The EU Official Journal said the sanctions, agreed by EU ambassadors on Wednesday, go into effect Saturday.

 

Ukraine's long-held desire to be a "European country" or at least a "Eurasian country," which would include a special relationship with Moscow, has been signed on the dotted line.

 

Amnesty International collected evidences of torture acts of abducted activists and journalists in the East of Ukraine during last months and published them in a special report.

 

 The OSCE has a key role to play in resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. ‘A political solution is the only way out of this conflict. And the OSCE excels at that kind of mutual dialogue.’ The participation of Russia, Ukraine, EU member states and the US make the OSCE a unique institutional platform.

 

Rasmussen: So far we have succeeded in speaking with one voice within the EU and NATO in the Ukraine crisis. The real test still lies ahead of us, when the European Union discusses the so-called third round of sanctions.

 

The reform aims to ease the conflicts with pro-Russian rebels in the East and involves the election of the Governors by local officials, who are currently appointed by the central government in Kyiv, and a wider use of Russian language in schools and industries

UBO: While Cargill makes no statement about who took over their plant, it is clear that this is part of the pro-Russian terrorists’ plans to seize foreign assets. Cargill had already ceased plant operations a week before the takeover out of concern for its employees.

 

The critics of Putin’s adventurism thought its failure would come in the long run through economic isolation and the loss of international credibility and trust. My six-month score card shows that he has already failed in his major goals.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for restraint and a return to peace talks, but Poroshenko has ruled out renewing a cease-fire that ended last week until rebels lay down their arms.

 

The former Microsoft Ukraine head’s first job will be implementation of e-government for Ukraine

 

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