Section: China
Year-end: Russia’s diplomacy in 2014 ?? A tale of two worlds
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued the State of the Nation address on December 4, and, unprecedentedly, diplomacy took up more than one third of it, indicating that Russia is worried about the geopolitical changes caused by the Ukraine Crisis. …read more Source:...
Obama to sign Russia sanctions bill, White House says
U.S. President Barack Obama intends to sign into law a bill that will ratchet up sanctions on Russia and provide additional assistance to Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Ukrainian president appoints new security chief
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday appointed former parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov as the country’s new security chief. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
NATO pledges support to Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday pledged “ongoing political and practical support” to Ukraine when meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at NATO Headquarters, according a statement posted on NATO official website. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Russia threatens response if US sets new sactions on Ukraine
Russia has responded angrily to news that US senators had passed a bill calling for fresh sanctions against Moscow and the supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia threatens response if US sets new sanctions over Ukraine
Russia has responded with anger to news the US Senate passed a bill calling for fresh sanctions against Moscow and the supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia slams new U.S. law on Ukraine
Moscow severely criticized on Friday the adoption of a U.S. Congress bill aimed at providing lethal and non-lethal aid to Ukraine and imposing additional sanctions against Russia. …read more Source:...
Russia slams new U.S. law on Ukraine
Moscow severely criticized on Friday the adoption of a U.S. Congress bill aimed at providing lethal and non-lethal aid to Ukraine and imposing additional sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Ukrainian President Poroshenko says real ceasefire in place
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko yesterday said a “real” ceasefire was in place in Ukraine after the first 24 hours in seven months without a military casualty, although he admitted the standoff was fragile. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Two more MH17 crash victims identified
Two more victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine have been identified, raising the total number of identified victims to 294, the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice announced on Thursday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
