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Japan vows to stop gaffe-prone ex-PM visiting Crimea
TOKYO — Japan vowed on Tuesday to try to stop a gaffe-prone former prime minister from visiting Crimea to ask its citizens how they feel about being annexed by Russia. A clearly exasperated Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters the government was trying to prevent Yukio Hatoyama from making the trip, amid fears he mi...
US says about 500 Russian soldiers killed in eastern Ukraine
‘It’s pretty difficult to have a completely accurate assessment, given Russia’s efforts to mask its dead.’ …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine president says arms withdrawal almost complete
But each side accuses the other of stalling on complying other terms of a ceasefire deal …read more Source: Gulf...
U.S. envoy denounces 'reign of terror' in Crimea, East Ukraine
NNA – The top U.S. diplomat for Europe declared that Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine are living under a “reign of terror” Tuesday, blaming Russia for a conflict that has claimed thousands of live …read more Source: National News...
Lavrov Blasts EU’s Tusk Over Ukraine Comments
MOSCOW—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized European… …read more Source:...
US envoy denounces ‘reign of terror’ in Crimea, east Ukraine
The top US diplomat for Europe declares that Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine are living under a ‘reign of terror’, blaming Russia for a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia returns to Africa amid increasing isolation
A recent announcement by Uganda’s Oil Ministry that a Russian company – RT Global Resources – won the bid to build a $3bn oil refinery highlights the Kremlin’s attempts to return as a major player in Africa. RT Global Resources is a subsidiary of Russia’s largest state-backed corporation Rostec whose CEO, Sergey...
Ukraine’s military says eastern rebels using truce to amass arms
By Alessandra Prentice Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday pro-Russian rebels were amassing heavy weapons in depots around separatist-held Donetsk city despite a ceasefire deal. Attacks have fallen in the past week, but accusations from both sides of violations show the fragility of the peace deal agreed in Minsk last month, which calls for...
Russia’s Lavrov says EU’s Tusk upping tension over Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses European Council President Donald Tusk and Brussels bureaucrats Tuesday of stirring up tensions between Moscow and the bloc over the crisis in Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine’s military says eastern rebels using truce to amass arms
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
