Section: The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
EU, Ukraine to introduce trade pact despite Russian threats
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (right) welcomes Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk upon his arrival at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday. (AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)The European Union and Ukraine say they will introduce a free trade pact next month as planned despite Russia’s threat to take...
Leaders call for joint response to security threat
US Secretary of State John Kerry (center reacts to stepping off a low platform as he stands with from left) OSCE Chairman Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, OSCE Parliamentary President Ilkka Kanerva, of Finland, and OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors, also of Finland, as...
NATO invites Montenegro to join, as Russia plots response
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (right) and Montenegro’s Foreign Minister Igor Luksic address a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. (AP/Virginia Mayo)NATO member states formally invited Montenegro to join the alliance, drawing a prompt response from Russia that it plans to suspend cooperation with the...
US, NATO allies concerned by Russia, but need its help
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, waits for the start of a round table meeting of Resolute Support at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. (AP/Virginia Mayo)The United States and its NATO allies struggled Tuesday to come up with a clear message to send Russia at a time of conflicting concerns in Europe and the Middle East.While the...
DoD official: US pursuing response to Russia treaty breach
Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, shakes hands with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with defense officials in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will counter NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense program by deploying...
Obama, Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine during climate talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and US President Barack Obama shake hands at the COP21 UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris, France, Monday. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)President Barack Obama urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to decrease tensions with Turkey, as the US and Russian leaders met...
Tyson Fury ends Wladimir Klitschko’s heavyweight reign
Unanimous decision: Britain’s Tyson Fury, left, punches Ukraine’s Wladimir Klitschko and in a world heavyweight title fight for Klitschko’s WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts in the Esprit Arena in Duesseldorf, western Germany, Saturday. (AP/Sebastian Konopka)Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision to end the...
Russia strikes back at Turkey with economic sanctions
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, and army commanders attend an annual meeting of High Military Council in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday. (AP/Prime Minister’s Press Service)Russia plans to retaliate against Turkey for the downing of a warplane by imposing sanctions, cutting economic ties and scrapping major investment...
Russia looks to cut economic ties with Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for the media before their talks during the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Nov. 16. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Russia said Thursday it would be looking to cut economic ties with Turkey and scrap investment projects in a matter of days in the aftermath of...
Russia looks to cut economic ties with Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for the media before their talks during the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Nov. 16. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Russia said Thursday it would be looking to cut economic ties with Turkey and scrap investment projects in a matter of days in the aftermath of...
