Section: Africa&ME
Ex-Georgian leader launches new party in Ukraine
Citing past praise by US president-elect Donald Trump for his reforms, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili launched a new political party in Ukraine yesterday to fight corruption, just days after resigning bitterly as a regional governor.Saakashvili, who is widely credited with cracking down on graft when he led Georgia from 2004 till...
Ukraine hopes to shore up Trump’s support against Russia
KIEV: Ukrainian authorities are laying the groundwork for President Petro Poroshenko to visit Washington early next year, hoping to shore up US support against Russia and allay concerns about what a Donald Trump presidency means for Kiev. Ukraine has relied on Western support and economic aid since street protests in 2014 which toppled a...
Russia says Western sanctions may remain unchanged
Russia has expressed pessimism about Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, despite Donald Trump’s winning the US presidential election. …read more Source: Iran...
Russia expects sanctions to stay in place despite Trump win
Russia expects Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict to stay in place despite Donald Trump winning the US presidential election. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
Enter Trump the Peacemaker
Does Trump’s victory mean we’re on the verge of the Third World War? Sean O’Grady doesn’t think so. ||| Does Trump’s victory mean we’re on the verge of the Third World War? Sean O’Grady doesn’t think so. London – Relax: Donald Trump will soon be in White House. I know, I know – but...
Hollande and Trump agreed to ‘clarify’ key issues including Middle East: source
French President Francois Hollande and U.S President-elect Donald Trump had a phone conversation Friday in which they agreed to clarify positions on key issues such as the Middle East and Ukraine, said a source in Hollande’s camp. …read more Source: The Daily...
Trump: Hollande to ‘clarify positions’ with President-elect in call
"Each time the American people were by our side," he said, adding: "Our two peoples are very closely connected." French President Francois Hollande said Friday he would “clarify positions” with US president-elect Donald Trump during “frank” telephone discussions later in the day.”I will have to...
Sweden re-thinks emergency communications because of tension with Russia
Sweden is reviewing its communication systems for emergency and security services because of tensions in the Baltic region that have been heightened by Russia’s actions in Ukraine, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist told Reuters. …read more Source: The Daily...
Hollande Says Will ‘Clarify Positions’ with Trump in Call Friday
French President Francois Hollande said Friday he would “clarify positions” with US president-elect Donald Trump during “frank” telephone discussions later in the day. “I will have to clarify and seek clarification on positions. We must speak frankly to each other,” Hollande told France 2 television on the sidelines of France’s Armistice...
Don’t forget Crimea and Aleppo, German minister warns Trump
Germany supports a dialogue between the United States and Russia, but Donald Trump must not ignore Russian actions in Crimea and Aleppo when he sits down with President Vladimir Putin, the German defense minister said Friday …read more Source: The Daily...
