Section: Africa&ME
France says time to act on Congo, EU sanctions possible
France said Tuesday it was time to prevent the political situation worsening in the Congo and consider imposing European Union sanctions. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US
Russia has suspended an agreement with the US on the disposal of surplus weapons-grade plutonium, the latest sign of worsening bilateral relations., In a decree, President Vladimir Putin accused the US of creating “a threat to strategic stability, as a result of unfriendly actions” towards Russia. Moscow also set pre-conditions for...
Putin freezes nuclear pact, raising stakes in Washington row
Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday suspended a treaty with Washington on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium, signaling he is willing to use nuclear disarmament as a new bargaining chip in disputes with the United States over Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: The Daily...
Recent clashes halt weapon withdrawal plan in East Ukraine
Clashes between Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russians in the east of Ukraine have derailed plans for the pullback of heavy weapons. …read more Source:...
Moscow arrests high-ranking Ukrainian spy
MOSCOW: Russia’s FSB security service said on Monday it had arrested a senior Ukrainian intelligence officer for gathering secret information about Russian defence and security bodies. Ties between Moscow and Kiev have been tense since 2014, when, after a popular uprising toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russian president, Russia annexed the...
US suspends contacts with Russia on Syria, as Russia suspends plutonium treaty
Faced with a truce in Syria that never truly took hold, the US suspends talks with Russia regarding the deal; Russia also decides to air out its grievances against the US, suspending their plutonium disarmament treaty over disputes regarding Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Putin scraps plutonium disposal deal with ‘unfriendly’ US
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a halt to an agreement with the United States on weapons-grade plutonium disposal in retaliation for Washington’s “unfriendly actions” amid a wider standoff with the West. The deal, signed in 2000, was meant to allow both nuclear powers to dispose of plutonium from their defence programmes,...
Putin suspends nuclear pact, raising stakes in row with Washington
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a treaty with Washington on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium, signaling he is willing to use nuclear disarmament as a new bargaining chip in disputes with the United States over Ukraine and Syria. The post Putin suspends nuclear pact, raising stakes in row with Washington...
Russia’s Putin suspends plutonium cleanup accord with U.S. because of ‘unfriendly’ acts
By Dmitry Solovyov | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an awarding ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Ivan SekretarevRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended an agreement with the United States for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium because of “unfriendly” acts by Washington, the...
Kim Kardashian flees Paris after robbery: report
Kim’s bodyguard was nowhere to be found after robbers handcuffed the hotel concierge, who led them to her apartment. ||| Kim Kardashian West has fled Paris after her terrifying ordeal. The reality TV star left the French capital on a private jet on Monday, just hours after she was held at gunpoint in her apartment and had “millions of...
