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Focus: US, EU and Russia - Nov 14, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 14 November 2016

Putin, Trump speak by phone, agree to work to improve ties - Fox News

Statement by Trump’s transition team: ‘He is very much looking forward to having strong and enduring relationship with Russia’ - Ace News

Statement by Russia: We agreed to ‘normalise relations and pursue constructive cooperation on the broadest possible range of issues' - President of Russia

High hopes in Russia that Trump will ease trade sanctions - CBS News

Treasury sanctions individuals for activities related to Russia's occupation of Crimea, underscores the U.S.-EU commitment to counter Russia in Ukraine - treasury.gov

US expert says Trump may take ‘softer position’ on Crimea and Ukraine - TASS

Diplomat says impossible to restore full contacts of Russian, US military under Obama - TASS

Mogherini: EU policy toward Russia will not change regardless of U.S. - rferl.org

Trump ignorant of Europe, poses risk to relations: EU's Juncker - Reuters

German defense minister says Trump should be firm with Russia as NATO stood by US after 9/11 - RT News

Trump-Putin alliance sparks diplomatic crisis as British ministers demand assurances from US over Russia - Telegraph

As Trump warms to Putin, Trudeau vows ‘we will not back off’ over Ukraine - VICE News

Moscow clout rises as Bulgaria, Moldova elect pro-Russia leaders - VOA

Estonian PM loses no confidence vote after coalition crumbles, possibly opening up the path for a traditionally pro-Russian party to gain power - Reuters

Russia may sell Iran $10 billion worth of tanks and jets in new arms deal - Telegraph

Russian Air Force hammers west Aleppo ahead of planned Syrian Army offensive - almasdarnews.com

Recession-hit Russia hoping for growth by end-2016 - Business Standard News

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Europeans agree defense plan after campaign swipes by Trump - Reuters

European Council conclusions on implementing the EU global strategy in the area of security and defence (links to full documents) - EU Consilium

EU ministers met informally to talk strategy after Trump′s electoral victory - DW.COM

Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the end of the informal dinner of the EU Foreign Ministers - EEAS

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg op-ed: US mustn’t abandon NATO now – nor should its allies go it alone - The Guardian

Europe must spend on defence or face Russian advance, warns ex-Nato chief - The Independent

Jeremy Corbyn says NATO should ‘demilitarise' its border with Putin's Russia - The Huffington Post

Putin aide: Trump could build confidence with NATO slowdown or pullback - AP

Pentagon to NATO: talk to Team Trump - Business Standard News

Obama Says Trump told him he supports U.S. commitment to NATO - Bloomberg Politics

NATO to postpone next Summit until summer over Trump's US election victory - Sputnik

Nearly 300,000 NATO troops put on a higher alert last week over Russian tensions - The Mercury

Britain to deploy batteries of high precision long range missiles on Russian’s border - Daily Mail Online

Russia's new electronic warfare system capable of disrupting NATO communications - Sputnik

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