Section: Africa&ME
Russia, Ukraine mulling new prisoner swap: Kyiv
Ukrainian presidency says Kyiv and Moscow are working towards new prisoner exchange days after swapping 200 captives. …read more Source:: AL...
Russia and Ukraine finalise gas transit deal just before deadline
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
Schumer Renews Call for Witnesses to Testify in Impeachment Trial in Wake of ‘Game Changer’ Report
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday renewed his call for key Donald Trump administration figures to testify during the Senate impeachment trial in the wake of a New York Times report detailing the White House’s efforts to withhold nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Ukraine, Russia Sign Five-Year Contract on Natural Gas Transit: Zelensky
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Moscow and Kiev have signed a five-year contract on the Russian natural gas transit to Europe via the territory of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Ukraine sows more wheat than expected despite dry weather
Ukraine has planted a bigger-than-expected wheat crop, but there are still concerns that dry weather damaged some fields due for harvesting next year. …read more Source:: Iran...
Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs Trump trial
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. As the Senate weighs options for a trial, Pompeo will depart Thursday on a five-nation tour of Europe and Central Asia. Ukraine will be the first stop on the trip, the State Department said...
News24.com | Pompeo to travel to Ukraine ahead of Trump’s US Senate trial
Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo will travel to Ukraine ahead of President Donald Trump’s trial in the Senate over allegations he sought to push Kiev to investigate a political rival, the state department says. …read more Source::...
Trump, Putin discussed Russia attack, arms control, relations
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the state of relations between their two countries in a phone call instigated by Putin, the White House said on Monday. The official reason for the call, according to both sides, was for Putin to thank Trump for what White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said was “information...
2019: The year that Brexit beckoned, protests proliferated and Greenland was not for sale
Berlin – A look at the year that was 2019. January January 3: China’s “Chang’e 4” is the first space probe to land on the far side of the moon. January 11: Macedonia is now North Macedonia, ending a row with Greece and paving the way for NATO membership and EU accession talks. The Greek parliament ratifies the...
Pompeo to travel to Ukraine in January
Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo will travel in January to Ukraine, the country at the heart of the ongoing impeachment process against President Donald Trump, the State Department said Monday. …read more Source:: The Daily...
