Section: Africa&ME
US sanctions against Russia will remain: Victoria Nuland
The United States has warned Russia again that sanctions against the country will remain in place until peace accords are fully implemented in Ukraine. “We are clear that until Minsk is completed, sanctions will not be lifted,” US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said Saturday in Kiev. “If and when Minsk is fully implemented,...
Renewed truce in eastern Ukraine holding: OSCE
The OSCE says the renewed truce in eastern Ukraine has been respected since the beginning of this month. …read more Source:...
Fears growing about forzen conflict in East Ukraine
Ukraine is calling for more support from its Western backers as the country seems to be sliding off their agenda. …read more Source:...
Germany’s Merkel sees need to cooperate with Russia on Syria
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with his Russian, French and Ukrainian counterparts in Berlin on Saturday evening. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine security service kidnaps two Russian nationals: Moscow
Ukraine’s security service reportedly abducts a Russian soldier and his brother. …read more Source:...
Putin makes US boxer a Russian citizen
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to Roy Jones Junior, a prominent US professional boxer who had asked for it last month when he met Putin in the disputed region of Crimea, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The move is the latest example of the Kremlin publicising cases of prominent Westerners who praise Russia...
US sanctions against Russia will remain: Victoria Nuland
The US has warned that sanctions against Russia will stay in place until truce accords are fully implemented in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Donbas destiny not decided by Russia: Putin
The Russian president says the future of Donbas in eastern Ukraine ‘is not decided by Russia.’ …read more Source:...
Ukraine PM warns against lifting Russia sanctions
The Ukrainian prime minister has warned the West against the consequences of relaxing sanctions imposed on Russia for its alleged role in the ongoing unrest in east Ukraine. Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Saturday any move that could mean an easing of the sanctions slapped on Russia over its alleged role in Ukraine’s crisis could embolden...
OSCE head says Sept. 1 cease-fire in eastern Ukraine holding
A renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has held for more than 10 days, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Saturday, adding that this creates the possibility of progress on the political level to resolve the conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
