Section: Africa&ME
Putin plane makes 500 km detour avoiding Poland, Baltics
A plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Germany made a detour of about 500 km to avoid flying over NATO members Poland or the Baltic states, data from a flight tracker showed. According to the FlightRadar24 website, a Russian government jet flying from Moscow to Hamburg on Thursday deviated from the direct route...
Kremlin Says Steps Needed for Genuine Ceasefire in Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Measures are needed that will lead to a genuine ceasefire in Ukraine, and implementation of the Minsk agreements to end the conflict there has been too slow, the Kremlin said on Saturday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Germany, France, Russia stress Ukraine truce implementation
The leaders of Germany, France and Russia underline the importance of implementing the Minsk ceasefire deal in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Kremlin says need for measures for genuine Ukraine ceasefire
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Merkel, Macron, Putin agree on importance of ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
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Women killed as twin blasts rock Ukraine’s rebel city
DONETSK: Two explosions rocked the city of Lugansk in Ukraine’s insurgent-run east on Friday, killing one person and injuring seven on Friday, said officials, considering them “acts of terror.” Lugansk is the main city of one of the two rebel-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine where violence has been uninterrupted since a pro-Russian...
News24.com | One killed as twin blasts rock Ukraine’s rebel city
Two explosions have rocked the city of Lugansk in Ukraine’s insurgent-run east, killing one person and injuring seven others. …read more Source:...
Tillerson: Special Representative for Ukraine Appointed Upon Putin Request
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US special representative for the Ukraine negotiations was appointed by the United States upon request by Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a briefing in Hamburg. “At the request of President Putin, the United States has appointed — and you’ve seen, I think, the announcement...
Politics: TILLERSON: Trump ‘pressed’ Putin on Russian election meddling
Tillerson said Trump "pressed" Putin on Russian interference during what he described as a "very robust and lengthy exchange." US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that President Donald Trump “pressed” Russian President Vladimir Putin on findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election,...
‘Phone Talks Obviously Not Enough’: Putin & Trump Meet on Sidelines of G20 Summit
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have held a much-anticipated first meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Germany, which lasted more than two hours. The meeting in Hamburg was initially planned to last for around 30-40 minutes, international media reported earlier in the day. The situation in the Ukraine, Syria, as well as cyber security...
