Section: The Times of India (India)
Ukraine’s move to join Nato dangerous: Russia
Kiev’s efforts to join Nato are dangerous for Ukraine itself and Europe’s security, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying on Thursday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Pope wishes Christmas hope and peace for Mideast
Pope Francis focused his concern on those weeping in the world this Christmas, singling out refugees, hostages and others suffering in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine as he prayed for hope and peace on Thursday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine abandons nonaligned status
Ukraine’s parliament dropped the nation’s nonaligned status on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a bid to join NATO in defiance of the Kremlin’s wishes. …read more Source: The Times of...
EU bans investment in Crimea, targets oil sector, tourism
The European Union has imposed a ban on investment in Crimea, and other economic sanctions including measures aimed at keeping tourists away. …read more Source: The Times of...
Poll: 80 percent back Putin even as ruble falls
The ruble has lost more than half its value, the economy is in crisis and his aggression in Ukraine has turned the country into an international pariah. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin holds late-night talks on Ukraine with European leaders
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his French, German and Ukrainian counterparts agreed in a phone call early today that they wanted talks between Kiev, Moscow and rebels controlling parts of eastern Ukraine to resume as soon as possible. …read more Source: The Times of...
Hollande, Putin meet in Moscow on Ukraine
French President Francois Hollande met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday, making a surprise stopover in a Moscow airport in an attempt to defuse mounting tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin says Russia wants cooperation with the West
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not choose the path of isolation and would continue to cooperate with the United States and Europe, despite the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Times of...
Kerry, Lavrov to discuss Ukraine, Middle East
US secretary of state John Kerry will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at an OSCE meeting tomorrow in Basel, Switzerland, a US official said, with topics set to include Ukraine and the Middle East. …read more Source: The Times of...
Accident at a nuclear plant in the southeast: Ukraine Prime Minister
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday an accident had occurred at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP) in south-east Ukraine and called on the energy minister to hold a news conference. …read more Source: The Times of...
