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Obama, EU leaders agree to maintain cooperation via NATO after Trump victory
U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders agreed in Berlin on Friday that they needed to keep working together as part of multilateral bodies like NATO and to press ahead with the transatlantic agenda, the White House said in a statement. , Their agreement comes after the election victory of U.S. Republican Donald Trump, who said during...
Trump, Putin speak about future of US-Russia ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with US President-elect Donald Trump Monday, according to statements from the Trump transition team and the Kremlin., Putin “called to offer his congratulations on winning a historic election,” according to a Trump statement. The two leaders discussed issues including shared threats,...
Trump stuns world with White House defeat of Clinton
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored rival Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path., A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington insiders to...
US actor Steven Seagal given Russian citizenship by Putin
President Putin signed a decree to make the award to the martial arts expert, who starred in Hollywood action thrillers during the 1990s., Seagal is friends with Mr Putin, who he has described as “one of the greatest world leaders”. Mr Putin’s spokesman said Seagal was known for his warm feelings towards Russia and his status as...
NATO defence commitment ‘unconditional’: Stoltenberg
Brussels – NATO’s commitment to defend all allies against any threat is “unconditional” and irrespective of whether they pay their dues, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday., Asked his view of remarks by US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that, should he win, US commitment would depend on members...
Notorious warlord killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW — A notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, separatist officials said., The separatist Donetsk News Agency said that Arsen Pavlov, also known as Motorola, was killed on Sunday in Donetsk when a bomb exploded in an elevator in an apartment building where he was staying. He is one of several...
America cannot forget about its most important ally
WASHINGTON – This week, American leaders watched as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Istanbul for the third time since June, this time in bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 2016 World Energy Congress in Istanbul. , During Putin’s visit, both leaders agreed to revive the Turkish...
Russia suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US
Russia has suspended an agreement with the US on the disposal of surplus weapons-grade plutonium, the latest sign of worsening bilateral relations., In a decree, President Vladimir Putin accused the US of creating “a threat to strategic stability, as a result of unfriendly actions” towards Russia. Moscow also set pre-conditions for...
Dutch summon Russian ambassador over MH17 comments
The Hague – Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has summoned Russia’s ambassador over “unacceptable” comments by Moscow criticising a report into the downing of flight MH17, officials said on Friday., “Responding to the presentation of the initial findings… spokespersons for the Kremlin and the Russian foreign...
Dutch government rebukes Russian ambassador over MH17 remarks
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador in The Hague for a diplomatic rebuke on Friday after Moscow made remarks critical of the criminal investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17., Earlier this week, a team of international investigators presented findings showing that the missile...
