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      NATO, Russia meeting confirms ‘profound disagreements’ – NATO chief
      Apr20

      NATO, Russia meeting confirms ‘profound disagreements’ – NATO chief

      NATO’s first formal meeting with Russia’s envoy to the alliance in almost two years underscored the deep East-West divide over the Ukraine crisis and the future of Europe’s security, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. …read more Source: Channel...

      NATO-Russia talks ‘frank and serious’ – Stoltenberg
      Apr20

      NATO-Russia talks ‘frank and serious’ – Stoltenberg

      BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia held “frank and serious” talks despite “profound disagreements” as their ambassadors met on Wednesday for the first time since 2014, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. “I think we had a very frank, serious and actually good meeting,” Stoltenberg told a news conference. “NATO allies and Russia hold very different views...

      NATO, Russia meeting confirms 'profound disagreements' – NATO chief
      Apr20

      NATO, Russia meeting confirms 'profound disagreements' – NATO chief

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s first formal meeting with Russia’s envoy to the alliance in almost two years underscored the deep East-West divide over the Ukraine crisis and the future of Europe’s security, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. …read more Source: The...

      EU proposes to lift visas for Ukrainians, hopes for change ‘soon’
      Apr20

      EU proposes to lift visas for Ukrainians, hopes for change ‘soon’

      European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said he hoped that visa requirements for Ukrainians could be lifted “very, very soon” following Wednesday’s legislative proposal by the EU executive. …read more Source: Channel...

      Armenia betters its position in 2016 World Press Freedom Index
      Apr20

      Armenia betters its position in 2016 World Press Freedom Index

      Armenia has bettered its media freedom ranking to come 74th in the 2016 World Press Freedom Index released by the Reporters Without Borders. This year Armenia has progressed by 4 points leaving behind several EU member countries, including Italy, Cyprus, Greece and Bulgaria, as well as Ukraine, Israel, Turkey and Azerbaijan/ Russia is placed...

      EU proposes to lift visas for Ukrainians, hopes for change 'soon'
      Apr20

      EU proposes to lift visas for Ukrainians, hopes for change 'soon'

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said he hoped that visa requirements for Ukrainians could be lifted “very, very soon” following Wednesday’s legislative proposal by the EU executive. …read more Source: The...

      First Russia-NATO Council since June 2014 Kicks Off in Brussels
      Apr20

      First Russia-NATO Council since June 2014 Kicks Off in Brussels

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on April 8 the council agenda would include the “crisis in and around Ukraine, military activity, transparency, risk reductions and Afghanistan.” …read more Source:...

      NATO, Russia to hold highest-level talks since Crimea annexation
      Apr20

      NATO, Russia to hold highest-level talks since Crimea annexation

      BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia begin their highest-level talks for nearly two years on Wednesday, in a bid to ease military tensions over the Baltic Sea and the simmering violence still gripping eastern Ukraine. The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council will be the first since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, when the alliance cut off all practical ties...

      FIFA president Infantino claims World Cup 2018 could be first with video technology
      Apr20

      FIFA president Infantino claims World Cup 2018 could be first with video technology

      FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that testing is to begin on video technology that could be ready to use at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Speaking during a visit to Moscow to check on preparations for the 2018 football showpiece, Infantino also said the hard graft “starts now” in the crisis-hit country. But after the International...

      About 30 Crimean Tatars went missing after Crimea’s annexation by Russia
      Apr20

      About 30 Crimean Tatars went missing after Crimea’s annexation by Russia

      A1+ Company has interviewed Sevgil Musayeva-Borovyk, Editor-in-Chief of “Ukrainska Pravda.” She speaks about similarities and differences of conflicts over Crimea and Nagorno-Karabakh. …read more Source:...