Section: Africa&ME
News24.com | Russian return to G7 ‘unimaginable’ for now
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says a return of Russia to the Group of Seven major industrialised nations is “unimaginable” as long as it flouts international law in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis makes EU eastern partnership more important – Merkel
The crisis in Ukraine makes the European Union’s partnership with the bloc’s eastern neighbours more important than ever, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, insisting that the initiative is not directed against Russia. Speaking in parliament before joining a summit in Riga with six of the EU’s ex-Soviet...
Another Russian Convoy Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Donetsk, Luhansk
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Russian Emergencies Ministry has delivered its 27th humanitarian cargo to the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine, a ministry spokesman said on Thursday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Kiev Refuses to Guarantee Human Rights Protection in East Ukraine Conflict Zone
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukraine refused to guarantee protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the zone of military operations in the East. …read more Source: Fars News...
Ukraine parliament scraps 5 military agreements with Russia
The Ukrainian parliament terminates five military cooperation agreements with Russia. …read more Source:...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed in fresh fighting in east: Kiev military
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and eight have been wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine in violation of a cease-fire, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin Says Ukraine’s Statement on Default Unprofessional
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukraine’s statement regarding a possible default is a consequence of Kiev’s low level of professionalism, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, ordering the Finance Ministry to sort out the issue of Ukraine’s debt to Russia. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Minister: Ukraine wants roadmap to EU accession at Riga summit
Ukraine’s foreign minister said his country wants assurances at a summit with the European Union this week that it is a suitable candidate for EU membership and its citizens will gain visa-free travel to the bloc next year.Officials from the EU and its member states meet six of the bloc’s eastern neighbours, including Ukraine, in the...
Merkel – can’t imagine Russia back in G8 until common values met
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that there would not be any Group of 8 meetings with Russia as long as it fails to comply with basic common values of democracy and states based on rules of law.”The developments in Ukraine are the reason that we will meet in Elmau as Group of 7 and not a Group of 8,” she said in a...
Big data is not just for Google: This website is making strides toward ‘conflict prevention’
If you’ve read any stories coming out of Syria, then you probably know about the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. But very few know about liveuamap.com. Look it up, it’s that easy. While the venture started with the Ukraine war in February 2014, the website now covers key conflicts in the Middle East: Syria, Daesh (ISIS) and Gaza....
