Section: Turkey
Putin adds another year to ban on Western food imports
President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on food imports from the West by one year, longer than had been expected, in retaliation to the extension of European sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Poroshenko strongly opposes federalization plan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that nobody should think about creating Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Bessarabia and other republics …read more Source: World...
Foreign ministers call for rapid de-escalation and ceasefire in Ukraine
Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany called June 23 for a “rapid de-escalation” and “immediate ceasefire” in eastern Ukraine following crisis talks in Paris …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine’s president strongly opposes federalization plan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that nobody should think about creating Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Bessarabia and other republics …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine accuses rebels of using long-range artillery
Ukraine has said that the rebels have used long-range artillery in attack on villages in the east …read more Source: World...
Ukrainian girl stays three days with dead parents in Turkey
A 6-year-old Ukrainian girl has been rescued from starvation after remaining for three days next to her parents following their death at a Turkish resort …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Putin warns Ukraine must stop shelling in E.Ukraine
Putin tells Hollande and Merkel over the phone, Ukrainian forces must stop shelling in East Ukraine …read more Source: World...
NATO head says alliance to more than double size of rapid response force
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said June 22 the alliance will approve plans this week to more than double the size of its rapid response force, having already created a special spearhead unit in the fallout from the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
EU extends Russia sanctions to 2016
EU foreign ministers agree on Monday to extend sanctions against Russia until 2016 over Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine makes $75 mln Russian debt payment
Even as it is trying to restructure its sovereign debt, Kiev makes an interest payment to Russia on $3 billion Eurobond …read more Source: World...
