Section: Iran
Ukraine parliament approves Volodymyr Groysman as new PM
Ukraine’s parliament has voted in Volodymyr Groysman, a close ally of President Petro Poroshenko, as prime minister in the most significant political shuffle since a pro-Western government took power two years ago. …read more Source: Iran...
Representatives of NATO, Russia to meet since ties strained over Ukraine
Representatives of NATO and Russia are set to hold a formal meeting for the first time since ties between the two sides strained in 2014 over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk announces resignation amid political crisis
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk has announced his resignation after weeks of a political crisis in the Eastern European country. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukrainian protesters in Kiev urge halt to corruption
Ukrainians have held a protest in front of a presidential office in the capital, Kiev, against the law enforcement bodies whom they accuse of covering up corruption. …read more Source: Iran...
Kerry, Steinmeier Discuss Syria, Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syria and Ukraine topped the agenda of talks of US Secretary of State John Kerry and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Moscow on Wednesday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Russian court sentences Ukranian pilot to 22 years in jail
A court in Russia has sentenced a Ukrainian helicopter pilot to 22 years in prison for complicity in the death of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine two years ago. …read more Source: Iran...
EU extends anti-Russia bans over Ukraine crisis
The European Union has extended its anti-Russia sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, over Moscow’s alleged role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Iran...
Germany calls for immediate release of Ukrainian pilot
Berlin called on Moscow Wednesday to immediately release a Ukrainian pilot currently on trial in Russia, saying her continued detention is against a peace deal aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.“The trial against Savchenko violates the spirit and letter of the Minsk agreement, we are therefore making a joint call with our partners for the...
Russia bans proposed over Ukrainian pilot
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius says five European countries have suggested sanctions against Russian officials involved in the trial of the Ukrainian military pilot, Nadia Savchenko.”Officials directly involved in this fabricated case must face consequences. We see that protests, letters and statements have failed to bring...
Five EU states propose sanctions on Russians over Ukraine pilot
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius says five European countries have suggested sanctions against Russian officials involved in the trial of the Ukrainian military pilot, Nadia Savchenko. …read more Source: Iran...
