Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Obama to broach Syria, Russia, Brexit at NATO summit: White House
President Barack Obama will speak with European leaders about the Syrian refugee crisis, Russia and Ukraine, and the aftermath of Britain’s decision to pull out of the EU during the NATO summit on Friday, the White House said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kerry in Ukraine to offer help from United States
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ukraine aiming to reassure the former Soviet republic that the United States stands by it in its territorial disputes with Russia …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian actions caused ‘loss of trust’ with NATO: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Russia’s actions in Ukraine had caused a loss of trust with the West, speaking on the eve of a major NATO summit in Poland …read more Source: The Daily...
Six die, including three children, in rebel Ukraine
Three children died in Ukraine’s war-torn east as their father disassembled a grenade, and three Ukrainian troops were killed in clashes in the troubled region with pro-Russian rebels, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in war-torn east
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 13 wounded in fresh clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the former Soviet republic’s war-torn east, Kiev said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO-Russia talks ‘shortly after’ this week’s summit: Stoltenberg
NATO is set to hold formal talks with Russia shortly after a summit in Warsaw this week where the alliance will endorse a huge military buildup following the Ukraine conflict, chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Portugal PM says will fight to avoid EU sanctions
The Portuguese government will fight to avoid any EU sanctions from last year’s excessive deficit, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said Monday, adding he was confident about meeting this year’s fiscal targets and saw no need for further EU pressure …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia slams EU for ‘short-sighted’ sanctions extension
Russia Friday blasted the EU for formally extending economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, insisting the punitive measures would not make Moscow change course. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU formally extends Russia sanctions to Jan 2017: statement
The European Union Friday formally extended damaging economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine by six months, a statement said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine will join EU within 10 years: PM
Ukraine will join the EU within the next decade, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said Friday, adding that his country still believed strongly in the bloc despite Britain’s vote to leave …read more Source: The Daily...
