Section: Africa&ME
Putin and Trump agree to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties, cooperate in Syria
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to try to rebuild U.S. Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin said on Saturday, after the two men spoke for the first time since Trump’s inauguration. , U.S.-Russia relations hit a post-Cold War low under the Barack Obama administration and...
Trump talks to Putin, other world leaders about security threats
President Donald Trump discussed Syria and the fight against Islamic State with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday in one of several calls with world leaders that the new US president used to put his stamp on international affairs.Trump’s call with Putin was their first since the New York businessman took office and came as...
In Russia: Crimean Tatar lawyer held over ‘extremist propaganda’
Emil Kurbedinov was detained as he headed to a client's house that was being raided by law enforcement agents over purported ties to the banned Islamist group Hizb-ut-Tahrir. Russian authorities in annexed Crimea on Thursday detained a Tatar lawyer for allegedly spreading “extremist propaganda”, activists said, the latest step in...
Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures NATO allies
US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin from the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2017 © AFP / Mandel NganWashington, United States, Jan 29 – President Donald Trump vowed to improve floundering ties with Russia, while also reassuring close US allies he supports NATO. Trump faced a...
Trump: US President vows better Russia ties, reassures NATO allies
Trump's friendly stance toward Putin, whom France and Germany both accuse of seeking to undermine Western unity, is being scrutinized since he won the US election in November. President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to improve floundering ties with Russia, while also reassuring close US allies he supports NATO.Amid growing international alarm...
Donald Trump: EU leaders vow ‘firm’ response to US President
French President Francois Hollande also vowed a firm response to a growing list of pronouncements by the maverick tycoon. The EU’s traditional power couple France and Germany expressed mounting alarm at key decisions by US President Donald Trump in his first week in office, saying they raised many issues of concern.French President Francois...
Chancellor Merkel and President Trump discuss conflicts, importance of NATO
In a telephone discussion, the leaders of Germany and the US discussed conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, relations with Russia and the importance of NATO. Trump had spoken earlier with President Putin. …read more Source:...
Merkel’s Bavarian ally calls for quick end to Russian sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Bavaria’s sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats called for ending sanctions imposed against Russia by Europe and the United States for its invasion of Crimea and its military actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Libya...
Putin, Trump, have ‘positive’ call, want to cooperate in Syria, Kremlin says
Language Undefined There was no mention in statement about possibility of Trump easing sanctions on Moscow imposed over Ukraine conflict …read more Source: Middle East...
Trump, Putin talk for 30 minutes
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin — their first call since Trump’s inauguration on January 20. The planned call on Saturday came amid reports in Washington that Trump was considering the lifting of sanctions imposed on Russia by his predecessor, Barack Obama, over its...
