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Trump campaign chairman helped pro-Russians in Ukraine move money to U.S. firms – AP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, helped a Ukrainian political party with close ties to Russia secretly move at least $2.2 million (1.69 million pounds) to two major Washington lobbying firms, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. …read more...
Ukrainian protesters accuse prosecutors of abetting corruption
KIEV: Ukrainian activists on Wednesday held a protest in central Kiev accusing the country’s powerful prosecutors of obstructing a newly formed national agency that has exposed massive official corruption. Some 100 protesters gathered outside the office of prosecutor-general Yuri Lutsenko holding posters saying: “Lutsenko, don’t stay...
Analysis – Putin hints at war in Ukraine but may be seeking diplomatic edge
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine says it thinks Vladimir Putin is planning a new invasion, and it’s not hard to see why: the Russian leader has built up troops on its border and resumed the hostile rhetoric that preceded his annexation of Crimea two years ago. …read more Source: The...
Kiev struggles in broadcast war against separatists as tensions rise
AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine/KIEV (Reuters) – For Ukrainian pensioner Olga Shazhkova, channel-surfing in the front line town of Avdiyivka is a monotonous business. …read more Source: The...
Trump vows ‘Cold War’ terror fight, immigrant controls
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Monday laid out a US blueprint for defeating global terrorism in partnership with NATO and Middle East allies, demanding extreme restrictions on immigration and likening the fight to the Cold War. The Republican nominee, who is tanking in the polls following weeks of self-inflicted disasters, made his pitch to be a...
Trump vows ‘Cold War’ terror fight, immigrant controls
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Monday laid out a US blueprint for defeating global terrorism in partnership with NATO and Middle East allies, demanding extreme restrictions on immigration and likening the fight to the Cold War. The Republican nominee, who is tanking in the polls following weeks of self-inflicted disasters, made his pitch to be a...
Lavrov urges calm after Ukraine flare-up over Crimea
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday appealed for calm after a flare-up with Ukraine over the annexed Crimea peninsula but warned Moscow was ready to stamp out any attempts to destabilise the region. A simmering feud between Russia and Ukraine sparked by the Kremlin’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 burst back into life on...
We're ready to supply more proof of Ukrainian Crimea incursions – Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready to provide the West with more evidence about armed Ukrainian incursions into the contested peninsula of Crimea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Germany to Russia: Minsk deal must stay focus of Ukraine peace process – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday that the Minsk deal must remain the focus of the Ukrainian peace process despite a spike in tensions in Crimea, the RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Lavrov, Steinmeier to meet on Ukraine, Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian and German foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will meet on Monday to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
