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Trump advisor Bolton stresses Ukraine’s ‘territorial integrity’
US national security advisor John Bolton. (Reuters pic)KIEV: White House national security advisor John Bolton on Wednesday stressed US commitment to Ukraine’s “territorial integrity” during talks with the country’s new president, part of a regional tour in Russia’s traditional field of influence. The security advisor said he...
Homophobia rising in European countries without gay marriage
Same-sex marriage is legal in 16 out of 48 European countries. (Reuters pic)LONDON: Homophobia has risen in European countries that do not legally recognise same-sex relationships, while acceptance of gay and lesbian people has jumped in states where they can marry, research released today showed. Most European countries saw a rise in acceptance...
State Dept No 2 expected to be next US ambassador to Russia
According to the US president John Sullivan is well liked by the US secretary of state. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: US Department of State number two John Sullivan is expected to be nominated as the new ambassador to Russia, a sensitive position given Donald Trump’s mixed relations with Moscow. “He’s somebody that’s being put up and...
Ukraine to simplify citizenship for ‘persecuted’ Russians
Volodymyr Zelensky had pledged to grant citizenship to Russians who ‘suffer’ under the Kremlin’s rule after he was elected as president in April. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday ordered to simplify the granting of Ukrainian citizenship for Russians persecuted on political grounds. A decree...
Kremlin defends ‘justified’ police response to protests
A protester being hauled off by Russian police. (AFP pic)MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday defended the police response to a wave of protests demanding free local elections in Moscow and downplayed the huge demonstrations. “We believe the firm action of law enforcement to curb public unrest was absolutely justified,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, in...
US ambassador in Moscow resigns
Huntsman says in his letter the US must continue to hold Russia accountable when its behaviour threatens America. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman is resigning after more than two years in one of the hottest of diplomatic hot seats, a US newspaper reported Tuesday. The Salt Lake Tribune published Huntsman’s...
Facebook dismantles covert influence campaign tied to Saudi government
Controversies surrounding Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death has also been part of the Saudi government’s fake Facebook account propaganda. (Bloomberg pic)LONDON: People connected to the government of Saudi Arabia have run a network of fake accounts and pages on Facebook to promote state propaganda and attack regional rivals,...
Ukraine detains Russian tanker, Moscow warns of consequences
Tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman is blamed on Iran. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukraine said on Thursday it had detained a Russian tanker for its alleged involvement in the seizure of three Ukrainian vessels by Russia in November, and Moscow threatened consequences if Russian citizens were “taken hostage”. Ukraine’s security service maintained that...
Zelensky party wins record score in Ukraine vote
Volodymyr Zelensky promises to end the five-year conflict with Moscow-backed separatists. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukrainians gave their comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky a mandate to reboot the country’s politics on Sunday by handing his party a record score in parliamentary elections, exit polls showed. Zelensky’s Servant of the...
US bars Turkey from F-35 programme
By taking the Russian missile system Turkey shrugged off two years of warnings from the United States and other NATO allies that it could imperil their relationship. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: The White House confirmed Wednesday that Turkey would be excluded from NATO’s F-35 stealth fighter jet programme after it purchased a Russian missile...
