Section: Africa&ME
G7 declares ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine over Russia standoff
Russia’s use of military force against Ukrainian ships and sailors has ‘no justification’, the group says. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine Holds Military Drills After Russia Sea Confrontation
Ukrainian serviceman attends a military drill near Urzuf village not far from the city of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine on November 29, 2018. Ukraine’s president imposed martial law in border regions on November 28, 2018 for 30 days in 10 regions bordering Russia, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, after Russian forces seized three of Kiev’s...
Politics: Sarah Huckabee Sanders issues wild statement claiming ‘Russian Witch Hunt Hoax’ is undermining US-Russia relationship
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday said the "Russian Witch Hunt Hoax" is "probably" undermining US-Russia relations. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday said the “Russian Witch Hunt Hoax” is “probably” undermining US-Russia relations. Sanders claimed...
Ukraine bars entry to Russian males
Ukraine on Friday banned Russian men of combat age from entering the country, a move introduced under martial law after Russia fired on and captured three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea last weekend. …read more Source: Iran...
Can Turkey mediate Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the Black Sea?
President Erodogan has been on the phone with the Ukrainian, Russian and US presidents and has called for Ukraine and Russia to peacefully resolve their conflict. …read more Source:...
Trump joins leaders of Canada, Mexico to sign new trade pact
BUENOS AIRES — President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina on Friday to sign a revised North American trade pact, fulfilling a longstanding political promise with a deal he celebrated as a “groundbreaking achievement.” The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is meant to replace the...
Ukraine bars entry of combat age Russian men from the country
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Tusk ‘Sure’ EU Will Roll over Sanctions on Russia in December
EU President Donald Tusk said Friday he was “sure” the bloc will roll over its sanctions on Russia next month because of Moscow’s “aggression in Ukraine.” “The escalation in the Sea of Azov is a cause of great concern to us. Russia’s use of force against Ukrainian ships is unacceptable,” Tusk told reporters before the start of the G20...
Politics: Russia is gathering tanks on our border, says Ukraine, as it activates sweeping martial law powers
Ukraine says that it is under threat of a '"full-scale war" with Russia and has banned Russian men aged between 16 and 60 from entering the country. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has evidence that Russia is gathering tanks on the border, 11 miles from Ukraine. Ukraine says that it is under threat of a...
EU approves disbursement of €500M to Ukraine
Assistance program to help Ukraine cover financial needs, supports implementation of structural reforms, EU says …read more Source: Anadolu...
