Section: Lebanon
US to maintain Russia sanctions, hopes EU will keep them too
Washington will maintain economic sanctions against Russia over its support of armed separatists in eastern Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea and is hopeful that the European Union will do the same, a senior U.S. official said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 victim families sue Putin, Russia in European rights court
Families of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine in 2014, are suing President Vladimir Putin and Russia for Aus$10 million each in the European Court of Human Rights, The Sydney Morning Herald reported Saturday …read more Source: The Daily...
Two Ukrainian troops, one civilian killed in rebel East
NNA – Two Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian have been killed in eastern Ukraine amid deadlocked international efforts to halt the violence, the military said on Thursday. “As a result of hostilities, …read more Source: National News...
Two Ukrainian troops, one civilian killed in rebel east: military
Two Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian have been killed in eastern Ukraine amid deadlocked international efforts to halt the violence, the military said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine, IMF agree terms to resume financial support: IMF
The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it had agreed with Ukraine the policies it must implement for the board to agree in July to dispense a long-delayed third tranche of loans under a $17.5 billion bailout program. …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimean Tatars mark Stalin deportations despite Russia ban
Defying a Russian ban, hundreds of Crimean Tatars Wednesday commemorated the Stalin-era deportation of their relatives from the Black Sea peninsula 72 years ago. …read more Source: The Daily...
US diplomat in Moscow for talks on Ukraine
A senior U.S. diplomat is visiting Moscow for talks focusing on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin ready to discuss downing of passenger jet in Ukraine with Malaysian PM: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to discuss the issue of the downing of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine in 2014 with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak this week, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
UN: Eurovision victory ‘makes no difference’ for Tatars
The U.N. human rights office says Ukrainian singer Jamala’s Eurovision victory “makes no difference on the ground” for Crimean Tatars, who have faced growing persecution since Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in 2014. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian Soldier Killed after Failed Peace Talks
A Ukrainian soldier was killed in a fresh upsurge of fighting with pro-Russian ‘separatists’ after high-profile peace talks failed to bring any results, the Kiev military said on Monday. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
