Section: Africa&ME
Putin Speaks Directly To Separatist Leaders, Presses Prisoner Swap
MOSCOW-Russian President Vladimir Putin has told leaders of Moscow-backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk that he favors a plan for a prisoner swap with Kyiv, in a rare acknowledgement of direct contact with the separatist forces., Russian state-run news agency TASS on November 15 quoted Kremlin spokesman...
In first, Putin speaks with Ukraine’s separatist leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to the eastern Ukraine’s rebel leaders to discuss a prisoner swap, his first publicly acknowledged direct contact with the pro-Russian separatist republics. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin to intervene in Ukraine prisoner swap
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would hold talks with the leaders of eastern Ukraine’s self-proclaimed pro-Russian republics, in a rare public move to get involved in a prisoner exchange deal with Kiev …read more Source: The Daily...
Iran, Ukraine call for closer parl. ties
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Iranian parliamentary delegation visits Ukraine
An Iranian parliamentary delegation has traveled to Ukraine, holding meetings with the country’s high-ranking officials. …read more Source:...
UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Condemning Crimea Human Rights Violations
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — The resolution was approved by 71 member states, including Canada, the United States and the EU. Twenty-five countries, including Russia, China, Iran, India and Syria, voted against the measure, while 77 delegations, mainly from Latin America and Africa, abstained from the vote. “[The resolution] condemns violations,...
Iran’s parliamentary delegation meet Ukrainian foreign minister
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More governments manipulate media with ‘bots,’ trolls: study
More governments are following the lead of Russia and China by manipulating social media and suppressing dissent online in a grave threat to democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday. A study of internet freedom in 65 countries found 30 governments are deploying some form of manipulation to distort online information, up from 23 the...
Politics: Theresa May accuses Russia of launching a ‘fake news’ war against the West
Prime minister says European countries must resist Putin's attempt to meddle in their election. Theresa May accuses Putin’s regime of seeking to meddle in Western elections. Prime Minister says the West must resist Russian propaganda war. She accuses Russia of using fake news websites and social media to “sow discord” in...
Political risk floors Russia’s Rosneft as rivals lift off
All around the world, oil company shares are in recovery mode, many of them climbing back to levels not seen since crude slumped three years ago. But Russia’s largest producer is still waiting for lift off.Rosneft shares have risen just over 3% since the end of June, just a fraction of the double-digit gains posted by Royal Dutch Shell,...
