France seeks end to Russia sanctions over Ukraine
French President Francois Hollande says he wants Western sanctions on Russia to be lifted if progress is made in talks on the Ukraine conflict this month.Mr Hollande said Russian President…
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The EU Is Plotting A New TV Channel To Counter Russian Propaganda In Europe
BuzzFeed: “Russian TV, particularly for the last couple of years, has been very aggressive,” the foreign minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs said. Around 15 EU Member States have already expressed their…
Italy’s Finmeccanica in Russia helicopter deal
Bloomberg: OAO Rosneft (ROSN) and state-owned holding company Rostec signed a deal with Italy’s Finmeccanica SpA (FNC) to build 160 helicopters, showing Russia’s largest oil producer can still do business in Europe…
German political parties split on how to handle Russian rouble crisis
EU Observer: Dominant figures on the left and right in Berlin have voiced different views on how the EU should handle Russia’s rouble crisis. CDU (centre right, EPP) Finance Minister…