Section: Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
Zakharova on Returning Crimea: “We Don’t Give back Our Territories”
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet his US counterpart Rex Tillerson for the first time Thursday in Germany. “The meeting with Secretary of State Mr Tillerson has been planned and is being prepared” on February 16, when both diplomats will be in Bonn for the G20 ministerial talks,...
Trump Expects Russia to ‘Return Crimea’: White House
US President Donald Trump has been tough on Russia and expects Moscow to “return” the Crimea peninsula to Ukraine, the White House spokesman told reporters. Addressing the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn – hounded by the media over his contacts with Russian diplomats prior to Trump’s inauguration – Spicer pointed out...
NATO Chief Says Increased Defense Spending Top Priority after Trump Calls
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg Tuesday said the top priority for the transatlantic alliance is to increase defense spending, as demanded by US President Donald Trump. “Regardless of language, the most important thing is that we increase defense spending and that is exactly what we are doing,” Stoltenberg said when asked about NATO’s response...
Kremlin: Flynn Resignation ‘Not Our Business’
The Kremlin on Tuesday insisted that the resignation of Donald Trump’s security adviser Michael Flynn over contacts with the Russian government was Washington’s internal affair. The White House late Monday said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations the retired three-star general discussed US sanctions strategy...
Kremlin Denies Russia-US Talks on Lifting Sanctions
The Kremlin spokesman said Moscow and Washington had not broached the issue of lifting anti-Russia sanctions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there have been no talks between Russia and the United States about the lifting of sanctions. “We have already said that there have been none,” Peskov told reporters. The Kremlin monitors and analyzes...
Ukraine PM sees IMF deal by end-Feb amid new fighting in east
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EU says Ukraine rivals must stick by Minsk accords
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Trump to Meet NATO Leaders in May: White House
Donald Trump will meet fellow NATO leaders in May, the White House said Sunday after the president’s call with the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Trump expressed “strong support for NATO” but called on European members to pitch in more, the White House said in a statement, adding that Trump “agreed to join in a meeting...
Lavrov: Russia-US Effective Cooperation Possible Only on Basis of Mutual Respect
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that effective cooperation between Moscow and Washington is possible only on basis of mutual respect and interests between the two countries. In an interview with Austrian weekly news magazine Profil, Lavrov said serious efforts are required to overcome the severe damage done to US-Russia relations...
Trump to speak to Poroshenko as Ukraine unrest surges
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