Section: World Bulletin (Turkey)
EU extends sanctions on individuals over Ukraine
The blacklist of travel bans and asset freezes against nearly 150 people is in addition to sweeping economic sanctions against Russia’s defence, financial and energy sectors …read more Source: World...
Ukraine president offers prisoner swap with Russia over pilot
‘If you ask me if an exchange is possible I would tell you ‘yes’ for the first time, using my constitutional right,’ Petro Poroshenko says …read more Source: World...
EU lawmakers call for ‘personal sanctions’ on Putin
Fifty-seven MEPs accuse Russian president of being responsible for detention of Ukrainian pilot Savchenko, who has been held since 2014 …read more Source: World...
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...
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...
