Section: Japan
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Kerry calls for common ground with Russia on Syria, Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Tuesday for the United States and Russia to find “common ground” on contentious differences over ending Syria’s civil war and restoring stability in eastern Ukraine. Opening talks in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before seeing President Vladimir Putin, Kerry said the world...
Kerry flies to Moscow to discuss Syria, Ukraine strife, weigh Assad’s fate, press for eased Turkey tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Russia for talks aimed at narrowing gaps with Russian leaders over a political transition to end Syria’s civil war and restoring stability in eastern Ukraine. After spending last week at climate talks outside the French capital, Kerry leaves Paris on Monday for Moscow, where he will […] The...
Scuffles erupt at Ukrainian parliament
Scuffles involving several dozen lawmakers erupted in Ukraine’s parliament after one deputy tried to drag the prime minister away from the rostrum on Friday. Arseniy Yatsenyuk was giving his report in the Supreme Rada when a deputy from the president’s party went up to the rostrum with a bunch of red roses. After he handed […] The...
World › Angela Merkel named Time’s Person of the Year
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time’s Person of the Year, praised Wednesday by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis. Time also cited Merkel’s strong response to “Vladimir Putin’s creeping theft of Ukraine” and on its cover called her...
Putin’s ‘realpolitik aims to make Russia indispensable, but may also make it vulnerable
By intervening in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has broken Russia’s relative isolation and is making it the “indispensable nation” in conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and with the Islamic State group while the United States balks at deeper involvement. But in this geopolitical poker game, it is not clear he will be able to quit while […] The...
Power-line sabotage in Crimea risks military move by Putin
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has taken an ominous new turn. So far it’s Crimea that’s paying the price, but Kiev could be next. The Russian-held peninsula was plunged into darkness over the weekend as saboteurs in Ukraine cut off most of its electricity supply. A series of explosions in the south, starting on […] The post...
Turkmenistan and Ukraine Bond on Russian Concerns
The two countries have been consolidating their relations on some shared worries. …read more Source: The...
Russia’s Military Spending to Increase Modestly in 2016
Have economic sanctions and the wars in Ukraine and Syria impacted Russia’s ambitious military modernization plans? …read more Source: The...
Turkmenistan Supports Ukraine’s Sovereignty
In late October, Ashgabat tossed its rhetoric behind Kyiv. …read more Source: The...
Money, patriotism drive Russians to join Syria mission
When Oxana’s sailor father left his home in Crimea’s Black Sea port of Sevastopol in September, he just said he would be going to “the Mediterranean Sea.” But the family soon realized the true purpose of his mission — Russia’s military operation in Syria. “They sent a bunch of ships from Sevastopol and everyone they […] The post...
