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Russia extends ban on EU, US food
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has extended ban on products imported from the West which has imposed sanctions against Russia. According to a media report, Medvedev approved an order by President Vladimir Putin to prohibit food imports for another year from Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. The list includes fruits, vegetables, meat,...
‘Russia playing with fire by threatening to expand nukes’
A senior Pentagon official says Russia is “playing with fire” by threatening to expand its nuclear weapons arsenal in response to a rising military presence by the United States and its NATO allies in Eastern Europe. “Anyone who thinks they can control escalation through the use of nuclear weapons is literally playing with...
Moscow must stop backing pro-Russians in Ukraine: NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Moscow to stop “supporting” pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine. According to a media report, on Thursday, Stoltenberg accused Russia of “continuing” to provide support for pro-Russia forces in Ukraine, saying Moscow “had a large number of forces stationed on its border with Ukraine.”...
NATO won’t enter ‘arms race’ with Russia
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has rejected the possibility of entering an “arms race” with Russia, amid the recent escalation of tensions between the military alliance and Moscow. NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made the comments in a press conference on Wednesday as NATO defense ministers have assembled in...
Minsk accord on Ukraine must be enforced: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the agreement reached on the Ukrainian crisis in the Belarusian capital city of Minsk in February must be fully implemented. According to Press TV, following a meeting of foreign ministers from the Normandy Quartet (or Normandy Four) countries in Paris, Lavrov said early on Wednesday “The whole package...
EU extends Russia sanctions for six months
The European Union has renewed its economic sanctions on Russia for another six-month term in a bid to pressure Moscow over the crisis in east Ukraine. Officials confirmed Monday that the EU foreign ministers have agreed in their recent meeting in Luxembourg to extend the Ukraine-related sanctions until the end of January 2016. Reports said that...
One civilian killed, another injured in Donetsk shelling by Ukrainian forces
At least one person was killed and another one injured in the shelling of Eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk by Kiev forces. The city administration said in a statement on Sunday that the incident occurred late on Saturday night, Sputnik reported. The shelling damaged a house in the western part of Donetsk and saw one man killed and a woman...
Iran to buy up to 2 million tons of wheat
Iran will buy 1.5-2.0 million metric tons of wheat in the current fiscal year to March 2016, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ali Qanbari said on Saturday. Better harvest is helping Iran reduce wheat imports which surpassed 6 million tons last year, he said, Press TV reported. Imports are expected to decline by two-thirds this year, Qanbari said,...
Ukraine to make Russian debt payment in days
The Ukrainian government has vowed to make the next interest payment on a multi-billion debt to Russia soon after Moscow said it would stop servicing the loan in case of non-payment. Ukraine’s Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said Friday that Kiev will pay USD 75 million of the USD three-billion Russian debt in the coming days. “Two days...
Some 60mn people displaced worldwide: UNHCR
The United Nations refugee agency says almost 60 million people were displaced across the globe in 2014, expressing concern over the international community’s “inability” to contain the unprecedented number of refugees. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres said in the southeastern Swiss city of Geneva on...
