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Germany’s Merkel to Visit Russia for First Time since Crimea’s Annexation
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. For the first time since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Germany’s Angela Merkel will be visiting Moscow for talks … continue reading Germany’s Merkel to Visit Russia for First Time since Crimea’s Annexation …read more Source: ASHARQ...
Germany’s Merkel to make rare Russia visit for Putin talks
Germany’s Angela Merkel will visit Moscow for talks on May 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, for the first bilateral visit since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula in 2014 …read more Source: The Daily...
OSCE’s Ukraine mission extended until March 31, 2018
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has decided to extend its mission to monitor Ukraine’s conflict for another year. …read more Source: Iran...
Putin says Merkel to visit Russia on May 2
Merkel has been the main mediator with Putin over the crisis in Ukraine that has seen Moscow seize the Crimea peninsula and back a separatist insurgency in the east of the country. …read more Source: World...
OSCE’s Ukraine mission extended until March 31, 2018
The OSCE renews its mission in eastern Ukraine until March 31, 2018. …read more Source:...
Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian state-owned banks
Ukraine Tuesday slapped sanctions on Russian state-owned banks in the country, ratcheting up tensions with Moscow amid a bitter trade war with Kremlin-backed rebels in the east …read more Source: The Daily...
European Parliament urges Russia to free prisoners over Crimea issue
The European Parliament on Thursday urged Moscow to free without delay Ukrainian “political prisoners” linked to the situation in Crimea. MEPs “call on Russia to release without further delay all illegally…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Report: Eastern Ukraine conflict affect civilians’ basic rights
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains challenging to thousands of people living there. …read more Source:...
Vesnina dumps Kerber
INDIAN WELLS — Angelique Kerber won’t celebrate her return to world No. 1 with an Indian Wells title after a shock fourth-round exit Tuesday at the hands of Elena Vesnina. Russia’s 14th-seeded Vesnina toppled the second-seeded German 6-3, 6-3 to book a quarterfinal clash with seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams. Williams...
Poland and Ukraine warn could Russia use gas ‘blackmail’
Warsaw: Poland and Ukraine said on Wednesday they would take legal action against Russian plans for a second gas pipeline to the EU, a project they allege Moscow could use for political “blackmail”. Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to build a pipeline called Nord Stream 2 under the Baltic along an existing line to boost gas delivery capacity to...
