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The Balkans -The Next Tinderbox
After its military interventions in Ukraine and Syria,will Russia invade the Balkans next? …read more Source: Arutz...
Head of Ukraine’s new Orthodox Church assumes office
KIEV (Ukraine): The newly elected head of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church has officially assumed office in the capital of Kiev, a month after the church severed its centuries-long ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Epiphanius I, 40, was enthroned during a lavish service at St. Sophia Cathedral in central Kiev on Sunday,...
Russia suspends INF nuclear deal with US: Putin
* Putin tells government meeting Russia to work on new weapons * Russia accuses US of violating INF and other arms deals * US said it indentds to withdraw from INF deal in six month Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty after a similar move by the United States, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday,...
Venezuela crisis exposes fault line in US-Russia rivalry
The crisis in Venezuela has triggered fresh tensions between Washington and Moscow, with chilly exchanges at the United Nations, but analysts warn against the temptation of seeing the return of Cold War-style divisions.Since Venezuelan parliament leader Juan Guaido declared himself president on January 23 to challenge leader Nicolas Maduro, the...
Turkey seeks ‘stability’ in Black Sea, not tensions
We want Black Sea to be sea of peace, says Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on visit to Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
Putin accuses Kyiv of meddling in Orthodox faith
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the government in Kyiv of flagrantly meddling in the life of Orthodoxy in Ukraine where a new national church has broken away from Moscow’s orbit. …read more Source: The Daily...
Turkish foreign minister to visit Ukraine on Friday
Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, leadership of Crimean Tatar Turks in Odessa …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine President announces plans for second term in office
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has announced that he’s going to take part in the March 31 elections. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko announces bid for second term as Ukraine president
Poroshenko was elected in 2014 after mass protests forced out former president Viktor Yanukovich. …read more Source: AL...
Poroshenko: Ukraine Needs Peace with Russia
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated that the country needed peace with Russia, as relations between Moscow and Kiev have significantly deteriorated since Crimea’s reunification with Russia in 2014, which has not been recognized by Ukraine or Western states, who subsequently imposed economic and political sanctions on...
