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Tsipras calls for end to ‘vicious cycle’ of sanctions at Putin meeting
MOSCOW: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday called for an end to the “vicious cycle” of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, while Russia’s President Vladimir Putin denied using Athens to sow discord within the EU. Putin and Tsipras hailed mutual ties after meeting in the Kremlin on the first of two days of the...
Dutch courts bar government from dispute over Crimean gold
An Amsterdam court ruled on Wednesday that the Dutch government cannot participate in a legal fight over golden artefacts from Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch courts bar government from dispute over Crimean gold
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An Amsterdam court ruled on Wednesday that the Dutch government cannot participate in a legal fight over golden artefacts from Crimea. …read more Source: The...
Thai PM eyes doubling of trade with Russia to $10 bn
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand and Russia aim to double their annual bilateral trade to $10 billion next year, Thai junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha said Wednesday, after agreeing to cooperate on sectors from energy to tourism with visiting Russian premier Dmitry Medvedev.The two premiers met in Bangkok as Prayut, a former army chief, seeks to widen...
In Russia-West tug of war, Moldova sees EU as only option
CHISINAU: Moldova’s decision to sign key trade and political agreements with the European Union has cost it dearly, as its giant trading partner Russia swiftly punished it through an embargo strangling its farm and wine industries. Nevertheless, in the tug of war between the West and Russia, Moldova’s foreign minister told AFP that...
Two servicemen killed in past 24 hours in east Ukraine – Kiev military
Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and four were wounded in Ukraine’s separatist eastern conflict zone in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a briefing on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Two servicemen killed in past 24 hours in east Ukraine – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and four were wounded in Ukraine’s separatist eastern conflict zone in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a briefing on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Germany says no sign that Greece changed view on Russia sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has no reason to think that Athens has softened its stance towards sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday when Greece’s prime minister was due to visit Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Greek PM in Moscow for Putin meet that rattles EU
MOSCOW (AFP) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was to meet Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday as part of an eye-catching visit that has fuelled EU fears that cash-strapped Athens is cosying up to Russia.The two-day trip comes as Tsipras is battling to unblock a rescue package from the EU and IMF, with some in Brussels...
Greece has not asked Russia for aid, Greek official says
MOSCOW – Greece has not asked Russia for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems and wants to resolve them within the European Union, a Greek government official said on Wednesday.”We have not asked for financial aid,” the official said before talks in Moscow between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and...
