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eNCA | In a first, Putin speaks with Ukraine’s separatist leaders
Ukraine accuses Russia of fueling the conflict in Ukraine’s east and supporting the separatists with weapons and troops. …read more Source:...
UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Condemning Crimea Human Rights Violations
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — The resolution was approved by 71 member states, including Canada, the United States and the EU. Twenty-five countries, including Russia, China, Iran, India and Syria, voted against the measure, while 77 delegations, mainly from Latin America and Africa, abstained from the vote. “[The resolution] condemns violations,...
Ex-Odessa Governor’s Supporters Stage Rally in Ukrainian Capital (PHOTO, VIDEO)
KIEV (Sputnik) — Some 400 protesters marched downtown through Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the central square of Kiev, according to local police. The demonstrators called for the adoption of laws on the anti-corruption court and the impeachment of the president, as a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene. Former regional governor in Ukranian...
Putin very insulted by allegations of Russian meddling – Trump
Danang — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he believed President Vladimir Putin was sincere in his denials of interference in the 2016 presidential elections, calling questions about Moscow’s meddling a politically motivated “hit job” that was hindering cooperation with Russia on life-or-death issues. Speaking after meeting...
Trump slams ‘haters’ over Russia, takes dig at N. Korea’s Kim
US President Donald Trump unleashed a twitter storm from his Asia tour on Sunday, slamming “haters and fools” who question his efforts to improve ties with Russia and taking a sarcastic dig at North Korea’s “short and fat” leader Kim Jong-Un. Currently on the Vietnam leg of a five-nation sweep through the region, the US president, who has...
US to Discuss With Russia Sending Peacekeepers to East Ukraine – Reports
The US proposal will be put forth in the coming days in response to Russia’s initiative to deploy peacekeepers to the line of contact between rebels and Ukrainian troops, Western officials told the Wall Street Journal. Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed this measure, which aims to protect OSCE observers along the separation line....
White House Denies Approving of Supply Lethal Weapons to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US administration on Thursday denied media reports that claimed it had approved “in principle” sending lethal weapons to Ukraine. “No, this is wrong,” the White House national security official Michael Anton has told Sputnik. The Wall Street Journal’s article came out a day after Congress unveiled a new US defense...
US State Department Refrains to Сomment on Ukraine’s Source Menacing Reporters
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert has expressed her commitment to protect the rights of reporters across the world. She noted that the United States would continue to exercise freedom of speech and advocate for it on the international arena. When asked whether the United States would...
IFJ Slams Expulsion of Russian Journalist by Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Philippe Leruth told Sputnik that the banning of Zakhar Vinogradov by the Ukrainian authorities was an insidious form of censorship. “The fact he was not given any explanation makes me think this was a principle decision and not a reaction to any piece he published, and to which Ukrainian authorities had then been able to...
Lavrov: Newly Formed Association Will Boost Crimea’s Interaction With West
YALTA (Sputnik) — The establishment of the international association “Friends of Crimea” will help to promote interaction between the peninsula and international partners including in the West, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “I am convinced that the results of the conference, including the creation of the international association...
