Section: Africa&ME
Pro-Russia rebel commander ‘Motorola’ killed in Ukraine bombing
It was the latest in a string of assassinations of insurgent commanders …read more Source: Gulf...
Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT says loses UK banking services
State-funded Russian broadcaster RT complained on Monday that NatWest had withdrawn its banking services in Britain without explanation, questioning how the move squared with the right to freedom of speech. RT published NatWest’s letter on its web site, saying that the bank, which is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, had reached the...
Pro-Russia rebel commander killed in Ukraine bombing
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels announced three days of mourning Monday after notorious rebel commander Arseny Pavlov, known as “Motorola”, was killed in a lift bombing …read more Source: The Daily...
Prominent Russian separatist commander killed in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – A prominent Russian separatist commander was assassinated in eastern Ukraine on Sunday evening, his allies said on Monday, accusing Ukrainian government forces of murdering him to try to destabilize an already fragile ceasefire. The post Prominent Russian separatist commander killed in eastern Ukraine appeared first on...
EU mulls more Syria sanctions as political efforts falter
No EU country has raised the idea of imposing sanctions on Russia, despite its support for President Bashar Al Assad …read more Source: Gulf...
Prominent Russian separatist commander killed in eastern Ukraine
A prominent Russian separatist commander was assassinated in eastern Ukraine on Sunday evening, his allies said on Monday, accusing Ukrainian government forces of murdering him to try to destabilise an already fragile ceasefire. Arseny Pavlov, a Russian national who went by the nom de guerre “Motorola”, was blown up in the lift of his apartment...
Germany’s Merkel willing to meet Putin on Ukraine but needs progress
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine crisis but no meeting has been set and progress needs to be made on the peace process, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday. The post Germany’s Merkel willing to meet Putin on Ukraine but needs progress appeared...
Germany’s Merkel willing to meet Putin on Ukraine but needs progress
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Germany’s Merkel willing to meet Putin on Ukraine but needs progress
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine crisis but no meeting has been set and progress needs to be made on the peace process, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Britain, France seek EU condemnation of Russia over Syria
Britain and France sought to persuade the European Union on Monday to condemn Russia’s devastating air campaign in Syria and pave the way for imposing more sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad’s government. After a weekend of US-led diplomacy that failed to find a breakthrough, EU foreign ministers met in Luxembourg to call for an...
