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France's Macron, Poroshenko hopeful of progress on resolving Ukraine conflict
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukraine counterpart Petro Poroshenko on Monday expressed hopes of making progress in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, with Macron pressing for a withdrawal of forces around the border area with Russia. …read more Source: The...
U.S. voices concern about violence against monitors in east Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was “deeply concerned” about a pattern of violence by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine targeting unarmed civilians of a European mission monitoring the conflict in region. …read more Source: The...
EU confirms rollover of Russia sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to extend sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine by another six months, European Council President Donald Tusk said. …read more Source: The...
May to confront Brexit worries at EU summit
BRUSSELS: Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May will try Thursday to convince European leaders she can still push through Brexit despite being badly weakened by an election bet that turned sour. The two-day Brussels summit marks the debut of French President Emmanuel Macron, the figurehead of a renewed confidence among the remaining 27...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says will sign defence deals with U.S. soon
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said after meetings in Washington that Kiev and the United States would soon sign a number of agreements boosting defence cooperation, news agency Interfax Ukraine reported on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
France's Macron says four-way summit on Ukraine crisis to happen before G20
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said in remarks published on Wednesday that there would be a “Normandy format” summit with the leaders of Russia, France and Ukraine on the conflict in eastern Ukraine before July’s G20 summit. …read more Source: The...
Russia considering retaliatory sanctions against U.S. – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow is considering a range of retaliatory measures in response to a planned new round of U.S. sanctions to be imposed on Moscow over its role in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin calls U.S. statement on eastern Ukraine inappropriate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow regards a U.S. statement linking the lifting of sanctions on Russia to its withdrawal from eastern Ukraine as inappropriate and incorrect, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Trump says China tried but failed to help on North Korea
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Chinese efforts to persuade North Korea to rein in its nuclear program have failed, ratcheting up the rhetoric over the death of an American student who had been detained by Pyongyang. Trump has held high hopes for greater cooperation from China to exert influence over North Korea, leaning...
Russia says new U.S. sanctions will not alter Moscow's course – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – New sanctions imposed by the United States on Russian companies and individuals over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis will not affect Moscow’s policy, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
