Section: Africa&ME
WORLD VIEW: Ukraine should become a buffer state
Now a few recent words from Jack Matlock, who was US ambassador to Moscow under presidents Reagan and Bush senior: …read more Source: The...
Russia Blasts US Plans to Supply Lethal Arms to Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia’s foreign ministry warned that a reported US plan to supply lethal arms to Kiev will escalate the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, adding that the alleged defensive nature of the weaponry doesn’t mean Washington wouldn’t be responsible for a potential spike of violence. …read more Source: Fars News...
Arming Ukraine to escalate conflict, Russia tells US
Russia has warned that a reported plan by the United States to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons will further escalate the deadly conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
US vacates Russia compounds targeted over sanctions
Tensions between Russia and the US have soared to their highest point since Moscow seized the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: Muscat...
In Moscow: US vacates Russia compounds targeted over sanctions
The US on Tuesday cleared out of two diplomatic compounds around Moscow under the first stage of punitive measures imposed by Russia in retaliation for new sanctions being readied in Washington. The US on Tuesday cleared out of two diplomatic compounds around Moscow under the first stage of punitive measures imposed by Russia in retaliation for...
Ukraine to buy 700,000 tons of American anthracite coal
Ukraine has agreed to a deal to buy coal from the United States for the first time in its history. …read more Source:...
Politics: Moscow is sending up to 100,000 troops to NATO’s border
It will include the famed Russian First Guards Tank Army. Moscow is assembling up to 100,000 troops for a massive deployment along NATO borders, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The buildup is part of a military exercise called Zapad, or Russian for “west,” which is held every four years, according to the Washington Post. This...
Pence slams Russian ‘occupation’ on Georgia visit
US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday blasted Russia’s ‘ocupation’ of Georgian territory, as he pledged Donald Trump will sign off on new sanctions against Moscow ‘soon’. Pence is currently on a tour of Eastern Europe aimed at reassuring US allies rattled over Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and backing for a bloody...
Russia issues Ukraine warning after arms reports
Kremlin spokesman’s remarks came after media stories on possible US arms supplies to Ukrainian forces …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine to start receiving coal from US for first time
The United States is set to start shipping coal to Ukraine for the first time under a “historic” deal announced on July 31 that should help the crisis-hit nation end reliance on Russia. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
