Section: CCTV (China)
Russia warns EU sanctions will backfire
Russia said on Wednesday that the latest sanctions of the European Union (EU) against Russia run counter to rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and will have adverse effects on EU countries. …read more Source:...
U.S. expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday Washington has imposed new sanctions on Russia’s energy, arms and financial sectors over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Iran supreme leader denounces Israeli Gaza ‘genocide’
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday Washington has imposed new sanctions on Russia’s energy, arms and financial sectors over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Russia says OHCHR report on Ukraine biased
Russia said Tuesday the latest report on Ukraine released by the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) was “biased and even hypocritical.” …read more Source:...
MH 17 crash may aggravate Ukraine crisis: Finnish expert
The crash of the Malaysian passenger plane MH17 is possible to deteriorate the crisis in Ukraine, said Kristi Raik, senior researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in an interview with the Finnish national broadcaster YLE on Monday. …read more Source:...
U.S., EU to impose new sanctions on Russia this week
The United States and Europe will slap new sanctions against Russia this week in the wake of its continued assistance to rebels in eastern Ukraine, U.S. media reported Monday. …read more Source:...
Japan to extend sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Japan said Monday that it will impose additional sanctions against Russia over recent Ukrainian upheaval and called on members of the Group of Seven (G7) to work on probing Malaysian passenger plane that crashed in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
No Dutch military mission to Ukraine crash site: PM
The Dutch government decided not to send a military mission to the MH17 plane crash site in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said late Sunday after a cabinet meeting. …read more Source:...
Lavrov, Kerry urge for ceasefire, negotiation in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine’s conflict zone as well as negotiations between the conflicting parties, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. …read more Source:...
Malaysia strikes agreement for international police deployment to MH17 crash site
Malaysia has stricken an agreement with Ukrainian rebels, who control the area around the MH17 crash site, to allow a group of international police personnel to enter the area to protect the international investigators, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister’s office on Sunday. …read more Source:...
