Section: Africa&ME
Kerry, Lavrov to meet as tensions soar over Ukraine
Top US diplomat John Kerry is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sa …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | US Congress passes fresh sanctions on Russia
The US Congress has unanimously approved fresh economic sanctions against Russia and lethal weapons for Kiev, defying President Obama. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict toll tops 4,600: UN
KIEV: Fighting between government troops and pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine has left more than 300 people dead in less than a month, taking the overall toll to 4,634, the UN said on Saturday in its latest report on the conflict. Some 10,243 people have been wounded since the conflict erupted in the ex-Soviet republic’s east in April,...
Ukraine death toll tops 4,600 – Russia threatens response if US sets new sanctions
MOSCOW: Russia responded angrily yesterday to news that US senators had passed a bill calling for fresh sanctions against Moscow and the supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. “Undoubtedly, we will not be able to leave this without a response,” deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax news agency ahead of a meeting between the...
Russia says will react if U.S. imposes new sanctions
Russia will take counter measures if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday.The U.S. Congress has readied new sanctions on Russian weapons companies and investors in the country’s high-tech oil projects, but U.S. President Barack Obama has...
Ukraine ballet school rejects charity from pro-Putin dancer
Dancer at charity gala had supported the annexation of Crimea …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged
Russia’s foreign ministry says new US legislation put a ‘powerful bomb’ under US-Russia bilateral ties …read more Source: Gulf...
News24.com | Russia threatens response if US sets new sanctions
Russia has responded angrily to news that US senators had passed a bill calling for fresh sanctions against Moscow and the supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia Warns US on Bill Authorizing Military Hardware to Ukraine
Russia says there will be repercussions if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. Deputy Foreign Secretary Sergei Ryabkov on Saturday blamed “anti-Russian moods” in Washington for the new bill … …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict toll tops 4,600: UN
Fighting between government troops and pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine has left more than 300 people dead in less than a month, taking the overall toll to 4,634, the UN said on Saturday in its latest report on the conflict. …read more Source: The Sunday...
