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Russian forces in Crimea put on alert before Ukrainian missile tests: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian air defense forces in Crimea have been placed on high alert on the eve of planned Ukrainian missile tests near the Black Sea peninsula, the TASS news agency cited a Crimean military source as saying on Wednesday. The post Russian forces in Crimea put on alert before Ukrainian missile tests: TASS appeared first on LIBYA...
EU court upholds sanctions on Putin’s businessman friend over Crimea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An EU court on Wednesday upheld sanctions imposed on Arkady Rotenberg, a close ally and former judo partner of Russian President Vladimir Putin whose company won a contract to build a bridge linking the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea. The post EU court upholds sanctions on Putin’s businessman friend over Crimea...
Peace talks on Ukraine end without agreement
MINSK (Reuters) – Four-way talks on ending a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine finished without a breakthrough on Tuesday, with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier declaring that "lip service” statements were not enough to achieve lasting peace. The post Peace talks on Ukraine end without agreement appeared first on...
Ahead of talks, France says West must stand firm on Russia sanctions
MINSK (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Tuesday that Europe must stand firm on sanctions against Russia because lifting them would undermine efforts to end the violence in eastern Ukraine. The post Ahead of talks, France says West must stand firm on Russia sanctions appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read more...
France says lifting sanctions on Russia would be counterproductive
MINSK (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Tuesday that lifting European Union sanctions on Russia would weaken efforts to resolve the Ukraine crisis and hand a victory to Moscow. The post France says lifting sanctions on Russia would be counterproductive appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read more Source: Libya...
Giant arch slides over Chernobyl site to block radiation for a century
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) – In the middle of a vast exclusion zone in northern Ukraine, the world’s largest land-based moving structure has been slid over the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site to prevent deadly radiation spewing from the stricken reactor for the next 100 years. The post Giant arch slides over Chernobyl site to block...
Germany’s Steinmeier tells Russia, Ukraine to show ‘responsibility’ at Minsk talks
BERLIN/MINSK (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister called on Ukraine and Russia to "show responsibility” and agree on a roadmap in four-way talks on Tuesday on how to implement last year’s ceasefire accord for eastern Ukraine, but dampened hopes for a breakthrough. The post Germany’s Steinmeier tells Russia, Ukraine...
Ukraine’s Yanukovich blames radicals for bloodshed at Maidan protests
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovich on Monday blamed armed nationalist radicals for fomenting violence in the 2014 Maidan protests that led to scores of protesters being killed and ultimately prompted him to flee into exile. The post Ukraine’s Yanukovich blames radicals for bloodshed at Maidan protests...
Germany has only modest hopes for Ukraine talks on Tuesday
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has only modest expectations for a meeting of foreign ministers in Minsk on Tuesday to discuss plans for implementing a ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. The post Germany has only modest hopes for Ukraine talks on Tuesday appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read...
Ukraine PM Yatseniuk resigns
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation in a televised broadcast on Sunday and signaled support for parliamentary speaker and presidential ally Volodymyr Groysman to take over his post. The post Ukraine PM Yatseniuk resigns appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read more Source: Libya News...
