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France Offers Russia 785 mln Euros to Ditch Warship Deal
May15

France Offers Russia 785 mln Euros to Ditch Warship Deal

France has offered Russia 785 million euros to scrap a contentious contract to supply two warships that was suspended due to the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Al-Manar...

France offers Russia 785 mln euros to ditch warship deal: report
May15

France offers Russia 785 mln euros to ditch warship deal: report

France has offered Russia 785 million euros to scrap a contentious contract to supply two warships that was suspended due to the Ukraine crisis, a report said Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...

Hollande denounces ‘unacceptable’ violations of Ukraine ceasefire
May14

Hollande denounces ‘unacceptable’ violations of Ukraine ceasefire

France’s President Francois Hollande on Thursday denounced as “unacceptable” ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine, after speaking briefly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Germany. …read more Source: The Daily...

Ukraine Appoints US Senator McCain Presidential Aide
May14

Ukraine Appoints US Senator McCain Presidential Aide

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed John McCain, a hawkish US senator who has pressed Washington to send lethal weapons to war-torn Ukraine, as his advisor, his administration said. …read more Source: Al-Manar...

Baltics to ask NATO for thousands of boots on ground
May14

Baltics to ask NATO for thousands of boots on ground

The Baltic states will formally ask NATO to deploy several thousand troops as a deterrent, Lithuania said, amid tensions with Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...

NATO warns Putin ‘critical’ to implement Ukraine truce
May13

NATO warns Putin ‘critical’ to implement Ukraine truce

NATO leaders on Wednesday warned President Vladimir Putin to waste no time in implementing a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, after the Russian strongman’s meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry raised hopes of a slackening in tensions. …read more Source: The Daily...

Kerry: ’Critical Moment’ for Russia to Fulfill Ukraine Truce
May13

Kerry: ’Critical Moment’ for Russia to Fulfill Ukraine Truce

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said that it was a critical time for Russia to fulfill a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, after he held several hours of talks with President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Al-Manar...

No breakthrough after eight hours of U.S.-Russia talks
May13

No breakthrough after eight hours of U.S.-Russia talks

Top U.S. and Russian officials said they hoped to work together on contentious issues such as the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria but offered no sign of concrete progress after more than eight hours of talks Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...

Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in east: military
May12

Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in east: military

Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another one injured as clashes with pro-Russian rebel fighters flared despite a shaky truce, Kiev’s military spokesman said …read more Source: The Daily...

Russia: US’s Kerry to Visit Sochi Tuesday
May12

Russia: US’s Kerry to Visit Sochi Tuesday

US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks on Tuesday amid tensions with Moscow over the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Al-Manar...