Series Title | EurActiv |
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Series Details | 20.01.15 |
Publication Date | 20/01/2015 |
Content Type | News |
During the Foreign Affairs Council held on 19 January 2015, EU foreign ministers concluded that there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals from the EU's foreign policy chief, as violence intensified in Ukraine [as you can check by clicking here]. Speaking in Washington on 20 January 2015 in his 2015 state of the union address, US president Barack Obama held up US intervention in the Ukraine crisis as an example of 'the power of American strength and diplomacy'. He went on to describe Russia’s aggression against Ukraine as a strategic failure, while urging the EU to maintain sanctions. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/time-not-right-ease-russia-sanctions-eu-says-311397 |
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Countries / Regions | Europe, Russia |