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Ukraine president praises ceasefire in the east
President Petro Poroshenko praises the holding of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin confirms Russian military involvement in Syria’s civil war
The AviationistPhotos of Russian jets and drones reportedly flying over Syria. Russia is providing “serious” training and logistical support to the Syrian army, Vladimir Putin has said, in the first public confirmation of the depth of Russia’s involvement in Syria’s civil war. Commenting on reports that Russian combat troops have been...
600k Ukrainians seek asylum in Russia: Migration service
Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) says more than 600,000 of Ukrainians have appealed to the organization amid the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
Putin urges Kiev to hold talks with pro-Russians over reforms
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the government in Kiev should hold talks with east Ukraine’s pro-Russians over any constitutional reforms. According to the reports, Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Friday said: “I want to emphasize that the amendments to the constitution of Ukraine are...
Putin urges Kiev to hold talks with pro-Russians over reforms
Putin says the government in Kiev should hold talks with east Ukraine’s pro-Russians over any constitutional reforms. …read more Source:...
Migrant Chaos Mounts While Divided Europe Stumbles for Response
The struggle among European leaders to develop a coherent response to the spiraling migrant crisis intensified on Thursday as fresh calls for a blocwide plan were met with recriminations about the Continent being swamped with Muslims. Even as wrenching photographs of a drowned 3-year-old Syrian boy riveted world attention and galvanized public...
EU refugee crisis ‘absolutely expected’ – Putin — RT News
Russia has frequently warned of major problems which Europe would face as a result of Western policies in the Middle East and North Africa and jihadist groups terrorizing people, so the current refugee crisis in the EU doesn’t come as a surprise, said the President of Russia. “I think the crisis was absolutely expected,” President Vladimir...
US presence in Ukraine against Minsk deal: Russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry says the deployment of US troops in Ukraine is in violation of the Minsk agreement. …read more Source:...
US Being Elbowed Out of Caspian Region
Last September brought with it major changes to the hotly contested Caspian Sea region. These changes were revealed at the IV Caspian Summit held on September 29 in Astrakhan, Russia. Of greatest significance at the summit was the unanimous vote by the “Caspian 5” (Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) to no longer allow any...
NATO opens new military post in Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis
NATO has opened a new military command center in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius amid growing tensions between the West and Russia over the issue of Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
