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Steinmeier: 'We have a comparatively calm phase, with a smaller number of violations of the ceasefire' (Photo: consilium.europa.au)

Germany to Ukraine: Use reforms to fight 'Russian aggression'

Leading EU states, including Germany and the UK, have said faster reforms and more EU “visibility” in Ukraine are the best way to resist “Russian aggression.”

Their informal paper, circulated before an EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday (18 January), and seen by EUobserver, advises Kiev to create “a vice-prime minister for European integration” to help implement new laws on public administration and anti-corruption.

It says the EU should consider posting more experts and givi...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Steinmeier: 'We have a comparatively calm phase, with a smaller number of violations of the ceasefire' (Photo: consilium.europa.au)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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