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Kremlin says it hopes pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels have enough ammunition
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday he hoped that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine had enough ammunition to respond to what he called aggressive actions by the Ukrainian army. …read more Source: Libya...
Ceasefire violations in Ukraine still too high despite lull in fighting: Germany
The German Foreign Ministry said on Friday that there had been a lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine in recent “hours” but ceasefire breaches were still happening too often., “In the last couple of hours we have seen a decline in military activities there but I want to say clearly that the number of ceasefire violations remains...
US Condemns Russian Aggression in Eastern Ukraine
The new U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, addresses a Security Council meeting of the United NationsUNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations took a firm stance Thursday against Russian military action in eastern Ukraine, condemning Moscow’s “aggressive actions” and saying U.S. Crimea-related sanctions would remain...
Syrian refugee family reunited despite Donald Trump’s travel ban
A family of Syrian refugees separated for two years are reunited in the US — despite President Trump’s controversial travel ban. Father Fadi Kassar hugs his daughters Hnan, eight, and Lian, five, while wife Razan looks on in tears. Mother and daughters arrived at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York yesterday on a flight from...
Trump’s White House: Five takeaways from Thursday
US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence walk into the Oval Office at the White House © AFP / NICHOLAS KAMMWashington, United States, Feb 3 – US President Donald Trump had a busy Thursday, stirring up diplomatic controversy with Iran and Australia before asking national religious leaders to pray for his reality TV successor Arnold...
Vladmir Putin: US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine
her first public remarks at the Security Council, Haley asserted that US sanctions imposed on Russia over its 2014 annexation of Crimea would remain in place until Moscow gave back the peninsula to Ukraine. US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine and pledged strong US support to...
Trump lashes both friend and foe as Tillerson signs in
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to reassure his staff he respects their expertise and patriotism, receiving several rounds of warm but relieved applause during a speech © AFP / MANDEL NGANWashington, United States, Feb 2 – US President Donald Trump stepped up his war of words against the world, firing on friend and foe alike even as...
Ukraine, separatists say more civilians killed in eastern flare-up
The reports follow a short lull in fighting in the wake of the deadliest clashes in recent months that have brought global attention. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
Nikki Haley just delivered the Trump administration’s most hawkish words yet toward Russia
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday delivered the Trump administration's strongest words toward Russia since Trump took office. UN ambassador Nikki Haley declared that existing US sanctions would stay in place against Russia stemming from its annexation of the peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine, amid renewed fighting in the...
US Ambassador to the UN condemns Russian actions in Ukraine
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has sent a stern warning to Moscow as renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies. Her message comes amid a flurry of criticism over the Trump Administration’s policy toward Russia. …read more Source:...
