Section: Lebanon
Rebel leader in eastern Ukraine issues military threat
The leader of pro-Russia separatist rebels has warned that they may use force to drive out Ukrainian troops from positions in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia tells White House it will not return Crimea to Ukraine
Russia said Wednesday it would not hand back Crimea to Ukraine or discuss the matter with foreign partners after the White House said U.S. President Donald Trump expected the annexed Black Sea peninsula to be returned …read more Source: The Daily...
Zakharova on Returning Crimea: “We Don’t Give back Our Territories”
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet his US counterpart Rex Tillerson for the first time Thursday in Germany. “The meeting with Secretary of State Mr Tillerson has been planned and is being prepared” on February 16, when both diplomats will be in Bonn for the G20 ministerial talks,...
Trump Expects Russia to ‘Return Crimea’: White House
US President Donald Trump has been tough on Russia and expects Moscow to “return” the Crimea peninsula to Ukraine, the White House spokesman told reporters. Addressing the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn – hounded by the media over his contacts with Russian diplomats prior to Trump’s inauguration – Spicer pointed out...
NATO Chief Says Increased Defense Spending Top Priority after Trump Calls
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg Tuesday said the top priority for the transatlantic alliance is to increase defense spending, as demanded by US President Donald Trump. “Regardless of language, the most important thing is that we increase defense spending and that is exactly what we are doing,” Stoltenberg said when asked about NATO’s response...
Kremlin: Flynn Resignation ‘Not Our Business’
The Kremlin on Tuesday insisted that the resignation of Donald Trump’s security adviser Michael Flynn over contacts with the Russian government was Washington’s internal affair. The White House late Monday said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations the retired three-star general discussed US sanctions strategy...
Kremlin Denies Russia-US Talks on Lifting Sanctions
The Kremlin spokesman said Moscow and Washington had not broached the issue of lifting anti-Russia sanctions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there have been no talks between Russia and the United States about the lifting of sanctions. “We have already said that there have been none,” Peskov told reporters. The Kremlin monitors and analyzes...
UN Security Council to Call Urgent Meeting on North Korea Missile Test on Monday
NNA – The UN Security Council will meet late Monday for emergency consultations on North Korea’s recent ballistic missile test, UN diplomats said. The closed-door consultations will follow a Ukraine …read more Source: National News...
NATO says it sees sharp rise in Russian disinformation since Crimea seizure
NATO accused Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories, the alliance’s spokeswoman said on Saturday …read more Source: The Daily...
Zasypkin says Russia has 'strategic vision' on solution to Syria, Ukraine conflicts
NNA – Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin, indicated on Friday that his government has a “strategic vision” on the solution to the conflicts taking place in Syria and Ukraine, stressing …read more Source: National News...
