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Ukraine relies on Serbia's good relations with Russia

BELGRADE - Ukraine expects Serbia's OSCE Chairmanship to be transparent, impartial and objective, and beneficial to the organization, as well as to use the traditionally good relations between Belgrade and Moscow to open up new opportunities for finding effective ways to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine, Charge d'Affaires at the Ukrainian embassy in Belgrade Mykola Dzygun said.

Syrian opposition to discuss Russian peace plan

The main Western-backed Syrian opposition group has begun a three-day meeting in Istanbul to discuss a range of issues, including a Russian initiative to hold peace talks in Moscow to broker a resolution to Syria's civil war.

The Syrian National Coalition is also expected to elect a new president during the closed-door proceedings that opened on Jan. 2 in Istanbul.

Eurasian Economic Union Starts Functioning

The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) officially starts functioning on January 1.

The EEU unites Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan.

The new economic union envisages free flow of capital, goods services, and workforce on a common market including over 170 million people, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.

Putin sends New Year's greetings to Serbian counterpart

Putin sends New Year's greetings to Serbian counterpart

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the upcoming New Year and Christmas holidays to his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

Namely, both nations celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the calendar used by the Orthodox Church.

Poroshenko Plans New Talks with Russia, Germany, France to Bring Peace To Eastern Ukraine

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday he is planning to meet with leaders of  Russia, Germany and France next month to discuss a peace settlement for his country's eastern regions.

The meeting is planned to be held in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on 15 January.

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