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      We’ll lift Russia sanctions when east Ukraine is peaceful: Merkel
      Sep08

      We’ll lift Russia sanctions when east Ukraine is peaceful: Merkel

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she wanted European Union sanctions against Russia lifted, but only once peaceful conditions had been achieved in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...

      Putin warns against US ‘arming’ Ukraine
      Sep06

      Putin warns against US ‘arming’ Ukraine

      Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that any decision by the United States to supply defensive weapons to Ukraine would fuel the conflict in eastern Ukraine and possibly prompt pro-Russian separatists to expand their campaign there.On a visit to Kiev last month, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said he was actively reviewing sending...

      Amid diplomatic row, US-Russia ties further deteriorate over Ukraine
      Sep06

      Amid diplomatic row, US-Russia ties further deteriorate over Ukraine

      Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that any decision by the United States to supply defensive weapons to Ukraine would fuel the conflict in eastern Ukraine and possibly prompt pro-Russian separatists…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...

      Ukraine beats Turkey 2-0 in World Cup qualifier
      Sep03

      Ukraine beats Turkey 2-0 in World Cup qualifier

      Finland defeats Iceland 1-0, Croatia-Kosovo match postponed over weather conditions in Group I …read more Source: Anadolu...

      Ukraine beats Turkey 2-0 in World Cup qualifier
      Sep03

      Ukraine beats Turkey 2-0 in World Cup qualifier

      Finland defeats Iceland 1-0, Croatia-Kosovo match postponed over weather conditions in Group I …read more Source: Anadolu...

      Russian state TV reporter kidnapped in Ukraine
      Aug31

      Russian state TV reporter kidnapped in Ukraine

      Russia’s main state TV channel said on Wednesday that one of its reporters had been abducted in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Channel One said the journalist, Anna Kurbatova, had been grabbed by unknown…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...

      Russian TV  journalist  detained in Kiev
      Aug31

      Russian TV journalist detained in Kiev

      Kiev: A top Russian state television channel on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s security service of kidnapping its reporter in Kiev, while a security service source said she would be deported over a critical report. Channel One television said its reporter Anna Kurbatova was seized outside her home in the Ukrainian capital. “Anna Kurbatova has...

      New sanctions restrict financing for Russia oil firms’ trade deals
      Aug29

      New sanctions restrict financing for Russia oil firms’ trade deals

      Russian oil companies will quickly find ways to work around tighter restrictions imposed this month by the United States on the foreign finance they can use, multiple Russian oil industry sources told Reuters.The new restrictions cut the period that US-based entities can provide finance to Russian energy firms from 90 to 60 days and are part of a...

      Netanyahu Accuses Iran of Building Missile Production Sites in Syria, Lebanon
      Aug29

      Netanyahu Accuses Iran of Building Missile Production Sites in Syria, Lebanon

      Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran is building sites to produce precision-guided missiles in Syria and Lebanon, with the aim of using them against Israel. At the start of a meeting in Jerusalem with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Netanyahu accused Iran of turning Syria into a “base of military entrenchment as part...

      Merkel, Macron urge Russia, Ukraine to back cease-fire
      Aug28

      Merkel, Macron urge Russia, Ukraine to back cease-fire

      France and Germany on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian opposite number to ensure that a new ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is enforced, warning there has been little let-up in the violence. …read more Source: The Daily...