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Posted by seumasach on October 31, 2014
TASS
30th October, 2014
SOFIA, October 30 /TASS/. It is necessary to restore equal relations with Russia, Austrian President Heinz Fischer said during his official visit to the Bulgarian capital on Thursday.
“If we talk about true relations with Russia, it is necessary to restore equal relations as soon as possible. Sanctions were necessary at a certain period of time but it would be much better if problems could be solved without sanctions. I believe that such solutions should be found. Naturally, all international laws should be observed,” Fischer said.
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Posted by seumasach on October 31, 2014
RT
31st October, 2014
The gas deal between Ukraine and Russia became possible because Europe realized that it wouldn’t get the gas if it didn’t get behind Ukraine, Wall Street analyst Michael Hudson told RT.
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Posted by seumasach on October 25, 2014
Spiral of Mistrust Needs to Be Reversed
Valdai Club
The situation with the sanctions is neither good for Russia, nor good for the rest of the world. It’s a spiral of mistrust that needs to be reversed. It’s important to face the fact that today we have the possibility to change the situation. We need to go back to the stronger dialogue.
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Posted by seumasach on October 3, 2014
M.K.Bhadrakumar
Indian Punchline
3rd October, 2014
I wrote ten days ago that I could hear the faint sound of the West beating the retreat in Ukraine. Now I can say the retreat is gathering momentum. The Barack Obama administration may have signaled that the worst is over in the standoff with Russia.
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Posted by seumasach on September 28, 2014
Lavrov: Kiev Decision to Delay EU Association Agreement in Line With Yanukovych’s Proposal
RIAN
28th Septemebr, 2014
MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) – The decision of the Kiev authorities not to enact the Association Agreement with the EU immediately is similar to the proposal made by Ukraine’s former President Viktor Yanukovych 10 months ago, at the time when it was possible to avoid the bloodshed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday.
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Posted by seumasach on September 27, 2014
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Posted by seumasach on September 25, 2014
M.K.Bhadrakumar
Indian Punchline
24th September, 2014
Considering the huge lift that the White House gave last week to the visit by the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko — ‘rare honor’ of addressing a joint session of the US Congress, et al — one would have thought the Barack Obama administration was getting into a heightened mood of belligerence vis-a-vis Russia. But a close reading of President Obama’s remarks after the bilateral meeting with Poroshenko last Thursday in Washington creates doubts in the mind.
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Posted by seumasach on September 22, 2014
Poroshenko puts on brave face after U.S. refusal over status
Russia Beyond The Headlines
19th September, 2014
Moskovsky Komsomolets writes that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was not able to reach an agreement with his American counterpart Barack Obama on the supply of heavy weaponry to Ukraine and on granting Ukraine special status as a non-NATO American ally. The Ukrainian President commented on the refusal in the following manner: “Obama has said ‘no,’ since we already have a special status. The level of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on matters of security and defense is much higher than the one required by the status of a principal non-NATO ally.” However, Moskovsky Komsomolets believes that Poroshenko’s optimistic tone is just an attempt to “sweeten the pill.” Meanwhile, the newspaper reports that Poroshenko, in his own words, was satisfied with his visit to the U.S., “despite the fact that not all his plans were realized.”
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Posted by seumasach on September 17, 2014
RT
16th September, 2014
The West must desist from its staunch opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s policy in Ukraine, and form an alliance with Moscow in order to defeat Islamic State (IS), UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has said.
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Posted by seumasach on September 17, 2014
RT
16th September, 2014
A rally outside the Ukrainian Parliament building has turned violent as activists set tires on fire. Meanwhile, MPs have adopted a law that bans the closest allies of Ukraine’s deposed President Yanukovich from politics.
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Posted by seumasach on September 16, 2014
NDTV
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday formally submitted to parliament a bill offering limited self-rule for the country’s separatist east.
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