Section: Africa&ME
Putin signs decree extending ban on Western food imports
Russia has renewed retaliatory sanctions against the European Union after the bloc extended bans against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Iran...
Putin signs decree extending ban on Western food imports
Russia extends embargo on Western food imports after Europe extends sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Russia halts Council of Europe payments over Crimea row
The foreign ministry in Moscow said top diplomat Sergei Lavrov had informed the Council of Europe’s Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland of the decision in a phone conversation. …read more Source: World...
Crimean Tatar leader hits out at Russian rule
‘Russia did not come to our land to form democracy,’ Crimean Tatar leader says. …read more Source: World...
Crimean Tatar leader hits out at Russian rule
‘Russia did not come to our land to form democracy,’ Crimean Tatar leader tells Anadolu Agency …read more Source: Anadolu...
Strategy: Vladimir Putin’s morning routine involves a late wake-up and breakfast from the country farm of a close political ally
A typical day for Russian president Vladimir Putin starts with a late wake-up, exercise, and breakfast from the country farm of a close political ally. Vladimir Putin is a night owl. The Russian president has been in the US news lately due to — among other things — an investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign, tensions around...
Russia’s ‘Necessary Legal Measures’ to Protect a POW Caught by Ukraine
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Thursday, Peskov said that Russian authorities would likely act in the case of Ageev as with other Russian nationals and protect his rights. “You know that diplomatic channels usually protect the legitimate legal interests of our citizens abroad, that’s why the Kremlin does not do this in its daily routine, but on the...
Jean-Claude Juncker: European Commission chief admits ‘I still don’t have a smartphone’
Juncker, a former Luxembourg prime minister, uses an old Nokia mobile phone, EU sources told AFP. European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker admitted Friday that he had not yet joined the smartphone revolution, as he helped launch the EU presidency of digital-savvy Estonia.”I shouldn’t say but I have to say it, I still don’t...
Ukraine power company hit by second cyber attack
Ukrainian state power distributor Ukrenergo was hit by another cyber-attack on Thursday which used a computer virus different from one that hit Ukraine on Tuesday, said Ukrenergo’s acting head said. The second attack did not affect Ukraine’s power network, Vsevolod Kovalchuk told a news briefing on Friday. “The virus was...
Trading on Major Ukrainian Stock Exchanges Remains Suspended Due to Cyberattack
KIEV (Sputnik) — Trading on the largest Ukrainian stock exchanges PFTS and UX remains suspended due to the cyberattack that began on Tuesday, the exchanges said Thursday. The latest global ransomware virus attack struck IT systems of companies in several countries on Tuesday, to the detriment of Ukraine mostly. The computers of oil, energy,...
