Section: Lebanon
Hollande Says Will ‘Clarify Positions’ with Trump in Call Friday
French President Francois Hollande said Friday he would “clarify positions” with US president-elect Donald Trump during “frank” telephone discussions later in the day. “I will have to clarify and seek clarification on positions. We must speak frankly to each other,” Hollande told France 2 television on the sidelines of France’s Armistice...
Don’t forget Crimea and Aleppo, German minister warns Trump
Germany supports a dialogue between the United States and Russia, but Donald Trump must not ignore Russian actions in Crimea and Aleppo when he sits down with President Vladimir Putin, the German defense minister said Friday …read more Source: The Daily...
France’s Hollande to seek clarity from Trump in Friday phone call
French President Francois Hollande said Friday he hoped U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would clarify his position on issues including conflicts in Syria and Ukraine and Iran’s nuclear deal when the two men talk by phone later in the day …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia Detains Ukrainian ‘Terrorist’ Group in Crimea
Russia’s security service said Thursday it had detained several people in Crimea, accusing them of being saboteurs sent by Kiev to the Moscow-annexed peninsula to attack infrastructure targets. Russia’s FSB security service on Wednesday “detained members of a sabotage-terrorist group from the main intelligence directorate of the...
Russia says it has detained Ukrainian saboteurs in Crimea
Russia’s Federal Security Service said Thursday it had detained a group of saboteurs who it said were planning to attack military sites and vital infrastructure in Crimea …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine hopes for US support under Trump
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko congratulated US president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing hoping that Washington will maintain its support for Kiev after he moves to the White House …read more Source: The Daily...
Poland Urges Trump to Keep US Troops on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Poland’s president urged US President-elect Donald Trump to keep Washington’s promise to deploy troops on NATO’s eastern flank amid tensions with Russia. “Polish-American relations have become an important pillar of the European and transatlantic stability,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said in a letter of congratulations. “We...
EU Sanctions Six Russian MPs over Supporting Moscow to Seize Crimea
The European Union on Wednesday added six MPs from Crimea who were recently elected to Russia’s parliament to its sanctions blacklist for their role in supporting Moscow’s seizure of the region from Ukraine. “In line with its non-recognition policy, the EU considers that the persons who became members of the State Duma as a result of...
EU sanctions six Russian MPs from Crimea
The European Union Wednesday added six MPs from Crimea who were recently elected to Russia’s parliament to its sanctions blacklist for their role in supporting Moscow’s seizure of the region from Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
EU Expands List of Individual Anti-Russia Sanctions
The European Union has targeted new individuals on the pretext of Crimea’s reunification with Russia. The European Union has added new people to the sanctions list of Russian and Ukrainian nationals accuses of jeopardizing Ukraine’s territorial integrity, an EU Council source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. “New names have been added to...
