Section: China
EU, Ukraine wrap up summit with focus on reforms, visa-free regime
The European Union (EU) and Ukraine on Thursday wrapped up their 18th bilateral summit in Brussels, focusing on support for reforms in Ukraine, as well as vise-free regime for Ukrainians travelling to the 28-nation bloc. …read more Source: China...
French conservative favourite Francois Fillon says Russia poses no security threat
Former prime minister Francois Fillon, favourite to become the French centre-right’s candidate for president in an election next year, said that Russia did not constitute a security threat and it was “completely stupid” to push it away. French officials have been pressing for an extension of European Union sanctions against Moscow over its...
Obama, EU leaders agree to keep sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict
The United States and five European Union (EU) countries expressed their support for continuing sanctions against Russia in connection with the Ukraine conflict, the Obama administration announced on Friday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-11/19/c_135841225.htm target=_blank title="Obama, EU leaders...
Washington bemoans Russia quitting International Criminal Court, 14 years after US did the same
The United States expressed regret Wednesday that Russia had withdrawn from the International Criminal Court – 14 years after Washington made exactly the same decision. While Washington accuses Russian forces of brutal crimes in Syria and Ukraine, it does not accept the jurisdiction of the court over its own personnel. Like Russia, the...
Kiev, Moscow still far from solving Ukraine crisis
Kiev and Moscow still have different positions on a roadmap to implement the Minsk agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said Wednesday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Russia pulls out from International Criminal Court
Russian President Vladimir Putin withdrew his nation from the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a day after a United Nations committee condemned Russia for human rights abuses in Crimea. The court, based in The Hague in the Netherlands, tries people on charges such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The United States is...
Kiev denies Russian report on Ukrainian saboteurs’ detention in Crimea
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry on Thursday denied a statement by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on the detention of Ukrainian saboteurs in Crimea. …read more Source: China...
Rebels in E. Ukraine reject “one-for-three” prisoner swap
Independence-seeking insurgents in eastern Ukraine said on Wednesday they have rejected the offer to carry out a prisoner exchange with Kiev under the “one-for-three” formula during the latest meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
IOM welcomes Belarus’efforts to receive 160,000 refugees from Ukraine
Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomed the significant efforts by Belarus for receiving more than 160,000 Ukrainian citizens in connection with the ongoing conflict in the South East of the country. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-11/09/c_135815197.htm...
Ukraine, Albania adopt visa-free policy
Ukraine and Albania on Friday adopted a mutual visa-free policy to boost their economic cooperation and tourism, Ukrainian authorities said. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
