Section: Africa&ME
Putin seeks common cause with Merkel over Trump
SOCHI – Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday that he would stand up to any attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump to block a Russian-German gas pipeline project. , Berlin and Moscow have been at loggerheads since Russia’s annexation of Crimea four years ago, but they share...
Merkel, Putin Defend Gas Pipeline Project in Sochi
President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed Friday that Russia would continue gas transit through Ukraine after the construction of the Nord Stream 2. The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project is aimed at linking Russia and Germany, but it is vastly opposed by Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic States, through which...
Putin, Merkel discuss gas pipeline project in Sochi
Russia will keep gas transit through Ukraine if it is ‘economically proved’, says Putin …read more Source: Anadolu...
Putin Approves New Government Without Major Changes
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” in Moscow on April 10, 2018.Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday approved a new government with key posts largely unchanged for his fourth Kremlin term. Veteran foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei...
Germany’s Angela Merkel meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin
The two leaders discussed Syria, the conflict in Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the Iran nuclear deal. Merkel was critical on press and cultural freedom, and a ceasefire breach in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ronaldo ‘120 percent’ fit for Champions League final
Zidane insisted Ronaldo would be “120 percent” fit for the game in Kiev. …read more Source: Daily...
Putin to meet Merkel to talk about Iran, Ukraine and energy
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Black Sea resort of Sochi Friday, as Moscow and Europe make rare joint efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal. …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimean Tatars mark 74th anniversary of deportation as 25,000 driven out of Crimea since 2014
May 18 marks a tragic dark day for Crimean Tatars, the indigenous people of Crimea ndash; a peninsula on the Black Sea coast that became known to most of the world after Russia illegally annexed it from…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Turkey marks 1944 tragedy of Crimean Tatars
In 1944, tens of thousands of Crimean Tatars were deported to Central Asia by Stalin’s Soviet regime; many died in exile …read more Source: Anadolu...
Merkel to meet Putin for talks on Syria, Ukraine
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