The EU's new foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has been speaking at her first European Parliament hearing since taking the job. Here's a Twitter sprinkling of some of the things she has had to say vis-a-vis Ukraine and Russia. (BTW in case you missed it the first time around, here's a link to RFE/RL's Rikard Jozwiak's profile of the lady in question):
HRVP-designate #Mogherini prepares to address EP committee #EPHearings2014 pic.twitter.com/tFEJR6Kawq
— Michael Mann (@EUHighRepSpox) October 6, 2014
#Mogherini: I will be focusing on defence and security policy, to prevent crises and to deal with post-crisis situations #EPhearings2014
— EU External Action (@eu_eeas) October 6, 2014
#Mogherini: We need to take care of EU neighbourhood, incl extended one. Balkans, Turkey - enlargemt policy a good mechanism #EPhearings2014
— EU External Action (@eu_eeas) October 6, 2014
#Mogherini: Greater EU attention to Eastern neighbourhood important. Full support to #Ukraine, #Moldova and #Georgia #EPhearings2014
— EU External Action (@eu_eeas) October 6, 2014
#Mogherini: We need to reassess relations w #Russia, might not be a partner right now, but a strategic country and neighbour #EPhearings2014
— EU External Action (@eu_eeas) October 6, 2014
#Mogherini: We can count on key partners such as the #US. Transatlantic partnership now more strategic then ever #EPhearings2014
— EU External Action (@eu_eeas) October 6, 2014
#Mogherini: On #Ukraine: If we don't stand by their side as they seek a political solution, who else will #EPhearings2014
— Maja Kocijančič (@AshtonSpox_Maja) October 6, 2014
Here are Poroshenko's latest comments, as reported by our news desk:
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said in a meeting with a top U.S. official today that there cannot be peace in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region until control is reestablished over the border with Russia.
Poroshenko was meeting with visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and the Ukrainian president stressed the need for Ukrainian border guards to be allowed to return to all areas along the Russian border.
"Without restoring Ukrainian control over the border it is impossible to achieve a peaceful settlement," Poroshenko told Nuland.
Poroshenko also warned that areas in eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists faced a humanitarian disaster this winter if nothing can be done to change the current situation.
Gas, electricity, and food supplies must be resumed, Poroshenko said.
(UNIAN, Interfax)
Crowd outside Donetsk separatist administration today. Many complaining about lack of electricity, water, pensions. pic.twitter.com/CW8Tkh3nM1
— Simon Kruse (@crusoes) October 6, 2014
#US A/S Victoria Nuland meets Pr @poroshenko in #Kyiv. US macro-fin assistance in agenda http://t.co/Yp9cQClNce |EMPR pic.twitter.com/S94HsINiuk
— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) October 6, 2014
Ukraine may have found a gas savior in Norway, Moscow skeptical - RT http://t.co/mqqsn3VaED
— UkrMarketAssist (@UkrMarketAssist) October 6, 2014
Night has fallen and the artillery battle resumes in northern #Donetsk #Ukraine
— Nikolaus von Twickel (@niktwick) October 6, 2014
Our Crimea bureau chief (name withheld) on doing journalism there http://t.co/C44qMdpOfZ
— Luke Johnson (@johnson) October 6, 2014
Ukraine's English-language media reinforcement is on air. Please follow Hromadske International for news in En. And good luck, @Hromadske !
— Pavlo Klimkin (@PavloKlimkin) October 6, 2014
Here is a video of the comments we reported on earlier by new NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg:
In honor of Putin's bday, exhibit comparing his feats to Hercules. Here he tames the Cretan bull i.e. annexes Crimea pic.twitter.com/LqlPm5LflZ
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) October 6, 2014