Section: Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
Russian Envoy Says NATO Eastern Flank Buildup Undermines Regional Security
Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO said the coalition plans to boost its military strength on its eastern flank close to Russia will only serve to undermine regional stability. In an interview with Sputnik, Alexander Grushko talked about NATO’s eastern enlargement and its’ influence on regional stability. “This is another...
Russia Regrets EU Decision to Extend Sanctions, Says Response Stays in Place
Moscow regrets the European Union’s decision to extend anti-Russia sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, noting that its response “stop list” would stay in place. The European Council extended on Monday travel bans and asset freezes against Russian and Ukrainian persons and entities until September. “The Council of the...
Russian, Ukrainian sailors freed in Nigeria: navy
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Russia, NATO in First High-Level Military Talks since Freeze
Senior Russian and NATO military chiefs on Friday held their first phone talks since ties between the two sides collapsed over the crisis in Ukraine, the defense ministry in Moscow said. The chairman of the NATO Military Committee Petr Pavel called Russia’s chief of staff Valery Gerasimov to discuss the possible restarting of military...
At Least 11 Killed in Ukraine Coal Mine Blast
At least 11 coal miners were killed Thursday when a methane gas blast tore through a pit in western Ukraine, the head of the coal miners’ trade union said. “A methane explosion. 11 killed,” Mykhaylo Volynets wrote on Facebook. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Ex-Ukraine leader urges Trump to end war in east
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Russian FM Slams Ukraine for Blocking UN Statement on Late Churkin
Ukraine’s decision to block the adoption by the UN Security Council of a statement dedicated to late Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin is “beyond good and evil”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a joint press conference with his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallstroem following their meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, February...
Germany slams Russia over Ukraine rebel passports
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Russia Calls for ‘post-West’ World Order: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Saturday for an end to a world order dominated by the West and said Moscow wanted to establish a “pragmatic” relationship with the United States. Lavrov was speaking at the Munich Security Conference shortly after US Vice President Mike Pence told the audience Washington remained “unwavering” in its...
Zarif, Lavrov Discuss Syria, Bilateral Relations in Munich
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Russia-Iran relations during a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. According to a statement released on Friday, “the sides discussed bilateral relations, including...
