Section: Africa&ME
Two senior nationalists charged over Kiev clashes
Kiev, Sept 4, 2015 (AFP) – Ukrainian authorities on Friday charged two senior members of an ultra-nationalist party over violent clashes in Kiev that killed three police this week. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin urges Kiev to hold talks with pro-Russians over reforms
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the government in Kiev should hold talks with east Ukraine’s pro-Russians over any constitutional reforms. According to the reports, Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Friday said: “I want to emphasize that the amendments to the constitution of Ukraine are...
Putin urges Kiev to hold talks with pro-Russians over reforms
Putin says the government in Kiev should hold talks with east Ukraine’s pro-Russians over any constitutional reforms. …read more Source:...
Migrant Chaos Mounts While Divided Europe Stumbles for Response
The struggle among European leaders to develop a coherent response to the spiraling migrant crisis intensified on Thursday as fresh calls for a blocwide plan were met with recriminations about the Continent being swamped with Muslims. Even as wrenching photographs of a drowned 3-year-old Syrian boy riveted world attention and galvanized public...
EU refugee crisis ‘absolutely expected’ – Putin — RT News
Russia has frequently warned of major problems which Europe would face as a result of Western policies in the Middle East and North Africa and jihadist groups terrorizing people, so the current refugee crisis in the EU doesn’t come as a surprise, said the President of Russia. “I think the crisis was absolutely expected,” President Vladimir...
US presence in Ukraine against Minsk deal: Russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry says the deployment of US troops in Ukraine is in violation of the Minsk agreement. …read more Source:...
US Being Elbowed Out of Caspian Region
Last September brought with it major changes to the hotly contested Caspian Sea region. These changes were revealed at the IV Caspian Summit held on September 29 in Astrakhan, Russia. Of greatest significance at the summit was the unanimous vote by the “Caspian 5” (Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) to no longer allow any...
Renewed truce opportunity for Ukraine peace: Nato
Stoltenberg urges Russia to stop backing the rebels, says alliance was getting ‘mixed’ reports from Ukraine, undrescoring that the situation remained ‘very fragile’ VILNIUS: Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday a renewed ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and Kiev’s decentralisation reforms created a new opportunity for peace...
NATO opens new military post in Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis
NATO has opened a new military command center in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius amid growing tensions between the West and Russia over the issue of Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
NATO opens new military post in Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis
NATO launches a new military command center in the Lithuanian capital amid growing tensions with Russia over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
