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Ukraine holds military drills after Russia sea confrontation
An Ukrainain seviceman attends a military drills near Urzuf village not far from the city of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine. — AFP photo URZUF, Ukraine: A Ukrainian general wearing camouflage and a bulletproof vest looks out from his Mi-8 helicopter flying over the Sea of Azov, the flashpoint of rising tensions between Kiev and Moscow. “Our presumed...
Merkel, Putin agreed to four-way talks on Kerch Strait
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her concern about events in the Kerch Strait off Crimea during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, her spokesman said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Citing Russia threat, Ukraine boosts security at ports, power plants
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday his country had stepped up security at vital infrastructure sites such as nuclear power stations and Black Sea ports in the face of what he called a Russian test of the world order. …read more Source: The...
China, US showdown looms on trade at fractious G20
BUENOS AIRES: The United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, will see Saturday if they can find a breakthrough to exit a spiralling trade war as their presidents meet at a tense G20 summit.With markets watching nervously, US President Donald Trump has described the Buenos Aires summit of the 20 leading economic powers as a...
King Salman mingles with G20 leaders as Trump fuels summit tensions
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz (left) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin greeted each other like long lost friends. (AFP pic)BUENOS AIRES: Fissures on trade, climate change and Ukraine divided world leaders on Friday as US President Donald Trump came under sustained fire and Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler came in...
Merkel ally suggests blockading Russian ships over Ukraine crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States should consider banning from their ports Russian ships originating from the Sea of Azov after Russia captured three Ukrainian vessels there, a senior ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel told Reuters on Friday. …read more Source: The...
EU will extend Russia sanctions in December – Tusk
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The European Union will extend its existing economic sanctions on Russia next month, a top official with the bloc said on Friday after Moscow’s action against Ukraine’s navy in the Sea of Azov. …read more Source: The...
Hungary's Orban says stands behind Ukraine in crisis with Russia
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Hungary backs Ukraine in a conflict with Russia, despite the Ukrainian government taking anti-Hungarian positions, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a visit to Prague on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine bars entry to Russian men of combat age citing invasion fears
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Friday banned Russian men of combat age from entering the country, a move introduced under martial law after Russia fired on and captured three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea last weekend. …read more Source: The...
Russia thinks Trump cancelled Putin meeting for domestic reasons
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia believes U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled his meeting with Vladimir Putin due to domestic issues rather than the Ukraine situation, its foreign ministry said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
