Section: Lebanon
Ukraine PM advises broadening embargo on Russian goods
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday he recommended the government extend a list of banned Russian goods as part of a retaliatory trade embargo …read more Source: The Daily...
Protests launched across Ukraine against Russian cigarettes
Hundreds of activists in several Ukrainian cities blockaded on Tuesday the cigarette distribution centers owned by a Russian tycoon with alleged links to ousted pro-Moscow president Viktor Yanukovych …read more Source: The Daily...
Kerry, Lavrov discuss Syria, other issues, look for time to meet
The U.S. and Russian foreign ministers spoke by telephone about topics including the Syrian political process, the fight against ISIS, Middle East regional issues, Ukraine, North Korea’s recent nuclear test and U.S.-Russian bilateral ties, the U.S. State Department said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Western sanctions 'severely' harming Russia: Putin
NNA – President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Monday in an interview with German daily Bild that Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis are affecting Russia. “Concerning our possibilities o …read more Source: National News...
Ukraine soldier killed in clashes in rebel east
One Ukrainian soldier was killed in clashes between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the war-torn east, Kiev said Monday, a day after four others died in an uptick of violence …read more Source: The Daily...
Western sanctions ‘severely’ harming Russia: Putin
President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Monday in an interview with German daily Bild that Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis are affecting Russia. …read more Source: The Daily...
Dutch PM says will push for “yes” in Ukraine vote
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he would argue for a “yes” vote in an upcoming referendum on a treaty on closer ties between the European Union and Ukraine which threatens to overshadow his presidency of the 28-member bloc …read more Source: The Daily...
Two Ukrainian officers, two rebels first killed in war-torn east in 2016
Two Ukrainian soldiers and two rebels have been killed in eastern Ukraine, marking the first deaths this year in the war-torn region, Kiev and breakaway officials said Sunday in separate tolls …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia blocks transit of Ukrainian goods: Kiev
Russia has blocked the transit of Ukrainian goods heading to other countries, Kiev officials said Saturday after the two neighboring nations imposed food embargoes in their mutual trade war …read more Source: The Daily...
Dutch ‘no’ to Kiev-EU accord could trip crisis: Juncker
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker urged Dutch voters Saturday not to oppose an EU cooperation deal with Ukraine, saying such a move “could open the doors to a continental crisis” …read more Source: The Daily...
