Section: Turkey
Turkey, Ukraine boost ties amid growing tension with Russia
Turkey and Ukraine have deepened political, military and economic ties through consecutive high-level visits following the Turkish military’s downing of a Russian warplane in November 2015 and the deterioration in ties between Ankara and Moscow …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Turkey urged to recognize Crimean Tatar genocide
Ukrainian president has called on to Turkish parliament to recognize the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide …read more Source: World...
Five EU states seek sanctions on Russians over Ukraine pilot
Lithuania, UK, Poland, Romania and Sweden seek visa restrictions and asset freezes on those ‘responsible for her illegal detention, incarceration and sentencing’ of Nadiya Savchenko …read more Source: World...
Ukrainian President Poroshenko to visit Turkey
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is to make an official visit to Turkey on March 9-10, the Ukrainian president’s office said in a statement on March 7 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine urges US, EU to press Russia over jailed pilot
‘Ukraine has sent a letter to EU nations and the United States with the request to intensify their pressure on Russia aimed at securing’ Nadiya Savchenko’s release …read more Source: World...
Nobel laureates join petition to secure Ukraine pilot’s release
‘Our ability to save her life will test the effectiveness of international diplomacy and our commitment to European values,’ an open letter says …read more Source: World...
Ukraine rejects French-German push for separatist polls
Normandy Four’s top diplomats failed to reach an agreement during meeting in Paris …read more Source: World...
Juncker says Ukraine won’t join EU, NATO for 20-25 years
European Commission president dismisses Kyiv’s hopes of Euro-Atlantic integration …read more Source: World...
Doubts over planned polls in restive east Ukraine
The local elections planned for the July in Donbas region are unlikely to happen despite international effort …read more Source: World...
Obama extends sanctions on Russia
‘I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency’, Obama tells Congress …read more Source: World...
