Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Turkey’s Erdogan supports Ukraine over Crimea
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, during a visit to Ukraine, that Turkey won’t recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO launches Black Sea force as latest counter to Russia
NATO launched a new multinational force in Romania on Monday to counter Russia along its eastern flank and to check a growing Russian presence in the Black Sea following the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Crimea. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia border guard killed in shootout near Ukrainian border
Russia’s top domestic security agency says one Russian border guard has been killed in a shootout with two men who tried to cross into Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Moscow denies Ukraine’s accusation that it left troops in Belarus
Russian troops that took part in war games in neighbouring Belarus have returned to their bases, a Russian general said on Saturday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia left troops in Belarus after wargames: Ukraine
Russia has left troops behind after staging war games in Belarus despite promising not to, Ukraine’s Commander in Chief Viktor Muzhenko told Reuters. …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimean Tatar leader jailed for stirring anti-Russia protests
A court in Crimea handed down a prison sentence of eight years Monday to a Crimean Tatar leader, Ahtem Chiygoz, found guilty of stirring up mass disorder, his lawyer told Reuters. …read more Source: The Daily...
We’ll lift Russia sanctions when east Ukraine is peaceful: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she wanted European Union sanctions against Russia lifted, but only once peaceful conditions had been achieved in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel, Macron urge Russia, Ukraine to back cease-fire
France and Germany on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian opposite number to ensure that a new ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is enforced, warning there has been little let-up in the violence. …read more Source: The Daily...
Engines in N.Korea missiles were intended only for Russia: Kiev
Ukraine’s space agency said Tuesday that the engines used for North Korean missiles were made at a Ukrainian factory for Russia’s use only. …read more Source: The Daily...
2 members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot detained
Two members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot were detained Monday after a protest outside the prison colony where a Ukrainian filmmaker is being held …read more Source: The Daily...
