Section: Africa&ME
US, Allies Could Split Over Supplying Weapons to Ukraine
BRUSSELS—Several European defense ministers spoke out on Thursday against sending weapons to the Ukrainian army, pointing to a potential transatlantic split if Washington decides to supply arms. The United States is considering whether to provide weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists, although no decision has been...
Ukraine’s Hryvnia Plunges After Foreign Currency Auctions Scrapped
KYIV—Ukraine’s hryvnia currency plunged about 30 percent against the… …read more Source:...
Putin invites new Greek PM to Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Greece’s new prime minister to Moscow in May, as Athens and Berlin publicly traded barbs over EU policy on Ukraine. ||| Athens, Greece – Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Greece’s new prime minister to Moscow in May, as Athens and Berlin publicly traded barbs over European...
Russia blames US for driving relations into ‘dead end’
Foreign ministry spokesman accuses US of raising tensions between two countries to ‘new level’ by deliberaly providing funding to Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine to oppose Russia. …read more Source: World...
Greek PM, Russia’s Putin discuss economy
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also spoke to Putin about the importance of forging peace in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels are fighting the European Union-backed Kiev government. …read more Source: World...
NATO to boost eastern defences after Russian ‘aggression’
NATO was set Feb. 5 to agree a major boost to its defences including six bases in eastern Europe and a spearhead force of 5,000 troops in response to what it called Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
EU energy chief says Turkish Stream plans legally flawed
Russia’s proposal to pump gas to the Turkish-Greek border and from 2019 to cease using Ukraine as its main energy transit route to Europe is in breach of legally binding contracts and is economically flawed, the EU’s energy chief said …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Kerry: US will not "close eyes" to Russian tanks, forces in East Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday Russian aggression in the east was the greatest threat to Ukraine, and that Washington, while seek …read more Source: The New...
German, French leaders take new Ukraine peace plan to Kiev, Moscow
A Ukrainian tank is transported to the front line near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, on February 5, 2015. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)Paris and Kiev, Reuters—The leaders of Germany and France announced a new peace plan for Ukraine on Thursday, planning to fly together to Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to resolve the conflict that could be...
Russia erects controversial ‘Big Three’ monument in Crimea
Russia on Feb. 5 defied anger by unveiling a controversial monument to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Britain’s Winston Churchill and US President Franklin Roosevelt at their fateful meeting in Crimea in 1945. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
