Section: Lebanon
EU extends sanctions on Russia-annexed Crimea until mid-2017
The European Union extended for a year Friday a ban on business dealings with the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 in a move that has not been internationally recognized …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine outraged by UN chief’s remarks on Russia
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations voiced outrage on Thursday after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Russia had a role to play in safeguarding human rights and ending the war in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Juncker warns Russia on sanctions ahead of Putin meet
EU Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker warned Russia Thursday that the 28-nation bloc will only lift its sanctions if the Kremlin fully implements a Ukraine peace deal. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine wants Russian beats off its airwaves
Ukraine’s parliament Thursday ordered radio stations to start playing over a third of their tracks in the local language in the latest rap of its cultural war with Russia. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU: Russia Must Implement Ukraine Deal to Lift Sanctions
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker told Russia on Thursday that the “only way” the 28-nation bloc will lift its economic sanctions on Moscow is if the Kremlin fully implements a peace deal for Ukraine. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
EU’s Juncker defends attendance at Russia forum, says talks vital
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker defended his decision to attend an economic forum in Russia Thursday, saying it was common sense to talk to Moscow despite lingering tensions over the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO Demands Russia Withdraw Forces from Ukraine
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday demanded that Russia withdraw its forces and military hardware from Ukraine and halt its support for pro-Moscow separatists battling Kiev. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
NATO demands Russia withdraw forces from Ukraine
NNA – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday demanded that Russia withdraw its forces and military hardware from Ukraine and halt its support for pro-Moscow separatists battling Kiev. “Russia need …read more Source: National News...
NATO says Ukraine ceasefire barely holding, scolds Russia
An internationally-agreed ceasefire in Ukraine is being violated by Russia “again and again”, NATO’s chief said Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia releases two jailed Ukrainians: Kiev
wo Ukrainians jailed in Russia have been released and are flying home, Kiev said Tuesday, in the latest gesture of good will between the two uneasy neighbors. …read more Source: The Daily...
