Section: China
Stage set for ‘demanding’ talks between France and Russia as Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test
On a visit likely to shape ties between the two countries for years, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sumptuous Palace of Versailles on Monday for what would be “demanding” talks on Syria, the Ukrainian crisis and issues driving the rift between Russia and the West. Following the meeting, Macron told...
Chinese firm signs deal to upgrade Ukraine’s Black Sea port
China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) signed a deal with the Ukrainian government here on Thursday to upgrade the Black Sea port of Yuzhny in Ukraine’s southern Odessa region. …read more Source: English China News...
Kiev committed to peaceful settlement of conflict
Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak on Tuesday reiterated Kiev’s commitment to resolving the conflict in eastern regions through peaceful means, the defense ministry press service said in a statement. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
New Ukrainian sanctions against Russia highlight hostilities
Ukraine expanded its sanctions to popular Russian media outlets and IT companies on Tuesday, sparking a new round of bitter wrangling between Moscow and pro-West Kiev. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Portugal's big-hearted crooner sings gentle romantic ballad, wins Eurovision
A few weeks ago, Salvador Sobral, the 27-year-old Portuguese crooner who won Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, was an unknown artist waiting for a heart transplant. But his intimate rendering of the melancholic Amar Pelos Dois (For the Both of Us) written by his older sister Luisa – a success in her own right – scored a huge...
‘They will find your body when it snows’: Ukraine soldiers bombarded by ‘pinpoint propaganda’ texts
Television journalist Julia Kirienko was sheltering with Ukrainian soldiers and medics 3km from the front when their cellphones began buzzing over the noise of the shelling. Everyone got the same text message at the same time. “Ukrainian soldiers,” it warned, “they’ll find your bodies when the snow melts.” Text messages like the one...
Was Steven Seagal’s ‘bromance’ with Russia’s Putin behind Ukraine’s blacklist?
Steven Seagal, the American actor best known for his role in ‘90s action movies such as Hard to Kill and Under Siege, has been blacklisted from the Ukraine as a national security threat. Seagal is banned from entering the country for five years on grounds he has “committed socially dangerous actions … that contradict the interests of...
Mysterious rash of Russian deaths cast suspicion on Vladimir Putin
A former member of the Russian parliament is gunned down in broad daylight in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. A long-time Russian ambassador to the United Nations drops dead at work. A Russian-backed commander in the breakaway Ukrainian province of Donetsk is blown up in an elevator. A Russian media executive is found dead in his Washington hotel...
Merkel makes rare Russia visit as Putin backs warmer ties
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks on Tuesday with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Syria in a signal of renewed dialogue despite profound rifts on her first visit to Russia since 2015. We cannot but use this visit to discuss bilateral relations President Vladimir Putin “We cannot but use this visit to discuss bilateral relations...
Over 350 Ukrainian cities join Silk Road Cities Alliance
The Association of small cities of Ukraine, which unites 351 Ukrainian cities in the country, signed a memorandum on Thursday to join the Silk Road Cities Alliance. …read more Source: English China News...
