Section: Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
Lavrov: Russian Jets Striking Idlib & Homs to Prevent ISIL Exodus from Mosul to Syria
Russian bombers are striking terrorist targets in Syria’s Idlib and Homs provinces so that ISIL militants retreating from Iraq’s Mosul do not cross into Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after “constructive” talks with his US counterpart, John Kerry. “Our aviation and the aviation of Syria work only in the provinces of Idlib...
Obama, EU leaders agree to keep anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama and EU leaders have agreed to keep anti-Russian sanctions in place for a further year over the situation in Ukraine. President Obama, who is on his final official visit to Europe, met with the leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK on Friday. Among the main topics on the agenda were extending sanctions...
Poroshenko Appeals to Trump for Support in Phone Call
Ukranian president Petro Poroshenko asked Donald Trump for support against “Russian aggression” during a congratulatory telephone conversation with the US president-elect on Tuesday. Trump’s shock election victory has been met with trepidation in Kiev because of the outspoken reality TV star’s praise of Russian President Vladimir...
Poroshenko Says ‘Sure’ Trump Supports Ukraine against Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday said he has “no doubt” that president-elect Donald Trump will refuse to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and will cooperate with his country. “Not one state in the world, except it seems to me North Korea and Venezuela, recognizes Crimea,” Poroshenko told a joint news conference with...
Hollande Says Will ‘Clarify Positions’ with Trump in Call Friday
French President Francois Hollande said Friday he would “clarify positions” with US president-elect Donald Trump during “frank” telephone discussions later in the day. “I will have to clarify and seek clarification on positions. We must speak frankly to each other,” Hollande told France 2 television on the sidelines of France’s Armistice...
Russia Detains Ukrainian ‘Terrorist’ Group in Crimea
Russia’s security service said Thursday it had detained several people in Crimea, accusing them of being saboteurs sent by Kiev to the Moscow-annexed peninsula to attack infrastructure targets. Russia’s FSB security service on Wednesday “detained members of a sabotage-terrorist group from the main intelligence directorate of the...
Poland Urges Trump to Keep US Troops on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Poland’s president urged US President-elect Donald Trump to keep Washington’s promise to deploy troops on NATO’s eastern flank amid tensions with Russia. “Polish-American relations have become an important pillar of the European and transatlantic stability,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said in a letter of congratulations. “We...
EU Sanctions Six Russian MPs over Supporting Moscow to Seize Crimea
The European Union on Wednesday added six MPs from Crimea who were recently elected to Russia’s parliament to its sanctions blacklist for their role in supporting Moscow’s seizure of the region from Ukraine. “In line with its non-recognition policy, the EU considers that the persons who became members of the State Duma as a result of...
EU Expands List of Individual Anti-Russia Sanctions
The European Union has targeted new individuals on the pretext of Crimea’s reunification with Russia. The European Union has added new people to the sanctions list of Russian and Ukrainian nationals accuses of jeopardizing Ukraine’s territorial integrity, an EU Council source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. “New names have been added to...
Lavrov Says Russia More Interested in Resolving Ukraine Crisis Than Others
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