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No Trump-Putin meeting while Russia holds Ukraine ships – Bolton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There will be no meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin while Russia still holds Ukrainian ships and sailors seized near Crimea, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Captured Ukrainian navy captains tell Russia – we won't testify
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian navy captains being held in a Russian jail have refused to provide testimony because they consider themselves prisoners of war, their lawyers said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
EU leaders to pledge support for Ukraine at summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will reaffirm support for Ukraine in its standoff with Russia and their readiness to increase aid to the country at a summit on Thursday, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said. …read more Source: The...
U.S. urges Hungary not to block Ukraine's NATO engagement
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United States urged Hungary on Thursday to repair relations with neighbouring Ukraine and not try to block Kiev’s cooperation with NATO, saying “if Ukraine fails, Hungary will be on the front line of Russian aggression”. …read more Source: The...
NATO to deliver secure comms to Ukraine military by years' end
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO will deliver secure communication equipment to Ukraine’s military this month, its head Jens Stoltenberg told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at a meeting on Thursday over the escalation of its conflict with Russia. …read more Source: The...
EU to offer Ukraine help over Azov Sea at summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will offer Ukraine help for its regions affected by Russia’s actions in the Azov Sea when they meet on Thursday, according to a draft summit statement seen by Reuters on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Undeniable: contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia
President Donald Trump has repeatedly denied it, but investigators have shown that his campaign had multiple, regular contacts with Russians. AFP Photo On January 11, 2017, Donald Trump was asked in his first press conference after his shock election victory, “Did you or anyone in your campaign have any contact with Russia leading up to or during...
Russia gas pipeline to boost grip on Ukraine, Europe – U.S. diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is seeking to boost its power in Europe and grip over Ukraine with the proposed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, the top U.S. energy diplomat said on Monday, in a step-up of Washington’s rhetoric against the pipeline. …read more Source: The...
EU blacklists nine over rebel Ukraine vote but signals no new Russia sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday blacklisted nine people involved in rebel elections in east Ukraine last month but signalled no further punitive measures against Moscow over the latest flare-up of tensions with Kiev in the Azov Sea. …read more Source: The...
Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Russian champion of human rights, dies at 91
Human rights defender Lyudmila Alexeyeva. (AFP pic)MOSCOW: Lyudmila Alexeyeva, who headed the oldest Russian human-rights organisation and was a driving force behind the civil-rights movement in the Soviet Union, has died. She died Saturday night at a Moscow hospital, according to a statement from the Human Rights Council under Russia’s...
