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Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’
KIEV – Ukraine’s defence minister on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow’s forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for a “mid-sized European state”. …read more Source: Bangkok...
URGENT: G-7 leaders oppose S. China Sea reclamation, urge Ukraine cease-fire
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Germany G7 Summit: Obama, Hollande agree on Ukraine, Iran nukes
Russia says it saw nothing new in the tough line taken by G7 leaders on Moscow over sanctions, suggests there were differences among its member states. …read more Source: The...
Merkel encourages G7 leaders to agree tough climate goals
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases at the final day of their summit in the Bavarian Alps on Monday. Merkel, once dubbed the “climate chancellor”, hopes to revitalise her green credentials by getting the G7 industrial nations to agree specific emissions...
G7 leaders to stand firm on security threats, Ukraine
ELMAU CASTLE, Germany: Pressing security threats from jihadist groups across the world and “Russian aggression” in Ukraine dominated world leaders’ talks at the second day of the G7 summit in Germany. Barring Russian President Vladimir Putin for a third time, the Group of Seven leaders invited others beyond the club of rich nations,...
German chancellor wants to send united signal to Russia
second in a row without Russia , which was ejected from what was the G-8 last year over its actions in Ukraine. Even with President Vladimir Putin absent, Russia was prominent in the leaders’ … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
G7 Leaders to Stand Firm on Security Threats, Ukraine
World leaders at a G7 summit in Germany were today set to present a united front against global security threats ranging from jihadist insurgencies to what US President Barack Obama condemned as “Russ… …read more Source:...
G7 leaders demand resolution to Greek crisis
G7 leaders are in Bavaria for the G7 Summit, with both the conflict in Ukraine and the standoff between Greece and its creditors at the top of the agendaG7 leaders attend concert in Alpine castleG7 leaders urge tough line on Russia at Alpine summitCameron: ‘need to deal with causes of migration, not just consequences”Gruess...
Ukraine military blames rebel bomb for patrol boat explosion
KIEV (Reuters) – An explosion which sank a border patrol boat off Ukraine’s strategically important port city of Mariupol was caused by a separatist-made bomb, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
G7 leaders urge tough line on Russia at Alpine summit
Group of Seven (G7) leaders vowed at a summit in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday to keep sanctions against Russia in place until President Vladimir Putin and Moscow-backed separatists fully implement the terms of a peace deal for Ukraine. The Ukraine conflict and a long-running debt standoff between Greece and its European partners dominated the...
