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Pro-Kiev activists block railway to Ukraine’s rebel-held east
Donetsk, Jan 27 (AFP) Pro-Kiev protesters today blocked a railway line into Ukraine’s rebel-held east to protest against trade with Russian-backed separatists, their spokesman told AFP. Several dozen pro-Kiev former volunteer fighters as well as members of parliament blocked the main railway into the rebel-controlled part of the Lugansk...
Donald Trump meets British PM Theresa May at White House
Washington, Jan 28: US President Donald Trump met British Prime Minister Theresa May here in his first meeting with a visiting foreign leader since taking office. Trump was meeting May in a session fraught with tension as the new US President contemplates lifting sanctions against Russia despite the objections of many Europeans wary of Moscow,...
Trump plays down speculation over lifting of Russia sanctions
Washington, Jan 27 (PTI) US President Donald Trump today played down speculation that he may lift sanctions on Russia, even as British Prime Minister Theresa May urged him to continue with them until Moscow implements the international agreement on Ukraine. At a joint news conference with May, Trump told reporters that it is too early to talk...
Trump wants good relationship with Russia, May says sanctions should stay | Reuters
By Steve Holland and Elizabeth Piper | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he wanted to have good relations with Russia and declined to say whether he was ready to lift sanctions on Moscow, which visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May said must stay in place.Speaking at a news conference after his first meeting...
Day before talking to Trump, Putin consults hs Security Council
Russian President Vladimir Putin conferred with his top officials today about relations with Washington a day before a scheduled call with US President Donald Trump. Trump’s senior adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” today that US sanctions against Russia and other issues would be on the table...
Hungary says Russia sanctions fruitless, Putin visit timely
Budapest, Jan 27 (AP) The European Union’s economic sanctions against Russia have failed economically and politically because they have not achieved their objectives, Hungary’s foreign minister said today. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Hungary had lost some USD 6.5 billion in export opportunities to Russia and other countries...
Putin and Trump likely to discuss Ukraine sanctions: White House aide | Reuters
By Susan Heavey and Christian Lowe | WASHINGTON/MOSCOW WASHINGTON/MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are likely to discuss the sanctions that Washington imposed on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine when the two leaders speak by telephone on Saturday, a senior White House aide said.Trump has said in the past...
Putin consults his Security Council before talking to Trump
Moscow, Jan 27 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin conferred with his top officials today about relations with Washington a day before a scheduled call with US President Donald Trump. Trump’s senior adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” today that US sanctions against Russia and other issues would be on...
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves 30 seconds closer to midnight
Washington, Jan 27 (PTI) The election of Donald Trump as US President, impact of climate change as well as wider geopolitical turbulence like the tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan and North Korea’s nuclear rhetoric have become so dangerous that the scientists behind the symbolic “Doomsday Clock” have moved it 30 seconds...
Putin and Trump may speak by phone on Saturday: Kremlin
Moscow, Jan 27 (AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may speak by telephone tomorrow for the first time since the US leader’s inauguration, the Kremlin said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded “yes” when asked by the RIA Novosti news agency on Friday whether such a talk between the two leaders was possible, as...
