Section: Africa&ME
Numbers tell staggering story of EU migrant crisis
New legal action by the EU against eastern member states for refusing to take their share of refugeess hows how the worst migration crisis since World War II still divides the continent.The images from a crisis entering its third year have become shockingly familiar: capsized boats, refugees teargassed in squalid border camps, a Syrian...
Russia Considering Retaliatory Sanctions against US: Kremlin
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Moscow is considering a range of retaliatory measures in response to a planned new round of US sanctions to be imposed on Moscow over its role in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukrainian president says held ‘effective’ talks with Trump on arms provision
President Poroshenko says he had “very effective” talks with President Trump about the US provision of “defensive” lethal weapons to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
‘US seeks to blame own actions in Ukraine on Russia’
An analyst says Washington’s sanctions against Moscow over its alleged role in the Ukraine crisis are an attempt to put the blame on Russia for its own aggressive moves there. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko scores Trump White House meeting
US President Donald Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the White House on Tuesday, a meeting that came as Washington rolled out more sanctions against pro-Russian rebels, in a diplomatic coup for Kiev. Amid speculation that Trump would refuse to meet the Ukrainian leader, Poroshenko had what the White House described as a...
United States beefs up Russia sanctions
The U.S. Tuesday imposed a fresh round of trade sanctions on Russia and Ukrainian separatists, toughening the stance just as President Donald Trump was hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko scores Trump White House meeting
US President Donald Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the White House on Tuesday, a meeting that came as Washington rolled out more sanctions against pro-Russian rebels, in a diplomatic coup for Kiev. Amid speculation that Trump would refuse to meet the Ukrainian leader, Poroshenko had what the White House described as a...
Poroshenko Claims Negotiated Defensive Weapons for Ukraine With Trump
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Poroshenko said Wednesday that he negotiated defensive weapons for Ukraine with US President Donald Trump. “We had a very effective negotiations for defensive weapons. We talked that we don’t need to attack anybody but we want to have an effective mechanism to defend by radioelectronic warfare, by drones, by...
Almost 90% Russians Approve Putin’s Foreign Policy – Poll
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Pew Research Center survey revealed that 63 percent of respondents approved of how Putin conducted relations with Ukraine and 73 percent how the president was handling relations with the United States. In addition, 59 percent of respondents believe that Russia plays a more important role in the world than it did 10 years...
Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko squeezes in last-minute visit with Donald Trump
Amid the turmoil of the investigation into collusion with Russia, Donald Trump met with Ukraine’s president. But while Petro Poroshenko may look strong to the US, Trump’s eastern Ukraine agenda remains unclear. …read more Source:...
