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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...
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...
Ukraine Military Shells Civilian Infrastructure in Donbass as War Crimes Rage On
The Russian Federation’s Investigative Committee is not taking the assault lying down — in a statement, the body said it will attempt to prosecute the perpetrators with using banned methods and means of warfare, under Part 1 st.356 of the Russian Criminal Code. In the attack, Ukrainian troops carried out artillery strikes on civilian areas...
All eyes on Trump and Putin at G20 summit
Hamburg – After weeks of build-up, President Donald Trump will hold his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a sit-down that will be shadowed by the investigations into whether Trump’s campaign coordinated with Moscow during last year’s presidential election. The leaders are expected to delve into a series of...
US Welcomes Decision to Grant Netherlands Jurisdiction in MH17 Crash Trial
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States welcomed a decision by the Joint Investigation Team to grant the Netherlands the opportunity to hold trials for the case of the Malaysian Boeing MH17 crash in Ukraine in 2014, the US State Department said in a press release. “The United States welcomes the unanimous decision of the Joint Investigation Team...
Protests turn violent for Trump’s maiden G20
Demonstrations turned violent late Thursday ahead of a tricky first G20 summit for US President Donald Trump, as German police clashed with a hard core of masked anti-capitalist activists hurling bottles and stones. What should have been a peaceful march by around 12,000 people in Hamburg protesting against globalisation was halted as police used...
Germany, US Top Diplomats to Discuss Gulf Rift, Syria, Ukraine at G20 on July 7
BERLIN (Sputnik) — German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will discuss the situation in the Persian Gulf, as well as crises in Ukraine and Syria on the sidelines of the G20 summit on July 7, the German Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “Foreign Minister Gabriel will hold a meeting with Secretary of State Rex...
Ousted Ukrainian President Confident ‘Truth About Maidan’ to Be Revealed
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ousted Ukrainian President Yanukovych said Wednesday that he is sure that the world will eventually find out the truth about the 2013 events, even though the current administration does not want that to happen. “The authorities are doing everything to make sure the truth is not established. In the past years, they did...
Putin attacks sanctions, protectionism on eve of G20
Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked sanctions against his country and called for an end to trade protectionism, in an editorial published in Germany Thursday ahead of the G20 summit. Sanctions against Russia “are not just short-sighted but go against the principles of the G20 for cooperation in the interests of all countries”, Putin wrote...
Poroshenko Coordinates Position on Minsk Deal With Merkel – Press Service
KIEV (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday coordinated their positions on the implementation of Minsk agreements during a phone conversation held ahead of a trilateral meeting among Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Poroshenko’s...
