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FBI chief tells Poland’s US envoy he regrets Holocaust remarks
The head of the US intelligence service told the Polish ambassador to the United States that he regretted his remarks on what Poland has said was an accusation of complicity in the Holocaust, the Polish foreign ministry said on Thursday. Poland now considers the matter settled, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said. Poland is one of the...
Poland Says Still Waiting for US to Apologize for Holocaust Remarks
WARSAW—Poland was still waiting for the United States to apologize for remarks by an FBI official that it says implied complicity in the Holocaust during World War Two, a government spokeswoman said on Thursday. FBI Director James Comey’s remarks, published in the Washington Post last week, prompted an outcry in Poland and drew condemnation...
EU charges Russia’s Gazprom, alleging price gouging
The European Union launched a legal attack on Gazprom on Wednesday, stoking tensions with Moscow as it accused the Russian gas giant of overcharging buyers in Eastern Europe and hindering competition. European Commission antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said Gazprom was barring EU clients from selling its gas to other states — a...
Poland to support Ukraine’s defences
Poland’s foreign minister said that Poland may support Ukraine’s defence capacities …read more Source: World...
US Says Russia Adds Air Defense Systems Inside Ukraine
WASHINGTON—The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of building up air defense systems inside eastern Ukraine and of involvement in training exercises of pro-Russian separatists in the area in breach of a European-brokered cease-fire agreement. “This is the highest amount of Russian air defense equipment in eastern Ukraine since August,”...
Fiorentina’s Salah ready to face Dynamo Kyiv
Fiorentina’s Mohamed Salah is ready for Thursday’s Europa League encounter against Dynamo Kyiv: Ready for tomorrow @22mosalah …read more Source: Al...
EU charges Russia’s Gazprom, alleging price gouging
By Foo Yun Chee and Alastair Macdonald The European Union launched a legal attack on Gazprom on Wednesday, stoking tension with Moscow as it accused the Russian gas giant of overcharging buyers in Eastern Europe and hindering competition. The EU’s new anti-trust chief, Margrethe Vestager, who a week ago announced a similar market abuse...
EU charges Gazprom, risking new front against Russia
The EU on April 22 formally charged Russian gas giant Gazprom with abusing its dominant market position in Europe, risking a new battle with the Kremlin and deepening the crisis over Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine, in snub to Moscow, to adopt British war-time symbol, ditch Soviet war name
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine, in snub to Moscow, to adopt British war-time symbol, ditch Soviet war name
KIEV: Ukraine, in a break with tradition that is certain to rile Moscow, is ditching the Soviet name for World War Two and aims to adopt the poppy, a mainly British wartime symbol, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. …read more Source: The Daily...
