Section: Firstpost (India)
Russia, UK prepare ground for British foreign minister’s visit | Reuters
MOSCOW Russia and Britain discussed relations between the two countries and preparations for a visit by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to Moscow, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov met Britain’s Minister for Europe and the Americas Alan Duncan on Friday to discuss...
Eastern European diplomats appeal for U.S. help against Russia | Reuters
By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Diplomats from six Eastern European countries appealed to U.S. senators on Tuesday to help them stand up against interference from Russia, including cyber attacks, and insisted that sanctions imposed on Moscow should not be lifted anytime soon.The foreign minister of Ukraine as well as the ambassadors...
Russia expands military transport fleet to move troops long distances | Reuters
By Andrew Osborn | MOSCOW MOSCOW Russia is urgently expanding its military support fleet to include more long-range ships to improve its ability to move troops and hardware to distant locations such as Syria, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.The construction push follows the Kremlin’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea,...
Germany’s Gabriel sees no scope for easing Russian sanctions | Reuters
VILNIUS German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Wednesday there had hardly been any progress in implementing the Minsk peace agreement for eastern Ukraine, which meant no lifting of sanctions against Russia was in sight.Speaking during a joint news conference with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius, Gabriel also said he opposed...
Phones cut in eastern Ukraine as rebels seize firms | Reuters
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine A fifth of a million phone users in Ukraine’s rebel-controlled eastern city of Donetsk were cut off from the rest of the country on Wednesday after armed men took over the offices and equipment of the main fixed-line telecoms company, its director said.Pro-Russian separatists had warned they would seize businesses in...
World Women’s Chess Championship: Harika Dronavalli suffers heartbreak in semis, has to settle for bronze
Harika missed several opportunities in the tie-breaker which was a battle of nerves. Tan will now play the finals against Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine. The post World Women’s Chess Championship: Harika Dronavalli suffers heartbreak in semis, has to settle for bronze appeared first on Firstpost. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian right-wing groups stage anti-government rally in Kiev | Reuters
KIEV A few thousand Ukrainians rallied on Wednesday to demand a change of political leadership in a demonstration that coincided with the third anniversary of the ousting of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovich amid mass street protests.The rally was organised by three right-wing parties who accuse the government of being too weak and...
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko calls for increased sanctions against Russia after passport spat
Ukraine’s president called Tuesday for new sanctions against Russia over its decision to recognize passports issued by separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine. The post Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko calls for increased sanctions against Russia after passport spat appeared first on Firstpost. …read more Source:...
Putin orders Russia to recognise documents issued in rebel-held east Ukraine | Reuters
MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian authorities on Saturday to temporarily recognise civil registration documents issued in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine, a decision strongly criticised by Ukraine’s president.The decision will enable people from the conflict-hit region to travel, work or study in Russia.According to...
Powers push for ceasefire, weapons withdrawal in E. Ukraine from Monday | Reuters
By John Irish and Andrea Shalal | MUNICH MUNICH Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed on Saturday to use their influence to implement a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from Monday in eastern Ukraine. Fighting has recently escalated between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in the region, refocusing global...
