Section: Africa&ME
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French leaders to meet in Berlin
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office says she will host a meeting with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia to meet to end eastern Ukraine conflict
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
US, Europe mull sanctions on Russia over Aleppo
The United States and Europe are considering additional economic sanctions on Russia over its role in the Syrian regime’s assault on Aleppo. …read more Source:...
Kremlin-funded RT TV says UK bank closing its accounts
Kremlin-funded television network RT said yesterday that Britain’s NatWest bank is closing all its accounts in a unilateral decision that Moscow decried as politically motivated. “They have closed our accounts in Britain. All the accounts,” wrote RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan on Twitter. She later said that NatWest has not blocked...
Kremlin-backed TV channel cries censorship in UK banking row
Russia accused Britain of political censorship today after a British state-owned bank withdrew its services from Kremlin-backed Russian broadcaster RT. RT said NatWest, owned by Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), which is majority-controlled by the British government, had not explained why it was withdrawing its banking services in Britain and...
News24.com | Notorious warlord killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say a notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russia commander killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
A top commander of pro-Russia forces has been killed in a bombing in eastern Ukraine, local authorities say, accusing the Kiev government over his death. …read more Source: Iran...
Pro-Russia commander killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
A bomb placed above a lift cabin goes off, kills a pro-Russia commander in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Notorious warlord killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW — A notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, separatist officials said., The separatist Donetsk News Agency said that Arsen Pavlov, also known as Motorola, was killed on Sunday in Donetsk when a bomb exploded in an elevator in an apartment building where he was staying. He is one of several...
America cannot forget about its most important ally
WASHINGTON – This week, American leaders watched as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Istanbul for the third time since June, this time in bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 2016 World Energy Congress in Istanbul. , During Putin’s visit, both leaders agreed to revive the Turkish...
