Section: Standard Digital (Kenya)
EU, NATO urge Russia to ‘accept responsibility’
The EU and NATO urged Russia on Friday to take responsibility for 2014 downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine after international investigators c …read more Source: Standard...
NATO ‘condemns’ Russia bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea
They have said it violates Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity …read more Source: Standard...
World: Two tourists killed in Egypt resort knife attack were German
Two tourists killed in a knife attack on an Egyptian Red Sea resort on Friday were Germans, not Ukrainians as originally identified, Major Gen. …read more Source: Standard...
World: Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin
President Donald Trump is drawing fire from Republicans and Democrats alike after playing down political assassinations in Russia and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. …read more Source: Standard...
Europe: Germany’s Schulz calls Trump ‘un-American’, warns against lifting Russia sanctions
Germany’s center-left chancellor candidate Martin Schulz has criticized US President Donald Trump’s policies as “un-American” and warned against lifting sanctions imposed against Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Standard...
World: Germany’s Schulz calls Trump ‘un-American’, warns against lifting Russia sanctions
Germany’s center-left chancellor candidate Martin Schulz has criticized US President Donald Trump’s policies as “un-American” and warned against lifting sanctions imposed against Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Standard...
Asia: Escalation in Syria means EU less likely to soften stance on Russia
Outraged by Russia’s intensified air strikes on rebels in Syria, the European Union is now less likely to ease sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine, diplomats say, and some in the bloc are raising the prospect of more punitive steps against the Kremlin. …read more Source: Standard...
World: Escalation in Syria means EU less likely to soften stance on Russia
Outraged by Russia’s intensified air strikes on rebels in Syria, the European Union is now less likely to ease sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine, diplomats say, and some in the bloc are raising the prospect of more punitive steps against the Kremlin. …read more Source: Standard...
World: Next U.S. president, Putin’s fourth, inherits sinking Russia ties
Confronted by Russia in Syria, Ukraine and cyberspace, the next U.S. president will be the fourth to face Vladimir Putin and the challenge of deterring a Kremlin often more willing than the White House to take risk and project power. …read more Source: Standard...
America: U.S. weighs tougher response to Russia over Syria crisis
Obama administration officials have begun considering tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault on Aleppo, including military options, as rising tensions with Moscow diminish hopes for diplomatic solutions from the Middle East to Ukraine and cyberspace, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Standard...
