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Trump says time to work ‘constructively’ with Russia
US President Donald Trump (right) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017 © SPUTNIK/AFP/File / Mikhail KLIMENTIEVWashington, United States, Jul 9 – US President Donald Trump said Sunday it was time to work “constructively” with Russia but ruled out easing sanctions...
Stormy G20 ends with opt-outs for Trump on climate, trade
World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language to Donald Trump Saturday at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies. But the gesture opened the door for others, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning...
Federer, Djokovic: Tennis stars march on at Wimbledon
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic marched into the business end of Wimbledon as they reached the last 16, while women's top seed Angelique Kerber scraped through on Saturday. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic marched into the business end of Wimbledon as they reached the last 16, while women’s top seed Angelique Kerber scraped through on...
Russian OSCE Delegation to Oppose Ukraine’s ‘Territorial Integrity’ Resolution
MINSK (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the OSCE PA’s General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions backed a draft resolution criticizing the situation with human rights and freedoms in several countries, including Russia and Belarus. On Friday, the OSCE PA Committee on Political Affairs and Security adopted the...
News24.com | One killed as twin blasts rock Ukraine’s rebel city
Two explosions have rocked the city of Lugansk in Ukraine’s insurgent-run east, killing one person and injuring seven others. …read more Source:...
Tillerson: Special Representative for Ukraine Appointed Upon Putin Request
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US special representative for the Ukraine negotiations was appointed by the United States upon request by Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a briefing in Hamburg. “At the request of President Putin, the United States has appointed — and you’ve seen, I think, the announcement...
Politics: TILLERSON: Trump ‘pressed’ Putin on Russian election meddling
Tillerson said Trump "pressed" Putin on Russian interference during what he described as a "very robust and lengthy exchange." US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that President Donald Trump “pressed” Russian President Vladimir Putin on findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election,...
Putin and Trump agree Syria ceasefire: Lavrov
Hamburg – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed on a ceasefire in southwestern Sryia during talks at the G20 summit, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.The truce, agreed during talks held in a “constructive atmosphere”, would start on July 9, Lavrov told...
Finance: Geopolitical risk is creeping back into the markets
Geopolitical risk indices are at elevated levels relative to the last 100 years, driven by geopolitical threats and terrorist risk. Geopolitical risk has been creeping back into the markets. Most recently, we’ve seen a flurry of headlines about the situations in North Korea and Qatar, and there are unknowns about the state of US-Russia...
PICS: Grins and handshakes as Trump meets Putin for 1st time
Hamburg, Germany – With broad grins and a warm handshake, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic encounter on Friday under the shadow of US outrage about Russian election-meddling and nagging questions about potential Trump campaign collusion. Ahead of a formal, sit-down meeting, Trump and...
