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Putin orders Russia to recognise documents issued in rebel-held east Ukraine
| Reuters
Feb18

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
Feb18

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...

Vladimir Putin orders Russia to recognise documents issued in rebel-held east Ukraine
Feb18

Vladimir Putin orders Russia to recognise documents issued in rebel-held east Ukraine

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Russia’s Lavrov says Feb. 20 ceasefire in Ukraine has been agreed
| Reuters
Feb18

Russia’s Lavrov says Feb. 20 ceasefire in Ukraine has been agreed | Reuters

MUNICH Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday after meeting with his Ukrainian, German and French counterparts in Munich that a Feb. 20 ceasefire between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists has been agreed.”On Feb. 20 the ceasefire regime will start and withdrawal of heavy military hardware will also start .. The...

Kremlin denies any disappointment with Trump administration
Feb17

Kremlin denies any disappointment with Trump administration

Moscow, Feb 17: (AP) The Kremlin denied today that it has grown frustrated with a lack of progress in improving relations with Washington under President Donald Trump, saying it’s too early to say what course Russia-US ties will take.”We never wore rose-tinted glasses, never had any illusions, so there is nothing to be disappointed with,”...

US and Russia agree to boost military communications: Pentagon
Feb16

US and Russia agree to boost military communications: Pentagon

Washington, Feb 17 : The US and Russian militaries agreed to “enhance communications” after a meeting between their top commanders in Azerbaijan today, the Pentagon said. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Joe Dunford and his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov discussed military relations between the two countries as well as security in...

Ukraine charges Russia with new cyber attacks on infrastructure
Feb16

Ukraine charges Russia with new cyber attacks on infrastructure

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Donald Trump defence chief to NATO: pay up or we reduce support
Feb15

Donald Trump defence chief to NATO: pay up or we reduce support

Brussels, Feb 15 (AFP) US Defence Secretary James Mattis bluntly warned NATO allies today that Donald Trump’s administration would “moderate its commitment” to the transatlantic alliance unless members met their spending pledges. Mattis’s no-nonsense message to his counterparts in Brussels follows years of calls by Washington for...

Ukraine says Russian state hackers using new viruses for attacks
| Reuters
Feb15

Ukraine says Russian state hackers using new viruses for attacks | Reuters

By Natalia Zinets | KIEV KIEV State-sponsored Russian hackers are using a new type of virus designed to attack critical Ukrainian infrastructure such as the power grid and financial system, a senior Ukrainian state security official said on Wednesday.Called “telebots”, the new viruses are not like ordinary malware, designed for...

Russia tells Donald Trump it won’t return Crimea to Ukraine
Feb15

Russia tells Donald Trump it won’t return Crimea to Ukraine

Moscow: Russia does not return its territories, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said in response to the White House statement that US president Trump was expecting Moscow to return Crimea to Kiev. The post Russia tells Donald Trump it won’t return Crimea to Ukraine appeared first on Firstpost. …read more Source:...