Section: Lebanon
Ukraine moves to blacklist Le Pen over Crimea comments
Ukraine indicated Wednesday it would bar French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen from entering the country after comments she made that appeared to legitimize Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 …read more Source: The Daily...
OSCE says displeased with ‘status quo’ in Ukraine conflict
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which has been monitoring the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine, said Wednesday it was displeased with the “status quo” in the 32-month conflict …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine President: Washington Remains Kiev’s Strategic Partner
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday that Washington remains a strategic partner for Kiev. “From the moment of recognizing Ukrainian independence, the United States remains Ukraine’s reliable and strategic partner on the bilateral level and on the level of international organizations. A real democratic partnership has been...
Ukraine lawmaker sparks scandal by shooting man in leg
New Year’s Eve passed off peacefully enough in war-torn Ukraine — until a senior lawmaker shot a man in the leg during a testosterone-charged road rage incident …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine bans books promoting Russia
Ukraine Friday banned Russian books glorifying the Kremlin and its leaders or espousing what it views as “totalitarian views” in a move certain to further sour relations between the two foes. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine police arrest man suspected of planning Berlin copycat attack
Ukrainian police arrested a 31-year-old man Friday accused of killing a woman and her daughter, and who they also suspect was planning to mow down citizens with a truck, like the attacks on the Berlin Christmas market and in Nice …read more Source: The Daily...
Lavrov: Russia to respond to US sanctions on Russia over alleged hacking
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Ukraine hit by 6,500 hack attacks, sees Russian ‘cyberwar’
By Natalia Zinets Hackers have targeted Ukrainian state institutions about 6,500 times in the past two months, including incidents that showed Russian security services were waging a cyberwar against the country, President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine reports first death since new truce
Ukraine Thursday reported the first death of a soldier since Kiev agreed a new “indefinite” ceasefire deal with pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east last week …read more Source: The Daily...
Moscow says new U.S. sanctions would be attempt to hamper Russia-U.S. cooperation: RIA
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that if the United States imposed new sanctions on Russia over hacking allegations it would be an attempt to disrupt possible cooperation between the two countries, the RIA news agency reported …read more Source: The Daily...
