Section: Africa&ME
West using Ukraine crisis for regime change: Russia
Russia on Saturday accused the West of seeking regime change in Moscow, raising tensions over the Ukraine conflict in the worst crisis in relations si …read more Source: The New...
FIFA says boycott of 2018 World Cup in Russia would be ‘nonsense’
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has said that a boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia would be nonsense. Some European politicians suggested European countries could boycott the World Cup over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, which many Western governments accuse Russia of provoking. Valcke said that talk of a boycott was an attempt to...
Ukraine crisis: Are there any winners?
Thousands mark the one year anniversary of protests that toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russian president. …read more Source: AL...
Kiev says Russia has 7,500 troops in Ukraine
KIEV: Ukraine said Russia has thousands of troops in its conflict-ravaged east and vowed to boost its own military capacity, ratcheting up tensions on Saturday after Kiev’s new coalition pledged to make joining Nato a priority. The latest declarations from Ukraine’s defence minister threaten to provoke fresh Russian anger as the...
Russia ‘has 7,500′ troops in Ukraine – 4 Ukrainian soldiers killed in the east
KIEV: Ukraine said Russia has thousands of troops in its conflict-ravaged east and vowed to boost its own military capacity, ratcheting up tensions yesterday after Kiev’s new coalition pledged to make joining NATO a priority. The latest declarations from Ukraine’s defense minister threaten to provoke fresh Russian anger as the...
West wants Russian regime change, says Kremlin
Russia has accused the West of seeking regime change in Moscow, raising tensions over the conflict in Ukraine in the worst crisis in relations since the end of the Cold War. …read more Source:...
Lavrov: West seeking regime change in Moscow
Foreign minister says sanctions imposed over Ukraine conflict aim to destroy Russian economy and cause public unrest. …read more Source: AL...
Biden in Turkey to Discuss Syria, Energy
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on Europe to diversify its energy supplies to reduce its dependence on Russia. Speaking at an energy summit in Istanbul, Biden said “now,” repeating the word three times, is the time to act. He said Ukraine’s energy supply problems only underscore the urgency. Russia has traditionally...
Ukraine Marks First Anniversary of EuroMaidan Protest
DNIPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE—A year on, the relatives of protesters who died in Ukraine’s EuroMaidan uprising aren’t the only ones angered by the country’s direction since the ouster of pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych. The lack of progress in investigating the slayings of more than 100 protesters caused hecklers to shout,...
Kiev: Russia has 7 500 troops in Ukraine
Russia has 7 500 troops in the east of Ukraine’, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops, defence minister said. ||| Kiev – Russia has 7 500 troops in the east of the country, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops for months, Ukraine’s defence minister said.“Unfortunately,...
