Section: Iran
German chancellor in Russia to discuss Ukraine, Syria with Putin
The key visit would mainly focus on the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the crisis in Syria. …read more Source:...
Merkel to visit Russia for Putin talks amid hints of warmer ties
The German chancellor is to meet with the Russian president for talks on the conflict in Ukraine as well as the Syria crisis. …read more Source:...
Russia Seeks Arrest of Former Ukraine Prime Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia has sent a request to the international police agency Interpol for the arrest and extradition of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, claiming he killed Russian soldiers in Chechnya in the 1990s. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Merkel, Putin to Discuss G20, Syria, Ukraine in Sochi on Tuesday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi next Tuesday to prepare the upcoming G20 summit in July and discuss geopolitical conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, a German government spokesman said on Friday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukraine marks 31st anniv. of Chernobyl nuclear disaster
A ceremony has been held in the Ukrainian capital Kiev to remember the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 31 years ago. …read more Source:...
Ukraine cuts off power to Lugansk
The region’s Kremlin-backed leaders said the measure had little-to-no impact. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Cuts Power Supply to Separatist Region, Blaming Unpaid Debts
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukraine’s national power company said on Tuesday it had cut electricity to parts of an eastern region controlled by separatists because they had run up large debts. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukraine opens probe into OSCE mission’s car blast
Ukraine opened a terror probe Monday into a mine blast that killed an American medic from the OSCE. …read more Source:...
Russia’s support for E Ukraine ‘obstacle’ in Washington-Moscow ties
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Russia’s “actions” in eastern Ukraine serve as an “obstacle” in ties between the administration of US President Donald Trump and the Kremlin. …read more Source:...
OSCE staff member killed while on duty in east Ukraine
One OSCE staff member is killed while on a monitoring mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
