ANALYSIS: Will Germany’s political shift lead to a stronger EU?

Brussels — Angela Merkel’s victory, and the likely shift to a centre-right government in Germany, should make European Union policy less ambiguous. But will it also make the EU stronger?

10/9/2008 — Filed under: Russia
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Political Rivalries Put Ukraine’s Economy at Risk

A $10,6 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund has pulled Ukraine back from what many feared was near-default this spring. But with fiercely contested presidential elections set for January, the next big economic risk looks to be political as potential candidates fight over economic policy.

08/11/2008 — Filed under: Russia
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Russia and Ukraine in Intensifying Standoff

A year after its war with Georgia, Russia is engaging in an increasingly hostile standoff with another pro-Western neighbor, Ukraine.

07/22/2008 — Filed under: Russia, Ukraine
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Russia’s purchase of French warship requires ‘political decision’

France will sell Russia a warship it wants to buy if the two countries reach a political agreement, the French foreign minister said on Thursday.

06/17/2008 — Filed under: Russia
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PACE to vote on Georgia’s motion to strip Russia of voting rights

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will decide on Thursday on Georgia’s motion to deprive Russia of voting rights over the last year’s conflict in South Ossetia.

06/6/2008 — Filed under: Russia, World
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