72 Ukrainian military facilities in Crimea hoist Russian flags
by KG/XINHUAOver 70 Ukrainian military facilities on the peninsula of Crimea have reportedly hoisted Russian flags as of midnight Thursday, including some Ukrainian Black Sea navy ships.Local press...
View ArticleEU and Ukraine signs association agreement
by KG/EUROPAEU and Ukraine signed the Association agreement and the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy welcomed the signing of the agreement. EU leaders and interim Ukrainian Prime...
View ArticleBosnian Serb war criminal Radislav Krstic brought to Poland to serve sentence
by ER/Associated Press A justice official says a Bosnian Serb war criminal has been brought to Poland to serve out his sentence after he was assaulted in a British prison. Former general Radislav...
View ArticleUkraine's top court dismisses Crimea's independence as "unconstitutional"
by ER/XINHUAThe Constitutional Court of Ukraine declared Crimea's proclaiming independence from the country as unconstitutional, the court's press service said Friday. A verdict issued by the court...
View ArticleUpper house of Russian parliament approves accession of Crimea
by ER/XINHUA The Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, approved a treaty Friday on the accession of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, where the Russian Black...
View ArticleAlmost 100 refugees from Crimea seek asylum in Poland
by ER/Associated PressAn official says that almost 100 Ukrainian refugees from Crimea have asked for asylum in Poland this month and have been taken to refugee centers pending a decision. Elzbieta...
View ArticlePutin says Russia not in a hurry to retaliate against the U.S.
by ER/XINHUA Russia is not going to hastily adopt sanctions against the United States or introduce visa restriction with Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Friday. "In case we introduce visa...
View ArticleAmnesty ask Ukraine, Russia to respect human rights
by Andy CarlingThe world was shocked by the footage of demonstrators and policemen being attacked and shot in Kiev and concern has heightened after the separation of Crimea, back to Russia.New Europe...
View ArticleBlocher threatens new immigration initiative
The Swiss government, in response to February’s referendum result, is currently in talks with the European Union about how to enforce immigration quotas that will limit the number of EU citizens...
View ArticleFollow the money
by Konstantin Tsapogas - von TaubeIs Crimea a part of Ukraine’s sovereign territory? The European Union says it is, since it doesn’t recognise either Crimea’s independence or, obviously, Crimea’s...
View ArticleAshton congratulates Lebanese PM on the parliamentary approval
by KG/EUROPAEU High Representative Catherine Ashton congratulated the Lebanese Prime Ministers Tammam Salam and his ministers on the parliamentary approval of the Ministerial Declaration with a great...
View ArticleIsraeli settlement plans disappoint Ashton
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton expressed her deep disappointment on the Israeli settlement announcement. On 21 March, Baroness Ashton said:"I am deeply disappointed by the Israeli plans to...
View ArticleUkrainian troops withdraw from Crimea
by NEonline/KTUkraine's President Olexander Turchynov announced that ukrainian troops will withdraw from the Crimean peninsula, because of Russian threats to their lives and the lives of their...
View ArticleG8 no more
by NEOnline | MKThe G7 leaders met in The Hague after announcing they would not attend a G8 summit with Russia in Sochi this June and issued a declaration in support of Ukraine. The declaration...
View ArticleTymoshenko: It's time to kill those damned Russians
by Andy CarlingThe former Ukrainian leader, Yulia Tymoshenko has made several alarming remarks in an audio tape leaked to Russia Today. It is assumed that the recording was made by the Russian security...
View ArticleAshton announced next meeting in Serbia-Kosovo dialogue
by ER/EUROPAThe spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement...
View ArticleNorway suspends military cooperation with Russia due to Ukraine crisis
by ER/Associated Press NATO member Norway has suspended all joint activities with the Russian military through May because of Moscow's annexation of Crimea. The Defense Ministry on Tuesday scrapped a...
View ArticleRussia denies mobilizing troops near Ukrainian border
by ER/XINHUA Russia dismissed reports on Tuesday that it was allegedly mobilizing troops to its border with Ukraine after the absorption of Crimea, a former Ukrainian republic. "Results of...
View ArticleFrom Uzbekistan with… confusion
by Andy CarlingGulnara Karimova, whose father runs the central Asian state of Uzbekistan, vanished on 16 February as reports were heard of a large raid on her luxury apartments.She had kept in touch...
View ArticleUkraine appoints new acting DM, withdraws troops from Crimea
by KG/XINHUAUkraine's parliament on Tuesday approved Mykhailo Koval as the country's new acting Defense Minister, after his predecessor decided to withdraw the country's forces from Crimea.The...
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