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Ukraine summit called off over lack of progress on truce deal
Shelling hit a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, and fighting intensified around the international airport in the city of Donetsk as separatists tried to oust government forces.
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Dec. 2014. EGF Gazprom Monitor (539 Kb)
A Snapshot of Key Developments in the External Relations of the Russian Gas Sector
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EU sanctions on Russia depend on Ukraine truce
The European Union will consider lifting sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis only if there is "real progress" in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire deal, Latvia's foreign minister said on Monday.
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Venezuela, Iran plea for oil cut hits Gulf OPEC brick wall
A diplomatic push by Venezuela and Iran for an OPEC oil output cut has failed to soften the refusal of the group's Gulf members to do so for now, delegates said on Monday.
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China slams Philippines for criticizing island project in South China Sea
China on Monday hit back at the Philippines for criticizing Beijing's ongoing reclamation project in the disputed South China Sea, saying that its actions were within the scope of Chinese sovereignty.
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Nov. - Dec. 2014. EGF Turkey File (295 Kb)
Insights into Turkish Domestic and International Politics
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No Ukraine summit without progress on peace plan, Merkel tells Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone on Saturday that a four-way summit to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine would not take place until there was real progress on the Minsk peace plan.
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Riga's new missionaries look east, again
European Union meetings in Riga last week were heavy with the historical symbolism EU leaders turn to for relief from economic malaise, terrorism or fears of Russia
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