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Two more Ukrainians freed from Russian prison in swap – Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian citizens jailed in Russia have been freed and are returning home, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday, in what Kiev called a prisoner swap. …read more Source: The...
Nato to boost Romania presence
BRUSSELS: Nato will send units to Romania, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, on top of battalions being deployed in the three Baltic states and Poland in response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. Nato has undergone a major revamp since the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, beefing up its presence...
Putin, Erdogan in first contact since plane crisis
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin marking Russia’s national day, in their first contact since Ankara downed a Russian warplane in November, an official said Tuesday. “We confirm media reports the president sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion...
EU to look into extending Russia sanctions next week – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU envoys to Brussels are due to discuss extending sanctions on Russia over its role in the conflict in Ukraine on June 21 and the bloc’s ministers will approve their decision three days later, diplomatic sources said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Nato to deploy 4 ‘robust’ battalions in Baltics, Poland
BRUSSELS: Nato will deploy four international battalions to Poland and the three Baltic states as part of the wider pushback against Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. “We will agree to deploy by rotation four robust multi-national battalions in the Baltic states and Poland,”...
Nervous Baltics on war footing as NATO tries to deter Russia
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Leaders in the Baltic countries and Poland fear the force NATO plans to deploy on their territory is too small and symbolic to deter an attack by Russia, whose 2014 annexation of Crimea is fresh in the memories of the former Soviet-bloc states. …read more Source: The...
(Euro 2016) Schweinsteiger seals Germany's 2-0 win over Ukraine
LILLE: Germany’s midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger came off the bench to score his first international goal in five years and seal a perfect start to the world champions’ Euro 2016 campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source: New Straits...
UEFA charges Russia over Euro 2016 violence
PARIS: UEFA on Sunday charged Russia over “totally unacceptable” fan clashes at a European Championship match with England but it also said there had been faults in security. With the tournament facing new high risk games, French authorities said three people remained in serious condition in hospital in Marseille after clashes before and during...
Praise from West after mostly peaceful Kiev Pride march
KIEV (Reuters) – Western diplomats joined gay rights activists on a Pride march in Kiev on Sunday and spoke of signs of progress on gay rights in Ukraine after the event passed off largely without incident. …read more Source: The...
Crimea unveils gun-toting statue to celebrate Russian annexation
SIMFEROPOL: The authorities in Crimea on Saturday unveiled a bronze statue of a heavily armed Russian soldier to celebrate the peninsula’s 2014 annexation from Ukraine. The slightly larger-than-life sculpture in Crimea’s main city of Simferopol shows a soldier carrying a Kalashnikov and wearing rounds of ammunition on his chest. A...
