      Ukraine’s president has told his military to prepare for a possible “full-scale invasion” by Russia all along their joint border. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s president told his military on Thursday to prepare for a possible “full-scale invasion” by Russia all along their joint border, a day after the worst fighting with Russian-backed...