Section: Lebanon
IMF team leaves Ukraine without new loan promise
The International Monetary Fund said Friday its team had ended a visit to Kiev without seeing sufficient economic restructuring progress to release a new loan to Ukraine this year. …read more Source: The Daily...
Obama says hopes Trump will ‘stand up’ to Russia
U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday he hoped his successor Donald Trump will “stand up” to Russia when it breaches international norms, citing the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU states agree visafree travel for Ukraine, but not yet
NNA – European Union states agreed on Thursday to waive visas for Ukrainians on short visits, but only after the bloc beefs up a mechanism to suspend visa-free agreements in an emergency. Ukraine, …read more Source: National News...
EU states conditionally back visa-free travel for Ukraine
European Union states agreed Thursday to waive visas for Ukrainians coming to the bloc for short visits, but said implementation could only take place once the bloc beefs up its mechanism to suspend visa-free agreements. …read more Source: The Daily...
Poroshenko Appeals to Trump for Support in Phone Call
Ukranian president Petro Poroshenko asked Donald Trump for support against “Russian aggression” during a congratulatory telephone conversation with the US president-elect on Tuesday. Trump’s shock election victory has been met with trepidation in Kiev because of the outspoken reality TV star’s praise of Russian President Vladimir...
Poroshenko Says ‘Sure’ Trump Supports Ukraine against Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday said he has “no doubt” that president-elect Donald Trump will refuse to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and will cooperate with his country. “Not one state in the world, except it seems to me North Korea and Venezuela, recognizes Crimea,” Poroshenko told a joint news conference with...
Poroshenko ‘sure’ Trump supports Ukraine against Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Monday said he has “no doubt” that president-elect Donald Trump will refuse to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and will cooperate with his country …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine in uproar over 24-year-old’s naming as minister
Ukraine was in an uproar Monday over the appointment as deputy interior minister of a 24-year-old woman who made her name by posing nude and working for a Russian-backed party …read more Source: The Daily...
Hollande and Trump agreed to ‘clarify’ key issues including Middle East: source
French President Francois Hollande and U.S President-elect Donald Trump had a phone conversation Friday in which they agreed to clarify positions on key issues such as the Middle East and Ukraine, said a source in Hollande’s camp. …read more Source: The Daily...
Sweden re-thinks emergency communications because of tension with Russia
Sweden is reviewing its communication systems for emergency and security services because of tensions in the Baltic region that have been heightened by Russia’s actions in Ukraine, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist told Reuters. …read more Source: The Daily...
