Section: Africa&ME
Trump trusts Putin’s denials on meddling
US President Donald Trump said he believed President Vladimir Putin when he denied accusations Russia meddled in last year’s US election despite US intelligence agencies’ conclusion of Russian interference. Trump made the comment after he and Putin met briefly at a summit in Vietnam yesterday and agreed on a statement supporting a...
Trump says he believes Putin’s election meddling denials
US president Donald Trump Saturday said he believes Vladimir Putin’s assurances that he did not meddle in US elections that propelled him to power, adding the Russian leader felt “very insulted” by the allegations. Trump, whose key former aides are under a US investigation for alleged collaboration with the Kremlin, said he...
Politics: This interactive map shows where US refugees have come from over the years
An interactive map shows where refugees have been resettled in the US since 2002. It also shows the top countries of origin for refugees in each state. The map shows the largest group of refugees in each state since 2002. The map reveals several trends, like the fact that in the early 2000s most refugees in the US were from eastern Europe. The...
‘Bystander’ wins best award at Ukraine’s Cinemaway Filmfest.
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Ukrainian oligarch, wanted by Kyiv, seeks refuge in Germany
He’s a parliamentarian, a top equestrian and a socialite. But Ukraine’s judiciary says he is also a crook, accusing Oleksandr Onyshchenko of illegal enrichment. Now it appears he’s making a life for himself in Germany. …read more Source:...
Tensions rise between Serbia, Ukraine over ‘mercenaries’
Serbia this week summoned its ambassador in Kiev for consultations after Ukraine raised concerns over Serbian “mercenaries” fighting on the side of pro-Russian rebels in its conflict-torn east. A foreign ministry statement stressed that Serbia “respects Ukraine’s territorial integrity” and had undertaken “a...
Mila Kunis says local refused to let her see childhood home in Ukraine
In interview, actress says she remembers anti-Semitism from her childhood days in village of Chernivtsi The post Mila Kunis says local refused to let her see childhood home in Ukraine appeared first on The Times of Israel. …read more Source: The Times of...
US to Discuss With Russia Sending Peacekeepers to East Ukraine – Reports
The US proposal will be put forth in the coming days in response to Russia’s initiative to deploy peacekeepers to the line of contact between rebels and Ukrainian troops, Western officials told the Wall Street Journal. Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed this measure, which aims to protect OSCE observers along the separation line....
White House Denies Approving of Supply Lethal Weapons to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US administration on Thursday denied media reports that claimed it had approved “in principle” sending lethal weapons to Ukraine. “No, this is wrong,” the White House national security official Michael Anton has told Sputnik. The Wall Street Journal’s article came out a day after Congress unveiled a new US defense...
Russia vows World Cup crackdown on scalpers
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev vowed yesterday to crack down harshly on people who intended to profit from reselling their tickets to the 2018 World Cup. The price of admission for the June 14-July 15 event ranges from 1,200 roubles ($22, 19 euros) for the nosebleed seats at the opening matches to 66,000 roubles for the best ones...
