Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Ukraine urges German naval presence in the Black Sea
Ukraine’s leader has called on Germany and its allies to boost their naval presence in the Black Sea to deter Russia from further aggression in the region. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin briefs Trump over Ukraine as EU leaders up pressure
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he briefed his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the Ukraine crisis as he came under pressure over Moscow’s robust foreign policy at the G20 summit in Argentina. …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel, Putin agreed to four-way talks on Kerch Strait
German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her concern about events in the Kerch Strait off Crimea during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, her spokesman said on Saturday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine bars entry to Russian men of combat age citing invasion fears
Ukraine Friday banned Russian men of combat age from entering the country, a move introduced under martial law after Russia fired on and captured three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea last weekend. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia deploys new S-400 missile systems in Crimea: TASS
Russia Thursday deployed a new battalion of advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in Crimea, its fourth such battalion, the TASS news agency cited a spokesman for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet as saying. …read more Source: The Daily...
Trump cancels Putin meeting over Ukraine crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday said he was canceling a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to take place during the upcoming summit for the Group of 20 industrialized nations in Argentina, citing the current Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Daily...
Captured Ukrainian sailors taken to Moscow: lawyers
Ukrainian sailors held by Russia since it seized three of Kiev’s ships have been taken from Russian-annexed Crimea to Moscow, two of their lawyers told AFP Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine to only allow Ukrainian citizens to travel to Crimea
Ukraine’s border service said Thursday it would only allow Ukrainian citizens to travel to Crimea following the imposition of martial law until Dec. 26. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine accuses Russia of opening fire on some of its ships in Black Sea
The Ukrainian navy accused Russia Sunday of opening fire on some of its ships in the Black Sea, striking one vessel and wounding a crew member. …read more Source: The Daily...
Five metro stations closed in Ukraine capital after bomb warning
Kiev has closed five subway stations, mostly in the central part of the Ukrainian capital, after a bomb warning, the subway operator said in a statement. …read more Source: The Daily...
