Section: Tasnim News Agency (Iran)
Parliamentary Election Voting Begins in Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Voting has begun in the Ukrainian parliamentary election. Polling stations opened at 08:00 local time in 199 constituencies. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukraine's President Says He Backs Prisoner Swap with Russia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukraine’s president on Friday outlined the details of an impending prisoner swap with Russia, saying that Kiev is willing to release a jailed Russian journalist in exchange for a Ukrainian film director. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Building of TV Channel 112 Ukraine Attacked with Grenade Launcher in Kiev
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An unidentified assailant fired at the building of the TV channel 112. Ukraine in Kiev using a grenade launcher; police are now calling the incident a terrorism act, the website of the channel reported. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Crimean–Congo Fever Outbreak under Control: Iranian Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), which has killed four people in Iran so far, is now under control, the head of the Iran Veterinary Organization announced on Saturday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Kremlin Describes Putin’s Phone Call with Ukrainian President as Pragmatic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The first telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky lasted about 20 minutes on Thursday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that the conversation had been pragmatic. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Succumbing to US Bullying Made Ukraine Poorest Country in Europe: Finnish Analyst
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Finnish political economist and author highlighted predicaments of nations that refused to adopt strategies of resistance against US unilateralism, saying Ukraine, for instance, became “the poorest” country in Europe after succumbing to Washington’s bullying. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Zelensky Suggests Meeting with Putin in Minsk
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has suggested meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk and that the encounter should be brokered by mediation from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukraine President's Party Leads Poll Ahead of July Election
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A party set up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office last month, continues to lead in an opinion poll published on Wednesday ahead of a snap parliamentary election due on July 21. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Pompeo, Mogherini Discuss Iran, Russia in DC
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini discussed a number of topics related to Russia, Ukraine, Iran and Venezuela and at least four other countries, State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
EU Council Voices Concerns over Security Challenges in Black Sea
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foreign ministers of 28 EU member-states have expressed concerns over the security situation in the Black Sea area and confirmed the non-recognition policy on Crimea, the Council of the European Union said in a statement adopted at its meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
