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Flynn resignation ‘not our business’: Kremlin
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday insisted that the resignation of Donald Trump’s security adviser Michael Flynn over contacts with the Russian government was Washington’s internal affair. The White House late Monday said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations the retired three-star general discussed US sanctions...
Top Trump aide Flynn resigns over Russia contacts
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s national security advisor Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government Monday, a stunning first departure from the new president’s inner circle less than a month after his inauguration. The White House said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations...
Dutch approval of Ukraine-EU treaty delayed until after elections – ANP
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A landmark cooperation agreement between the European Union and Ukraine will delayed and might even be voided as the Netherlands puts off approving the treaty. …read more Source: The...
Germany to elect ‘anti-Trump’ Steinmeier as new president
BERLIN: Billed as Germany’s “anti-Trump”, centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to be elected Sunday as the new ceremonial head of state. The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will represent the EU’s top economy abroad and act as a kind of moral...
Germany to elect ‘anti-Trump’ Steinmeier as new president
BERLIN: Billed as Germany’s “anti-Trump”, centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to be elected Sunday as the new ceremonial head of state. The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will represent the EU’s top economy abroad and act as a kind of moral arbiter for the...
Germany to elect ‘anti-Trump’ Steinmeier as new president
BERLIN: Billed as Germany’s “anti-Trump”, the centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is Sunday set to be elected as the new ceremonial head of state. The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will represent the EU’s top economy abroad and act as a kind of moral...
NATO says it sees sharp rise in Russian disinformation since Crimea seizure
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO accused Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories, the alliance’s spokeswoman said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Trump signals support for Ukraine in letter to Lithuanian president
VILNIUS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed support for an undivided Ukraine in a letter to Lithuania’s president, using language similar to his predecessor Barack Obama that is likely to be welcomed by Kiev and NATO allies. …read more Source: The...
EU envoy Mogherini in first meetings with Trump team
WASHINGTON: The European Union’s chief diplomat Federica Mogherini held her first meetings with President Donald Trump’s US administration on Thursday, at a moment of uncertainty for trans-Atlantic ties. Trump’s election dismayed many European leaders, who see him as dangerously naive about the disruptive threat posed by Russia...
EU top diplomat discusses Russia, Iran nuclear deal with Tillerson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In their first meeting, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke “at length” about terrorism, Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and Ukraine, the EU said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
