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Russia to retaliate against more EU bans: Diplomat
A Russian diplomat has warned that the Kremlin will take retaliatory measures in response to any extension of the European Union (EU) sanctions against Moscow. According to Russia’s Interfax news agency a diplomat on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday said: “We are against a new twist of the sanctions spiral … and our reaction is...
Jeb Bush: Putin is a ‘bully,’ US needs to respond resolutely
Likely Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was a “bully” and the United States and its allies in Europe should be resolute in responding to Russian aggression. Bush, the brother of former US President George W. Bush, is on a five-day tour of Europe in a bid to prove his...
People of 8 NATO countries against arms aid to Ukraine: Poll
A new survey shows a majority of people in eight NATO member states is against providing the Ukrainian government with military aid amid tensions in the country’s volatile eastern region. …read more Source: Iran...
People of 8 NATO countries against arms aid to Ukraine: Poll
A new poll says a majority of people in eight NATO member states are against sending arms to the Ukrainian government. …read more Source:...
Poll: Public in NATO countries against arming Ukraine
A majority of citizens from eight NATO countries are against sending arms to Ukraine to help battle pro-Russians, according to a survey released Wednesday. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukrainian rights group blasts Russia for faking anti-Semitic news
While anti-Semitic vandalism has risen in Ukraine over 2014, the overall level of anti-Semitic incidents lags far behind western European nations like Belgium and France. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Sanctions push central Europe’s armies further from Russia
A European Union embargo on arms imports from Russia, imposed last year in response to a pro-Russian rebellion in Ukraine, is speeding the demise of central Europe’s remaining military ties to its former overlord …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Official: 5 Oil Cisterns Still on Fire at Oil Depot near Ukraine’s Capital
TEHRAN (FNA)- Five oil cisterns were still on fire at an oil depot near Ukraine’s capital on Wednesday, Nikolay Chechetkin, the head of the emergency situations service said. …read more Source: Fars News...
Italian PM Renzi welcomes Putin but mentions differences
By Denis Dyomkin and Giulio Piovaccari ITALIAN Prime Minister Matteo Renzi welcomed visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday but offered no sign of breaking ranks with international partners over European Union sanctions against Moscow. Two weeks before the EU is due to decide whether to extend economic sanctions over Russia’s...
US envoy meets Poroshenko as concerns for Ukraine grow
Washington’s UN ambassador was set to meet Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko at a time of renewed hostilities with pro-Russian fighters and fears of the Western-backed state’s imminent debt default …read more Source: The Daily...
