The main topic \u2013 ASCEM summit in Milan.<\/p>\n
According to NSDC analysts\u2019 assessment, the main attention was focused on Putin\u2019s meeting with Merkel, when he had shown up late. Almost every text has written about the situation on the Ukrainian-Russian borders and that the Russian troops haven\u2019t been withdrawn. The information about Poroshenko-Merkel meeting is very laconic with no detailed information.<\/p>\n
Amid the turmoil events at the summit, the information about the beginning of lustration in Ukraine was practically lost. According to the analytics, the main topics where Ukraine was mentioned, were:<\/p>\n
– preparations for the winter period, an economic crisis, a poor support from the West<\/p>\n
www.washingtonpost.com <\/a><\/p>\n – an interview with Kwasniewski is worth reading. He says Ukraine should remain non-aligned member, but must become a member of EU.<\/p>\n diepresse.com <\/a><\/p>\n The theme of sanctions has been described in the media. The overall assessment: sanctions shouldn\u2019t be step-down.<\/p>\n KYIV\u2019S DULL PERSPECTIVES FACING THE WINTER PERIOD.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, some villagers are stockpiling firewood. In a twist of fate, many homes in rural regions still have antiquated furnaces that can burn either wood, coal or natural gas.<\/p>\n The Financial Times:<\/p>\n \u201cRussia has much more leverage over Ukraine now than in 2006 and 2009 when it shut off gas,\u201d said Dmytro Marunich, a Ukrainian energy analyst, referring to previous energy disputes between Moscow and Kiev. \u201cThrough the separatist-held eastern mining regions, it now holds de facto controls over much of our coal and, in turn, electricity generation,\u201d he explains. Jean-Marie Gu\u00e9henno, president of the international crisis group, suggested Mr Poroshenko\u2019s government could be at stake.<\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s economy choking under Russian pressure, but Western help is scarce<\/p>\n The Washington Post:<\/p>\n Ukraine with its war-torn economy is threatened by further Russian disruptions, The Washington Post writes. \u201cUkraine is in desperate need of a new international financial aid package, economists say, but none appears imminent,” Steven Mufson underlines. Timothy Ash, London-based head of emerging markets research at Standard Bank, said that there were \u201clots of warm words for Ukraine but not many greenbacks\u201d from the United States or the European Union, which is mired in its own economic stagnation. Ash said in an e-mail that on an official visit to Washington recently, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko \u201cgave the speech of his life and got $53 million, which is small change. That funds the cost of the war in the East for 9 days.\u201d<\/p>\n Alexander Kwasniewski: Putin has a lot of time, EU must prepare for a long crisis.<\/p>\n Die Presse:<\/p>\n “Europe should be prepared for the long-term crisis, because he has lots of time and instruments: he has gas, oil, gold, troops, propaganda and some supporters in Ukraine. Europe has fewer instruments of influence, the source of Die Presse said.<\/p>\n diepresse.com <\/a><\/p>\n In an interview due to be published in the Serbian newspaper Politika, Putin is expected to attribute the simmering conflict in Ukraine and friction between Russia and its neighbours to the resurgence of Nazi ideology.<\/p>\n The Guardian:<\/p>\n www.theguardian.com <\/a><\/p>\n COUNCIL OF EUROPE DECISION<\/p>\n PRO-RUSSIAN FRACTION GROUP COLLAPSES<\/p>\n The Council of Europe Congress blamed Russian intervention in Ukraine.<\/p>\n Deutsche Welle:<\/p>\n www.dw.de <\/a><\/p>\n Putin\u2019s friends group in the European Parliament has collapsed.<\/p>\n BBC, European voice:<\/p>\n The Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group in the European Parliament, headed by UKIP leader Nigel Farage, has been disbanded following the defection of a Latvian MEP. The group\u2019s dissolution was officially announced on Thursday at a meeting of the conference of presidents (the group leaders). Martin Schulz announced about the recession of a Latvian MEP Iveta Grigule.<\/p>\n www.europeanvoice.com <\/a><\/p>\n www.bbc.com <\/a><\/p>\n SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA<\/p>\n The prices are increasing, the ruble is falling, there is an empty shelves threat, the Russian economy is balanced on the brink of recession. At that, Vladimir Putin\u2019s reputation has been increasing.<\/p>\n Le Figaro:<\/p>\n www.lefigaro.fr <\/a><\/p>\n UK blocks \u20ac5bn Russian North Sea deal<\/p>\n The Financial Times:<\/p>\n The UK has blocked a \u20ac5bn deal by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman to acquire gas fields in the North Sea. Mr Fridman\u2019s attempt to buy RWE Dea, the oil and gas arm of German utility RWE, could be subject to big delays or might even collapse, according to people close to the deal. BASF, the German chemicals company, is a potential alternative acquirer of the RWE assets, The Financial Times analysts say.<\/p>\n www.ft.com <\/a><\/p>\n Sanctions noose begins to tighten on sanguine Russia<\/p>\n The Financial Times:<\/p>\n \u201cAssuming sanctions are not lifted \u2013 and indeed do not worsen \u2013 a serious credit crunch looms by 2016, the journalist thinks. \u201cThat still allows time, theoretically, to resolve the crisis. The danger for investors and Russian business is that Moscow these days seems very ready to put what it sees as its fundamental geopolitical interests above the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n www.ft.com<\/a><\/p>\n It is still too early to soften the imposed sanctions on Russia.<\/p>\n Der Spiegel:<\/p>\n www.spiegel.de <\/a><\/p>\n 2014-10-17 12:58 GMT+03:00 \u041a\u0441\u0435\u043d\u0456\u044f \u0421\u0456\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0447\u0443\u043a SUMMARY 10\/16 (\u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0448 \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e – \u0430\u0442\u0430\u0447\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442)<\/p>\n \u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u0431\u0438 \u2013 \u041c\u0456\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0456\u0442 \u0410\u0421\u0415\u041c.<\/p>\n \u0417\u0430 \u043e\u0446\u0456\u043d\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0456\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0420\u041d\u0411\u041e\u0423, \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0432\u0430\u0433\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0456\u0437\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0456 \u041f\u0443\u0442\u0456\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0447 \u0456\u0437 \u041c\u0435\u0440\u043a\u0435\u043b\u044c. \u0412 \u043a\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0456 \u0439\u0448\u043b\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0442\u0435, \u0449\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0456\u0439\u0448\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0443 \u0437 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u043e\u044e. \u0406\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438 \u041f\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u0456\u0437 \u041c\u0435\u0440\u043a\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0434\u0443\u0436\u0435 \u043b\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0430, \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0456 \u043d\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0456.<\/p>\n \u041d\u0430 \u0442\u043b\u0456 \u0431\u0443\u0440\u0445\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0456\u0439 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0456\u0442\u0443 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0443\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u0444\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0456\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a \u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456 \u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0457.<\/p>\n \u0417\u0430 \u043e\u0446\u0456\u043d\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0456\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0423\u041a\u041c\u0426, \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0456 \u0442\u0435\u043c\u0438 \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0456 \u044f\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0437\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430:<\/p>\n – \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0430 \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0438\u043c\u0438, \u0435\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0430, \u0441\u043b\u0430\u0431\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u043a\u0430 \u0417\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438<\/p>\n www.washingtonpost.com <\/a><\/p>\n – \u0446\u0456\u043a\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043c \u0454 \u0456\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0432\u2019\u044e \u041e.\u041a\u0432\u0430\u0441\u043d\u0435\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e, \u0432 \u044f\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0432\u0456\u043d \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0435, \u0449\u043e \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0443\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0438\u0448\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u044e, \u0430\u043b\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0447\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0404\u0421<\/p>\n diepresse.com <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"