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EU re-imposes sanctions on Iran
The European Union yesterday re-imposed sanctions on an Iranian bank and 32 Iranian shipping companies using new legal justifications after a European court overturned the sanctions. The decision comes days after Iran and six world powers reached a framework agreement to end a dispute over Iran’s nuclear activities, which caused the...
Putin’s Roulette
Events this past week are changing the world in a way it never did since the end of World War II. It even made the Cold War look like a drill in preparation for what to come: a war to end all wars. Indeed, the next war – World War III – would end in the annihilation of life on Earth. Yet, there are those who believe that if they struck first at...
Ukraine separatist leader warns of possible return to war
Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko accuses the Kiev government of ‘totally ignoring’ the terms of a peace deal and warned in an interview with AFP that fighting might resume …read more Source: The Daily...
Amnesty says Ukraine rebels executed government soldiers
Amnesty International says that it has evidence that Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine have executed several captured government soldiers in gross violation of international humanitarian law …read more Source: The Daily...
Ambassador:Ukraine has no plans for occupied provinces
Government prioritizes boosting economy and attracting investment, says Ukraine Ambassador. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine has no plans for occupied provinces: Ambassador
Government prioritizes boosting economy and attracting investment, says Ukraine Ambassador …read more Source: Anadolu...
Greece urges halt to Western sanctions against Russia
NNA – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has criticized the sanctions against Russia, urging an end to the measures taken by the West over the crisis in Ukraine. “To get out of this profound crisis w …read more Source: National News...
Amnesty Alleges Summary Killings by Rebels in Ukraine
A human rights group says it has new evidence of “execution-style killings” by pro-Russian armed groups in eastern Ukraine and is calling for greater accountability for human rights violations in the Ukrainian conflict.Amnesty International said that the evidence is a new indicator of the escalating human rights crisis in eastern...
Is Russian foreign policy being unfairly judged?
Russian foreign policy has been the subject of intense criticism in the West. Critics say the country is, at best, destabilising the affairs of its neighbour Ukraine, or worse, engaging in all-out war. The Kremlin has also taken flak for its support of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and for its close relationship with Tehran. But...
Athens has not asked for money from Moscow (Updated)
By Renee Maltezou Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as his indebted country scrambles for funds, but officials said Athens had not asked for money from Moscow. Greece owes billions of euros in debt and interest payments and is looking for funds after failing so far to reach a deal...
