Section: Africa&ME
Germany’s Steinmeier says solving Ukraine conflict key for CEE security
Germany’s input in improving security in the eastern European part of NATO alliance should be its help in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
British inquiry to report on ex-spy’s radiation murder
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko/AFPLondon, Jan 21 – A British judge could point the finger at Russia on Thursday for the radiation poisoning of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London as an inquiry into his agonising death publishes its conclusions. The Guardian newspaper reported the inquiry could “find the Russian state liable...
NATO Considers Inviting Russia to Formal Talks
NATO is discussing whether to invite Russia to their first formal talks since 2014, aiming to put ties damaged by the Ukraine crisis back on an even keel …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Nato mulls first formal talks with Russia since ’14
BRUSSELS: Nato is discussing whether to invite Russia to their first formal talks since 2014, aiming to put ties damaged by the Ukraine crisis back on an even keel, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. Despite their differences both sides recognised the need for “transparency,” the sources said, against a backdrop of a series of crises including...
News24.com | Kiev, Warsaw clash over Ukrainians in Poland
Kiev and Warsaw have disagreed on whether the one million Ukrainians living in Poland are refugees or economic migrants, as Europe tackles an unprecedented immigration crisis. …read more Source:...
Netflix membership climbs with global growth
SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix on Tuesday reported that it remained profitable and added a record number of new subscribers in the final quarter of last year as it pushed to expand globally. Netflix shares jumped more than six percent to $115.20 after revealing that its ranks of members has topped 75 million and that it made a profit of $43 million in...
Kerry visits Switzerland for talks with Russian counterpart
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Switzerland for talks with Russia’s foreign minister on Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine’s Energy Company Refuses to Pay $2.59 Bln Gas Bill to Russia’s Gazprom
TEHRAN (FNA)- Gazprom drew a $2.549 bln bill to Naftogaz of Ukraine for the Russian gas Ukraine had not taken in the third quarter of 2015 under “take or pay” condition. …read more Source: Fars News...
Russia uses the refugee crisis for propaganda
Russian television is reporting that a young girl of Russian-German descent was raped by immigrants in Berlin. The police have denied the claim. The story is reminiscent of propaganda used during the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ramps up peace talks with French, German envoys
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held talks with top German and French diplomats in a push to end the uneasy stalemate in the former Soviet nation’s 21-month pro-Russian separatist conflict …read more Source: The Daily...
