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Ukraine tests its own missile
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Russia pulls out from International Criminal Court
Russian President Vladimir Putin withdrew his nation from the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a day after a United Nations committee condemned Russia for human rights abuses in Crimea. The court, based in The Hague in the Netherlands, tries people on charges such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The United States is...
European leaders and Obama to discuss Russia sanctions in Berlin: sources
BERLIN – European leaders and President Barack Obama will discuss on Friday an extension of the sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, as well as possible new sanctions for its bombing in Syria, multiple sources familiar with the plans… …read more Source:...
Russia: Vladimir Putin withdraws signature from International Criminal Court treaty
President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on Wednesday, removing Russia’s signature from the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty, piling pressure on a court that is already reeling from withdrawals by some African countries. Moscow never ratified the treaty, which it signed in 2000, meaning it never became a member...
European leaders and Obama to discuss Russia sanctions in Berlin – sources
European leaders and President Barack Obama will discuss on Friday an extension of the sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, as well as possible new sanctions for its bombing in Syria, multiple sources familiar with the plans said. …read more Source: Channel...
European leaders and Obama to discuss Russia sanctions in Berlin – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – European leaders and President Barack Obama will discuss on Friday an extension of the sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, as well as possible new sanctions for its bombing in Syria, multiple sources familiar with the plans said. …read more Source: The...
Armenian office of "European Legal Service" opened in Yerevan
ArmInfo. The opening ceremony of the “European Legal Service” representation office took place in Yerevan. Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Volinkin stressed in his welcome speech the importance of opening the branch of the company with 100% of Russian capital. According to the Russian diplomat the service is one of the...
Ukraine calls for visa-free travel as EU drags its feet
KIEV/BRUSSELS – The Ukrainian parliament called on the European Union on Wednesday to grant the former Soviet republic visa-free travel, a day before the bloc is due to debate the matter, with sources pointing to hesitation on the side of Germany and France. … …read more Source:...
Putin withdraws Russia from International Criminal Court
File- Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a press conference at Tegel airport after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany, on October 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday to withdraw Russia from the International Criminal Court, which rules on such grave...
Russia withdraws backing for International Criminal Court treaty
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on Wednesday withdrawing Russia’s signature from the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty, whose pronouncements Moscow has derided as one-sided. The order, which took immediate effect, said Russia would not ratify the ICC’s founding treaty, something it signed...
