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Airlines call for alternative to ‘useless’ U.N. security database
GENEVA (Reuters) – Airlines said on Thursday a U.N. warning mechanism designed to avoid a repeat of the 2014 downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine is "useless” and called for urgent new ways of detecting dangers to aircraft posed by war zones. To read the full news, share this page by clicking one of the buttons below. Tweet...
EU unblocks visa-free travel for Ukraine, Georgia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will soon let Ukrainians and Georgians visit the bloc without needing a visa after diplomats and lawmakers struck a deal on Thursday to end an internal EU dispute that had been holding up the promised measures. The post EU unblocks visa-free travel for Ukraine, Georgia appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY....
EU puts credibility at risk over Ukraine visa wrangle: Tusk
BRUSSELS/KIEV (Reuters) – The European Union is putting its credibility and reputation at risk by letting internal political wrangling stall a promised easing of visa requirements for Ukraine and Georgia, the head of the European Council said. The post EU puts credibility at risk over Ukraine visa wrangle: Tusk appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY....
Uncertainty over U.S. position delays action on Ukraine peace deal: Germany
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Uncertainty in Moscow and Kiev about what policies U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will adopt means there is little prospect of making much progress in implementing the Minsk ceasefire accord on Ukraine, Germany’s foreign minister said. The post Uncertainty over U.S. position delays action on Ukraine peace deal:...
Ukraine feels let down by EU with visa deal elusive
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine feels let down by the European Union for not keeping to a promise to give its citizens visa-free travel in the bloc, senior Ukrainian officials said. The post Ukraine feels let down by EU with visa deal elusive appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read more Source: Libya News...
Putin says work on Russia’s bridge to Crimea is on schedule
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is pressing ahead with construction of a road and rail bridge to Crimea and work is on schedule, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during his annual state of the nation address in the Kremlin. putin-crimea-idUSKBN13Q3WC?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews>Read more The post Putin says work on Russia’s...
Ukraine says missile tests will avoid Crimea, mollifying Russia
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said its two-day missile drill starting on Thursday would avoid the airspace over Crimea, sidestepping a possible confrontation with Russia which annexed the peninsula in 2014. The post Ukraine says missile tests will avoid Crimea, mollifying Russia appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read...
Ukraine starts missile test near Crimea, angering Russia
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine began two days of missile tests near Crimea on Thursday – a move that has angered Russia, which has put its air defence forces on high alert and deployed warships in the Black Sea. The post Ukraine starts missile test near Crimea, angering Russia appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read more Source: Libya...
Russia deploys warships near Crimea for Ukrainian missile tests: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Warships from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet have taken up position off Crimea’s western coastline to help strengthen the peninsula’s air defenses in response to the start of Ukrainian missile tests nearby, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday. The post Russia deploys warships near Crimea for Ukrainian missile...
Ukraine prepares missile test near Crimea, angering Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine was due to start two days of missile tests on Thursday – a move that has angered Russia, prompting it to put its air defense forces on high alert on the annexed Crimea peninsula. The post Ukraine prepares missile test near Crimea, angering Russia appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read more Source: Libya News...
