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10.4.2014
Photos of Russian military buildup:
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10.4.2014
NATO's outgoing chief has become increasingly blunt.
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Our Brussels correspondent, Rikard Jozwiak, reports:
Britain, Poland, and Sweden want the European Union to send a Civilian Common Security and Defense Policy (CFSD) mission to Ukraine.
In a paper seen by RFE/RL, the three countries want the EU foreign ministers to decide on the mission when they meet in Luxembourg on April 14.
The document states that the mission should be launched by June and a core team should be deployed to Kyiv as soon as possible.
It says the mission should focus on the central government in Kyiv but the document states that “it should also have a remit to work in the regions.”
The paper also says that the mission should focus on capacity-building and on supporting the police and judicial system in Ukraine.
It would complement the OSCE monitoring mission and NATO’s recently agreed package of enhanced support to Kyiv in the defense and security sector.
EU already has similar civilian CFSP missions in Georgia and Kosovo.
In a paper seen by RFE/RL, the three countries want the EU foreign ministers to decide on the mission when they meet in Luxembourg on April 14.
The document states that the mission should be launched by June and a core team should be deployed to Kyiv as soon as possible.
It says the mission should focus on the central government in Kyiv but the document states that “it should also have a remit to work in the regions.”
The paper also says that the mission should focus on capacity-building and on supporting the police and judicial system in Ukraine.
It would complement the OSCE monitoring mission and NATO’s recently agreed package of enhanced support to Kyiv in the defense and security sector.
EU already has similar civilian CFSP missions in Georgia and Kosovo.
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08:56
10.4.2014
According to our Brussels correspondent, The European Union is mulling fresh sanctions next week on Ukrainians for misappropriating state funds. The foreign ministers may also add names and entities such as banks on a separate Russian list and decide on a weapons embargo on Moscow when it comes to new licenses. Read more here.
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10.4.2014
Turning back the clock in Putin's Russia:
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10.4.2014
Breaking news:
Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has told lawmakers that pro-Russian protesters occupying government buildings in eastern Ukraine won’t be prosecuted if they surrender weapons and end their siege.
Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has told lawmakers that pro-Russian protesters occupying government buildings in eastern Ukraine won’t be prosecuted if they surrender weapons and end their siege.