U.S. not to lift sanctions against Russia until Minsk accords implemented – Tillerson
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson phoned Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday to discuss his recent trip to Moscow and his message to the Russian leadership, the U.S. Department of State said in a press release. Although the United States is interested in improving relations with Russia, Russia`s actions in eastern Ukraine remain an...
Mogherini in Moscow says EU doesn’t recognize Crimea annexation but Russian foreign Minister considers Crimea Crisis like Falkland Islands issue
The European Union does not recognize the annexation in Crimea, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said at a joint press conference in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Monday. See also: Russian aggression against Ukraine, international law and global security: 25 key theses ”We also...
EU sanctions against Russia should be long-term – Mingarelli
Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli has said that EU sanctions against Russia should be long-term in order to reduce Moscow`s military aggression, according to an UNIAN correspondent. Speaking at an international roundtable in Kyiv, he said that the EU should act in line with its basic values and introduce...
French elections: Macron`s headquarters denies accreditation to Russian propagandists from Sputnik and Russia Today
Headquarters of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has denied accreditation to propaganda-spreading Russian TV channels Sputnik and RT, Russian media reported. In addition to the said TV channels, accreditation was also denied to Ruptly video news agency. As reported, the security denied entry to Macron`s headquarters to RT reporters,...
Deployment of armed mission in Donbas should be taken by OSCE Permanent Council – Alexander Hug
The decision to deploy in Donbas the organization`s armed mission should only be taken by the OSCE Permanent Council, Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug told reporters on Sunday. The OSCE Permanent Council has the authority to take such decisions, according to Hug. It can change the OSCE...
President of PACE explains his visit to Syria with Russian Duma delegation
Pedro Agramunt, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has for the first time addressed the issue of his recent visit to Syria together with the deputies of the Russian State Duma, according to Europeiska Pravda. Agramunt noted that it was his private visit, not related to his position of PACE chief, at the same...
Templeton`s Hasenstab winds down $7 bln Ukraine bond bet – Bloomberg
Franklin Templeton bond chief Michael Hasenstab is pulling back from one of his most contrarian bets of the past decade, according to Bloomberg. ”Holdings in Ukrainian sovereign debt in the flagship $40 billion Templeton Global Bond Fund he manages have dropped by half in the past year to about $1.2 billion, or 3 percent of the total portfolio,...
OSCE SMM to continue its work in Donbas – OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Chief
The Special Monitoring Mission will continue to fulhttps://uaposition.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=219204&action=edit&message=1#fill its mandate in eastern Ukraine and calls for an investigation to hold accountable those responsible for the tragic incident involving the OSCE SMM patrol, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Chief Monitor...
Ukrainian gas reserves down to less than 8.3 bcm
Natural gas reserves in Ukrainian underground gas storages (USFs) on April 16-22 shrank by 0.5%, or 39 million cubic meters (mcm), from 8.329 billion cubic meters (bcm) to 8.290 bcm, according to the state-run gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz. As reported, 16.15 mcm of gas was pumped from USFs on April 22 alone. Earlier, the Ukrainian...
U.S. State Department comments on deadly incident with OSCE SMM patrol vehicle in Donbas
The United States is shocked and deeply saddened by the death of a U.S. citizen serving as a paramedic with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission (SMM), when his vehicle struck an explosive in a militant-controlled controlled area in eastern Ukraine, according to the U.S. Department of State....
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