Section: Africa&ME
Russians go to polls as Putin squares up to bellicose US
Russians have taken to the polls to cast their ballots in local and regional elections held at a time of a political thaw between Russia and Ukraine as well as simmering tensions with the US over the suspension of a Cold War-era treaty. …read more Source:: Iran...
Russia, Ukraine in landmark prisoner swap
Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners yesterday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze in relations since Moscow’s annexation of the Crimea region in 2014.While the exchange of 35 prisoners on each side could help rebuild confidence between Moscow and Kyiv and allow them to start...
Russia exports to Turkey, southeast Europe squeezed by LNG and Azeri gas
Russian gas exports to Turkey and eight other southeast European nations fell by more than a quarter in the first half of 2019 as cheaper liquefied natural gas (LNG) and new Azeri supplies helped the region reduce reliance on Russia.Russian exports to Turkey, the biggest regional market, fell 36% compared to the first half of 2018, while exports...
Macron Hails Ukrainian Film-Maker Oleg Sentsov’s Release
French President Emmanuel MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hailed Ukrainian director Oleg Senstov’s release by Russia as part of a landmark prisoner swap. “I hail the release of film-maker Oleg Sentsov under a prisoner exchange conducted today between Russia and Ukraine. We have always been by his side,” he said in a...
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in first sign of thawing relations
Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze in relations since Moscow’s annexation of …read more Source:: Al...
Russia, Ukraine Swap 70 Prisoners Amid Tensions
Friends and relatives waves as a plane carrying former prisoners lands on September 7, 2019 at Boryspil international airport in Kiev after a long-awaited exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev, a day after Russian President said for the first time the “large-scale” prisoner exchange with Ukraine was being finalised. Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP...
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in landmark step to ease tensions
Russia and Ukraine carried out a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners on Saturday, in a deal hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “first step” toward ending their conflict. …read more Source:: Iran...
Trump congratulates Russia and Ukraine on prisoner swap
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Merkel says Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap a ‘sign of hope’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday hailed a swap of 70 prisoners between Russia and Ukraine as a “sign of hope” and called for the implementation of a 2015 ceasefire deal that Paris and Berlin helped broker. …read more Source:: The Daily...
MH17 suspect among prisoners swapped by Ukraine with Russia – Dutch government
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