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U.S. urges Vatican to get tough with Putin on Ukraine
ROME (Reuters) – The United States urged the Vatican on Wednesday to criticise Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict more forcefully, hours before Pope Francis was due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Isolated Putin seeks sympathetic hearing in Italy
Vladimir Putin makes a rare international outing tomorrow with a high-profile visit to Italy and the Vatican two days after the G7 threatened him with tougher sanctions over Ukraine. The Russian president is due in Milan to visit his country’s pavilion at the World Expo and will travel on to Rome, where an audience with Pope Francis...
U.S., G7 ready to impose more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine – Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Ukrainian leaders on Tuesday that the United States and its G7 allies stood ready to impose more sanctions on Moscow if needed, a Treasury official said. …read more Source: The...
US, G7 ready to impose more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine: Treasury
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Ukrainian leaders on Tuesday that the United States and its G7 allies stood ready to impose more sanctions on Moscow if needed, a Treasury official said. “The United States and our G7 allies stand ready to impose significant additional sanctions on Russia if needed to respond to its aggressive acts...
Putin visits Italy with one eye on EU sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin will be on the lookout for signs of dissent over European Union sanctions on Russia when he visits Italy on Wednesday, but he is likely to be disappointed. …read more Source: The...
Implementation of Minsk agreements on Ukraine 'still fragile' – Russian Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The implementation of the Minsk agreements aimed at ending the conflict in east Ukraine is still fragile, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Fuel depot blaze in Ukraine under control; three firemen missing
VASYLKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Emergency services stopped a fuel depot fire outside Kiev from spreading on Tuesday, officials said, but the fate of three firemen missing after the blaze triggered a powerful explosion was unknown. …read more Source: The...
G7 warns Russia of more sanctions
ELMAU CASTLE, Germany: World leaders Monday warned Russia it would face stepped-up sanctions for its ‘aggression’ in Ukraine, as they wrapped up a G7 meeting also pledging strong action to fight climate change. At a luxury retreat nestled in the picture-perfect Bavarian Alps, the leaders of the most powerful countries also tackled threats...
Eight Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours – military
KIEV (Reuters) – Eight Ukrainian servicemen have been killed – seven of them in a single land mine blast – in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine where government forces are battling pro-Russian separatists, Kiev’s military spokesman said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Gigantic blast hits fuel depot near Kiev, several feared dead
KIEV: Several Ukrainian firefighters were feared dead today outside Kiev when a ferocious blast tore through a fuel depot, sparking a “gigantic” fire that spread to nearby buildings. Videos posted on the Internet showed the force of the explosion and the heatwave it produced setting aflame several fire trucks that were rushed to the scene this...
