Klimkin: Conclusion from events in Georgia is that dependence on Russia is threat to national security - Kyiv Post

June 25, 2019

Russia Ukraine Klimkin: Conclusion from events in Georgia is that dependence on Russia is threat to national security - Kyiv Post Ukraine walks out of Europe human rights body as Russia returns - The Guardian Council of Europe backs Russia’s return - POLITICO.eu Ukrainian Oligarch Firtash Loses Fight Over U.S. Extradition - Bloomberg Russian gas pipeline to Germany sows divisions in Europe and beyond - Los Angeles Times Klimkin: Conclusion from events in Georgia is that dependence on Russia is threat to national security - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post The fundamental principle of the Ukrainian policy for the future should be the conclusion from the latest events in Georgia and Russia’s response to them that any dependence on Russia is a threat to national security of the state, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said. Read More Ukraine walks out of Europe human rights body as Russia returns - The Guardian The Guardian The Ukrainian delegation at the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe has walked out in protest after Russian MPs were allowed to return to the human rights body five years after the annexation of Crimea. Read More Council of Europe backs Russia’s return - POLITICO.eu POLITICO.eu A view of European flags floating in front of the Council of Europe building in Strasbourg | Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images Council of Europe backs Russia’s return Ukraine reacted with fury to the move. Read More Ukrainian Oligarch Firtash Loses Fight Over U.S. Extradition - Bloomberg Bloomberg Ukrainian Oligarch Firtash Loses Fight Over U.S. Extradition BloombergAustria's highest court backed a U.S. request to extradite Dmitry Firtash on corruption charges, giving a green light for the Ukrainian tycoon to be sent to the U.S. Read More Russian gas pipeline to Germany sows divisions in Europe and beyond - Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times The United States, which critics point out wants to sell energy to Western Europe itself, and many of its allies in Europe and NATO, namely Poland, the Baltic States, Ukraine and others, oppose the pipeline, saying the $11-billion project would increase Moscow’s ability to use gas supplies as a diplomatic weapon. Read More

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