Section: News.Az (Azerbaijan)
Russian servicemen kidnapped in Crimea by Ukrainian operatives
Ukranian security operatives have abducted two Russian servicemen in Crimea, and are attempting to press criminal charges against them, the Russian military is reporting. …read more Source:...
EU thinking about pre-Trump sanctions on Russia
The future of the bloc’s sanctions against Russia will hang over an EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels on November. …read more Source:...
Putin, Merkel concerned over ceasefire violations in East Ukraine
Putin and Merkel discussed in a phone call on Monday the implementation of the Minsk peace accords, Sputnik reported. …read more Source:...
Russia says 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 U.S. presidential election, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday, Reuters reports. …read more Source:...
Saakashvili plans to set up new party
Former governor of Ukraine’s Odessa Region, Mikheil Saakashvili, claims that he is ready to set up a new party called Hvylya (Wave) for participation in early parliamentary elections. …read more Source:...
EU will continue sanctions until the inauguration of Donald Trump
European Union is likely to extend economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine in December but could find it much harder to renew them in the future if Donald Trump succeeds in warming up relations with Russia, APA reports quoting Reuters. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko commented on Saakashvili’s resignation
The head of Ukraine said nothing shall prevent Saakashvili to do politics in opposition. …read more Source:...
EU agrees new sanctions against Crimea officials, EU’s presidency says
European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday new targeted sanctions against Crimean officials, adding to restrictive measures adopted after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Reuters reported. …read more Source:...
Monument to St Vladimir Duke unveiled in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin has led ceremonies launching a monument to St Vladimir Duke of Kiev, who brought Eastern Orthodox Christianity to Kievan Rus in 988. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian ministry expects to reduce dependence on Russian oil
Azerbaijani oil supplies will greatly reduce dependence of Ukraine’s oil refining complex on Russian oil, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry said in a message November 3. …read more Source:...
