Brussels, 13/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 12 June, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso hailed the direct negotiations started between Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. “I welcomed his peace initiative and direct talks with Russia. The fact that now President Poroshenko and President Putin are speaking directly is a positive step forward”, Barroso said during a press conference in Georgia, relating his phonecall with...