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After a year's delay, Dutch approve Ukraine treaty
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch senate on Tuesday approved a European Union “association agreement” with Ukraine, a final hurdle to the treaty, which strengthens the former Soviet republic’s ties with Western Europe and moves it further from Moscow’s orbit. …read more Source: The...
Putin a bigger threat than Islamic State: McCain
SYDNEY: Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the so-called Islamic State group, according to veteran US Senator John McCain who also admits Donald Trump makes him “nervous”. Republican McCain – one of US President Trump’s most outspoken critics in his own party – said...
Putin a bigger threat than Islamic State: McCain
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the so-called Islamic State group, according to veteran US Senator John McCain who also admits Donald Trump makes him “nervous”. AFP photo SYDNEY: Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the so-called Islamic State group, according to...
Macron says France, Russia agree on need for Ukraine peace talks soon
VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were agreed the time was right for a new round of peace talks on Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Germany says to host Tuesday meeting on Ukraine crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – Deputy foreign ministers from Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia will meet in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss the Ukraine crisis in the Normandy group format, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said. …read more Source: The...
Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test
PARIS: France’s new President Emmanuel Macron was to host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in the latest test of his diplomatic mettle after vowing firm stands on Ukraine and Syria. “It is essential to talk to Russia because there are many international issues that will not be resolved without a tough exchange with the...
Putin, Macron to air tough issues at Versailles meet
PARIS: France’s new President Emmanuel Macron will hold delicate talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday with the two countries harbouring longstanding differences over Ukraine and Syria. Coming just three weeks after an election in which the Kremlin was widely seen as backing centrist Macron’s far-right rival...
EU’s Tusk calls on G7 to maintain Russia sanctions
TAORMINA, Italy: European Union president Donald Tusk called Friday on G7 leaders to maintain sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, but the White House said it did not yet “have a position” on the issue. The EU and United States under then president Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Moscow over its 2014 annexation of...
Fighting corruption, Ukraine starts to judge its judges
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian judge Artur Yemelianov has acknowledged in an online declaration that he owns a Breguet watch worth nearly a third of his annual salary and keeps piles of cash. …read more Source: The...
Trump presses NATO on spending, terror
BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump will press his Nato allies on Thursday to increase defence spending and take a more active role in the fight against Islamist terror. Here are the expected main talking points during the brief summit at Nato’s new, futuristic headquarters on the outskirts of Brussels. Allies must do more Washington and...
