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Donald Trump wants to get along with Russia: White House
Washington, Feb 15: President Donald Trump knows that it is in America’s interest to have a “healthy relationship” with Russia and wants to get along with Moscow unlike the previous Obama administration which failed in such attempts, the White House has said. “I think there’s a difference between the President wanting to have an...
Donald Trump to speak to Poroshenko as Ukraine unrest surges
Avdiivka (Ukraine), Feb 4 : US President Donald Trump was to hold his first talks with Ukraine’s leader today as a surge in fighting killed dozens refocusing world attention on the conflict in Europe’s backyard. The phone conversation comes as the death toll hit 35 following a week of clashes between Ukrainian troops and...
Russia summons Ukrainian diplomat over Black Sea flights
Moscow, Feb 2 : The Russian Defence Ministry has summoned the Ukrainian military attache in Moscow and handed a protest note over plane manoeuvres over the Black Sea, a media report said on Thursday. The attache to the Ukrainian Embassy was summoned on Wednesday evening, the Ministry’s spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said, Xinhua...
Russia: Iran missile test does not contravene UN resolution
Moscow, Jan 31 : Russia today said that a reported ballistic missile test by Iran does not contravene a United Nations resolution on Tehran’s nuclear programme, after the US requested emergency UN consultations. “Such actions, if they took place, do not breach the resolution,” Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax...
Angela Merkel slams anti-Muslim bias in US travel ban
Berlin, Jan 30: German Chancellor Angela Merkel today stepped up her criticism of a US travel ban slapped on travellers from seven countries, saying it smacked of anti-Muslim bias. “The essential and also resolute fight against terrorism in no way justifies general suspicion against people of a specific faith, in this case people of the Muslim...
5 troops reported killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
Moscow, Jan 30 (AP) At least five Ukrainian troops have been killed in an apparent uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine, government officials said today. An armed conflict between government troops and separatist rebels has killed more than 9,600 since it began in 2014, according to the UN Human Rights Office. A January cease-fire had until...
Five killed in worst clash in weeks in Ukraine rebel east
Kiev, Jan 29 (AFP) Four soldiers and one rebel fighter were killed in fresh fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed insurgents toay, the bloodiest clash in weeks in the war-torn country’s east. The Ukrainian army said it had been hit by rebel fire in the battle for control of the key industrial town of Avdiivka. The outskirts...
Four killed in worst clash in weeks in Ukraine rebel east
Kiev, Jan 29 (AFP) Four soldiers were killed in fresh fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed insurgents today, the bloodiest clash in weeks in the war-torn country’s east. Kiev military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another wounded in the battle for control of the key industrial...
Trump-Putin talks ‘significant’ start to improving ties: WH
Washington, Jan 29 (PTI) US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to establish “real coordination” against the ISIS during an hourlong discussion, which the White House hailed as a “significant start” to improving the strained ties between the two nations. During their telephonic conversation, the first since...
Trump reaffirms NATO commitment during talks with EU leaders
Washington, Jan 29 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to NATO and recognised that it must be capable of confronting 21st century threats during talks with leaders from EU’s traditional power couple France and Germany. During a call to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday, the first between the two leaders...
