Section: Egypt
‘Fragile’ Cease-Fire Holds in Ukraine
Ukraine’s president says a “fragile” cease-fire is actually in place for the first time in his country’s seven-month conflict between government troops and Russian-back separatists. Petro Poroshenko said Friday that 24 hours had passed without any deaths or injuries of his soldiers. Poroshenko said if the cease-fire held...
Obama Cautious on More Russia Sanctions Unless Europe Agrees
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama expressed caution on Thursday about the possibility of the United States adding more sanctions against Russia for itsincursion into Ukraine because it could cause divide Washingtonand Europe.With some lawmakers on Capitol Hill considering more sanctions, Obama told the President’s Export Council that the...
Yatseniuk Urges International Donor Conference
KYIV—Ukraine risks defaulting on its debt unless Western donors … …read more Source:...
Russia Urges Expediency in Ukraine Peace Talks
Russia is sparing no effort to convene another round of peace talks on the conflict in east Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday, criticizing Kyiv’s reluctance to do so. Kyiv’s envoy to the talks, which also bring together Moscow, pro-Russian separatists and the OSCE European watchdog, said on...
Three Ukraine soldiers dead in first casualties since ceasefire
Three soldiers were killed and eight injured in the past 24 hours, a Ukraine military spokesman said on Thursday, marking the first casualties since a ceasefire was introduced earlier this week.”We lost three soldiers and another eight were wounded in the past 24 hours,” said spokesman Andriy Lyssenko.Previous reports had said the...
Crimean Leader in New Delhi During Putin Visit
NEW DELHI—The leader of Crimea, the former Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, arrived for unofficial talks in New Delhi on Thursday as President Vladimir Putin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a summit. Sergey Aksyonov met a Mumbai businessman to discuss boosting trade with the Black Sea region. India does not support Western sanctions...
Ukraine President Urges Russia to Withdraw Troops
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is pleading with Russia to remove its troops from war-torn eastern Ukraine. President Poroshenko made his comments Thursday at the outset of a three-day visit to Australia, a … …read more Source:...
Gorbachev calls for U.S.-Russia summit to defrost ties
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called on Wednesday for a U.S.-Russia summit to be convened to prevent a deep freeze in Moscow’s relations with the West over the Ukraine crisis. Gorbachev, whose policy of “perestroika” (restructuring) played a role in ending the Cold War, warned of potentially dire consequences if...
Britain Calls on NATO Help in Submarine Hunt
LONDON—NATO patrol planes helped Britain scour the waters off its western Scottish coast after a submarine’s periscope was spotted, in a search reminiscent of the Cold War, media reported. Britain’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) said it had received NATO help in an operation, but declined to go into further details. News of the operation,...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Holds for 2nd Day
Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels are largely honoring a declared halt in hostilities for a second consecutive day in eastern Ukraine. Only sporadic gunfire was reported early Wednesday – 24 hours after both sides began observing the so-called “Day of Silence.” It is designed to encourage both sides to observe the wider...
