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Ukraine Parliament votes to quit Russia friendship treaty
The Ukrainian Parliament Thursday voted to withdraw from a wide-ranging treaty on friendship with Russia, the latest step in escalating tensions between the two neighboring countries. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia ’Partially’ Unblocks Ukrainian Azov Sea Ports
Russia started allowing some ships to enter Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov, Kiev said Tuesday, in what could signal an easing of tensions in the f …read more Source:...
Kiev says Russia has ‘partially unlocked’ Ukrainian Azov Sea ports
Russia has partially unlocked Ukrainian sea ports on the Azov Sea, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister Volodymyr Omelyan said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine raids Orthodox churches with Russia ties
Ukrainian authorities Monday raided three Orthodox churches aligned to Russia as political and religious tensions between the two countries grow. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
Ukraine’s president Monday announced a partial call-up of reservists for training amid tensions with Russia, saying the country needs to beef up its defenses to counter the threat of a Russian invasion. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine urges German naval presence in the Black Sea
Ukraine’s leader has called on Germany and its allies to boost their naval presence in the Black Sea to deter Russia from further aggression in the region. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin: Kerch Strait Incident Planned Provocation, You Can’t Argue Against That!
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the Kerch Strait standoff was a planned provocation by Ukraine. During a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, Putin touched upon several issues, as he voiced Moscow’s points of view over them. Kerch Strait Incident Speaking on the topic of...
Putin briefs Trump over Ukraine as EU leaders up pressure
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he briefed his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the Ukraine crisis as he came under pressure over Moscow’s robust foreign policy at the G20 summit in Argentina. …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel, Putin agreed to four-way talks on Kerch Strait
German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her concern about events in the Kerch Strait off Crimea during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, her spokesman said on Saturday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Tusk ‘Sure’ EU Will Roll over Sanctions on Russia in December
EU President Donald Tusk said Friday he was “sure” the bloc will roll over its sanctions on Russia next month because of Moscow’s “aggression in Ukraine.” “The escalation in the Sea of Azov is a cause of great concern to us. Russia’s use of force against Ukrainian ships is unacceptable,” Tusk told reporters before the start of the G20...
