Section: Lebanon
Russians Hail ‘Hero’ Pilot after Moscow Emergency Landing
A Russian pilot was being hailed as a hero on Thursday for landing an Airbus carrying more than 230 people in a Moscow corn field after a bird strike. The Ural Airlines A321 flying to Crimea hit a flock of seagulls shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport on Thursday morning, the Rosaviatsia air transport agency said in a...
Ukraine’s president offers citizenship to Russian political refugees
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree Tuesday offering citizenship to Russians suffering political persecution, and also to foreigners who fought on Kiev’s side in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian leader urges Russia’s Putin to help end fighting
Ukraine’s new leader said he called Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday to urge him to help halt fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
US Set to Formally Withdraw from INF Missile Treaty with Russia
The United States is expected to officially withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty on Friday, bringing an end to more than three decades of strategic stability amid calls to continue cooperating with Russia on arms control matters. US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the INF treaty becomes official...
Ukraine seizes Russian tanker stopped last week: prosecutor
A Ukrainian court Tuesday ordered the seizure of a Russian tanker stopped last week over its alleged involvement in a Ukrainian-Russian naval incident late last year, a military prosecutor said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Zelensky’s party wins absolute majority in Ukraine Parliament vote: media
The party of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections, according to media projections Monday, with a record vote share. …read more Source: The Daily...
Two soldiers, civilian killed in east Ukraine ahead of polls: AFP
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Russia’s Putin extends passport offer to Ukraine citizens
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order Wednesday further expanding the number of Ukrainian citizens who can apply for fast-track Russian passports. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian court extends arrest of a group of Ukrainian sailors
A court in Moscow Wednesday ordered the first six of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off the coast of Crimea last year to be held in pre-trial detention for another three months. …read more Source: The Daily...
Major prisoner swap between Russia, Ukraine in limbo
A much-anticipated prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine was thrown into uncertainty Monday after a Ukrainian court postponed a hearing that was expected to release an imprisoned Russian journalist. …read more Source: The Daily...
