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Behind tough talk on Russia, G-7 leaders face tough reality
WASHINGTON (AP) -Behind the tough talk on Russia expected from President Barack Obama and other leaders gathering in Germany this weekend is a stark reality.None of the world powers believes the economic and diplomatic punishments levied on Russia for its alleged aggression in Ukraine are changing President Vladimir Putins calculus, yet there are...
Greece and Ukraine crises drown out G7 summit agenda
June 07, 2015 6:49 AMGARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (REUTERS) – Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations meet on Sunday in the Bavarian Alps for a summit overshadowed by Greece’s debt crisis and ongoing violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Kiev Gay Rights March Ends in Injuries, Arrests
At least 10 people were injured and 25 arrested in Kiev today as scuffles broke out between members of a rare Ukrainian gay pride march and their nationalist foes. …read more Source:...
Obama, Poroshenko voice deep concern about fighting in Ukraine ahead of G7 summit
US President Barack Obama and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on Friday expressed their “deep concern” about the recent violence in eastern Ukraine and called on Russia to abide by a ceasefire accord reached in February. …read more Source: Global...
Japan, Canada leaders visit Kiev ahead of talks without Putin
KIEV – The leaders of Japan and Canada made a point Saturday of dropping by Kiev on the eve of a major leadership summit from which Russia has been barred over its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
“Only a sick person — and even then only in his sleep — can imagine that Russia would suddenly attack NATO.”Putin’s fansFighters captured in Ukraine admit to serving in Russia’s army: OSCEBust of Putin as Roman emperor unveiled near St.PetersburgVladimir Putin calls Ukraine fascist and country’s new law...
Russian, Dutch ministers discuss prosecuting MH17 culprits
MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders on Friday to discuss catching and prosecuting those who shot down the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine last year, Moscow said. In Moscow, they also discussed “current issues of international importance, including the situation in the Middle East and...
Gay pride rally attacked in Kiev, Ukraine
Several dozen unknown assailants attacked a gay pride march in Kiev on Saturday, throwing flares and wounding two policemen, a Reuters witness reported. On Friday the organisers for ‘KyivPride2015’ said the march along the Dnipro river would go ahead despite warnings from city mayor Vitaly Klitschko, who advised the event be cancelled...
UPDATE1: Japan PM urges cease-fire observance in talks with Ukraine’s leader
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Japan’s Abe visits Ukraine ahead of tough G7 summit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed during a historic first visit to Ukraine on Saturday to spearhead a global drive to resolve the crisis threatening to splinter the ex-Soviet state. Abe told Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko on the eve of a summit meeting of the world’s most economically advanced nations that he...
