Section: Lebanon
Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France discuss Ukraine peace deal
The German government says the leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France have renewed their commitment to implementing a faltering peace deal for eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia to boycott Eurovision song contest due to Ukraine row
Russia’s state broadcaster has said it will boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest after the host country, Ukraine, said it would bar entry to the Russian contestant and Moscow rejected two possible compromises suggested by the organizers …read more Source: The Daily...
EU’s Mogherini to make first to visit to Russia
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini will make her first official visit to Russia this month, with relations strained to breaking point by the Ukraine conflict and the war in Syria. …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel, Trump discuss Afghanistan, Ukraine: German spokesman
U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in Afghanistan and eastern Ukraine on the telephone Wednesday, a German government spokesman said Thursday, echoing a readout from the White House …read more Source: The Daily...
US Secretary of State Tillerson to Visit Russia April 11-12: Moscow
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Moscow next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, as the Kremlin looks to improve ties with Donald Trump’s administration. The ministry said the visit on April 11-12 would include talks with counterpart Sergei Lavrov covering international security, including...
US EU official: no sign Trump plans to ease Russia sanctions
David O’Sullivan, the head of the European Union delegation to the United States, Tuesday said he had had no indication from President Donald Trump’s administration that it planned to lift sanctions imposed on Russia over its activities in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian Ex-Lawmaker Killed in Central Kiev Shooting
According to the Kiev police chief, a Russian former lawmaker may have been the person reportedly shot and killed in central Kiev. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian intelligence officer killed in car blast in Mariupol port
A Ukrainian state security service officer was killed in a car explosion in the eastern port city of Mariupol on Friday, the security service (SBU) said, blaming Russian-backed separatists …read more Source: The Daily...
Five Killed in East Ukraine as Tensions Simmer
Ukraine’s army said Friday it has suffered more losses in the fight against ‘rebels’ in the east as tensions in the three-year conflict simmered. Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 13 others injured over the past 24 hours when their positions came under ‘rebel’ fire, the Ukrainian military said in a statement. The deaths...
Five killed in east Ukraine as tensions simmer
Ukraine’s army said Friday it has suffered more losses in the fight against pro-Russian insurgents in the east as tensions in the three-year conflict simmered …read more Source: The Daily...
