Section: Africa&ME
Germany tells Russia to ‘immediately release’ Ukraine pilot
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko defiantly addresses the court during her trial in the southern Russian town of Donetsk, on March 9, 2016/AFPBERLIN, Germany, March 10 – Berlin on Wednesday called for the immediate release of Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, saying her trial in Russia went against a peace deal aimed at ending a...
Merkel’s Turkish gamble: breakthrough or landmine in migrant crisis?
For the second time since Europe’s migration crisis began last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stunned her European Union partners by staking her political capital on a unilateral initiative and demanding their support.After rolling out the welcome mat in September for Syrian refugees streaming into Europe, to the alarm of many...
EU to Russia: Free hunger-striking pilot
The EU’s foreign policy chief told Russia to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot accused over the killing of two Russian journalists. ||| Moscow – The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Thursday told Russia to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot accused over the killing of two Russian journalists, as...
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...
EU tells Russia to free hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Savchenko
The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Thursday told Russia to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot accused over the killing of two Russian journalists, as Savchenko relaxed a hunger strike by starting to take liquids. The 34-year-old is regarded as a national hero by many Ukrainians, but is charged in Russia with complicity in...
Ukraine finance minister says IMF aid delay is worrying
Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said Thursday that the ongoing delay in securing a new tranche of financial aid from the International Monetary Fund was hitting confidence in the economy …read more Source: The Daily...
Erdoğan slams ‘unjust’ Russian interventions in Syria, Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed Russia’s “unjust” interventions in Syria and Ukraine while reiterating Turkish support for the latter’s government during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, in Ankara …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Germany calls for immediate release of Ukrainian pilot
Berlin called on Moscow Wednesday to immediately release a Ukrainian pilot currently on trial in Russia, saying her continued detention is against a peace deal aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.“The trial against Savchenko violates the spirit and letter of the Minsk agreement, we are therefore making a joint call with our partners for the...
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...
