Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Merkel, Poroshenko discuss gas transit through Ukraine and Minsk agreement
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke by telephone Monday about Merkel’s visit to Russia last week, efforts to implement the Minsk agreement and gas transit through Ukraine, a spokeswoman said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin to meet Merkel to talk about Iran, Ukraine and energy
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Black Sea resort of Sochi Friday, as Moscow and Europe make rare joint efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine leader enacts new sanctions against Russia
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree to enact the recently adopted decision to expand sanctions on Russian companies and entities, according to information published on the presidential website on Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO ‘condemns’ Russia bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea
NATO Wednesday denounced a new bridge linking mainland Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea as “another violation” of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia’s Putin drives truck to open bridge link with annexed Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin, driving a truck, unveiled the auto section of a new road-and-rail bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula on Tuesday, defying Ukraine which said the move showed cynical disregard for international law. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin to open mega bridge linking Crimea to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to unveil Tuesday a highly symbolic bridge linking southern Russia to the Crimea, four years after the peninsula was annexed from Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine searches Russian state media offices: Kiev
Ukraine’s state security service searched the Kiev offices of Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency and Russia Today TV channel Tuesday, after detaining one journalist near his home, officials said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Dutch probe firms accused of violating EU sanctions against Russia
Dutch prosecutors announced Friday a probe into seven firms suspected of violating EU sanctions against Moscow by helping to build a bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea. …read more Source: The Daily...
Belarus detains independent journalist at border
Belarus has detained an independent journalist after he attempted to enter the country from Ukraine, investigators said Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...
We don’t regard tumult in Armenia as Ukraine-style revolution: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Tuesday it did not regard political tumult in Armenia, a close Russian ally, as a Ukraine-style revolution and was pleased that the situation there appeared stable for now. …read more Source: The Daily...
