Section: Africa&ME
Russia-West tensions soar as Putin quits G20 summit
Vladimir Putin’s early exit from a G20 summit in Australia after an icy reception from world leaders may further stoke Russia-West tensions and lead to renewed fighting in Ukraine, analysts said. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Putin extends olive branch to Ukraine
Russia does not intend to demand early repayment of $3bn that it lent to Ukraine last year, says President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
Georgians protest against Russia, own government
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been charged with exceeding his authority during his years in office, addressed the crowd from Ukraine’s capital Kiev …read more Source: World...
Canadian prime minister tells Putin to ‘get out of Ukraine’
G20 summit simmers with anger over Russian aggression. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Putin walks out of G20 summit early
Live footage from Australia shows Russian president at airport after he was pressured by Western leaders over Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
US, Japan and Australia vow to oppose Russian action in Crimea
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
In Ukraine, fight for Jewish heritage flounders
Efforts to uncover ancient cemetery in Lviv repeatedly thwarted. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Western leaders confront Putin at G20 with threat of more sanctions
BRISBANE, Australia — Western leaders warned Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit on Saturday that he risked more economic sanctions if he failed to end Russian backing for separatist rebels in Ukraine. Russia denied any involvement in an escalation of the separatist war in eastern Ukraine, where more than 4,000 people have been kil...
Ukraine to withdraw state services from east
President Petro Poroshenko issues decree withdrawing all public services from rebel-held eastern regions. …read more Source: AL...
Over 30,000 rally in Tbilisi against government
Tbilisi: Over 30,000 opposition supporters rallied on Saturday in the Georgian capital Tbilisi against the government’s Russia policy and the Kremlin’s backing of separatists in the breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions. Carrying Georgian and Ukrainian flags and placards that read “Stop Putin!”, the protesters gathered on the...
