Section: Lebanon
Ukraine Summons Russian Consul over Reporter’s Arrest
Ukraine on Thursday summoned the Russian consul after Moscow detained one of its state media reporters for alleged espionage. Meanwhile populist and nationalist factions in Ukraine’s parliament pushed for the introduction of travel visas for Russians in retaliation for Roman Sushchenko’s arrest. Russia on Monday announced the...
Ukraine summons Russian consul over reporter’s arrest
Ukraine Thursday summoned the Russian consul after Moscow detained one of its state media reporters for alleged espionage …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia Sends Third Fleet Missile Ship to Syria
A third Russian Black Sea Fleet small missile ship has embarked on a voyage to Syria a day after two others entered the Mediterranean waters, a source in the Crimean security agencies told RIA Novosti on Thursday. The Kalibr cruise missile-equipped Serpukhov and Zeleny Dol corvettes are planned to join the Russian Navy’s permanent task...
Ukraine warns citizens against travelling to Russia
Ukraine warned its citizens Wednesday against travelling to Russia, saying they were at risk following an increase in harassment and detentions of Ukrainians by Russian security services. …read more Source: The Daily...
France says time to act on Congo, EU sanctions possible
France said Tuesday it was time to prevent the political situation worsening in the Congo and consider imposing European Union sanctions. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin freezes nuclear pact, raising stakes in Washington row
Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday suspended a treaty with Washington on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium, signaling he is willing to use nuclear disarmament as a new bargaining chip in disputes with the United States over Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: The Daily...
IMF asks Ukraine for concrete results in corruption fight
esistance to reform from vested interests will derail Ukraine’s economic recovery and bailout program from the International Monetary Fund unless those in power take clear steps to fight corruption, the Fund said Monday. …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 Probe ‘Biased’, Moscow ‘Disappointed’: Foreign Ministry
Moscow on Wednesday described as “biased” and “politically motivated” the Dutch-led inquiry into the downing of Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, which concluded the plane was shot down by a missile brought from Russian territory. “Russia is disappointed that the situation around the investigation of the Boeing catastrophe is not changing,”...
Ukraine says MH17 probe proves Russia’s ‘direct involvement’
Kiev said Wednesday that a Dutch inquiry into the downing of Flight MH17 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine proved Russia’s “direct involvement” in the death of the 298 people on board. …read more Source: The Daily...
Investigators to pinpoint rocket launch that downed airliner over Ukraine
International prosecutors investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 will report their findings Wednesday, but stop short of naming any culprits …read more Source: The Daily...
