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Russia Reaches Out to Europe’s Far-Right Parties
As the diplomatic chill over Ukraine deepens, the Kremlin seems keener than ever to enlist Europe’s far-right parties in its campaign for influence in the West. …read more Source:...
Ballet School Rejects Charity from Pro-Putin Dancer
The Kiev State Ballet School has refused to accept money raised by Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre after it emerged the star dancer at a charity gala had supported the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source:...
Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome
MOSCOW (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday amid a toughening American response to a Kremlin-backed separatist insurgency in Ukraine.Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said Saturday that an agreement has been reached on a meeting between Russian Foreign...
Ukraine ballet school rejects charity from pro-Putin dancer
KIEV: The Kiev State Ballet School has refused to accept money raised by Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre after it emerged the star dancer at a charity gala had supported the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine Is Its Own Worst Threat, Says Russian Deputy PM
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees defence, said Saturday that Ukraine was its own worst threat, after Kiev announced plans to boost its armed forces because of the conflict in… …read more Source:...
Russia would react if U.S. imposes new sanctions: minister
Russia will take counter measures if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to an Interfax news agency report published on Saturday. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
If US Imposes New Sanctions, Russia ‘Will Not Be Able To Leave That Without An Answer’
Russia will take counter measures if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to an Interfax news agency repo… …read more Source:...
Ukraine says 11 attacks and drones spotted despite truce
KIEV (AFP) – The Ukrainian army on Saturday reported 11 attacks against its positions in the east where a ceasefire is tentatively holding and said a drone was spotted over Mariupol, the last major eastern town under its control.The surveillance activities of the enemy have intensified around Mariupol where a drone was identified, the...
US OK with India engaging Russia; cautions against trade deals
Narendra Modi, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shake hands as they pose for photos before a meeting in New Delhi. (Source: AP photo) The US has said it has no problem with India’s engagement with Russia, but cautioned that it was not the right time to have trade deals with Moscow because of a series of international sanctions...
Ukraine is its own worst threat: Dmitry Rogozin
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees defence, said Saturday that Ukraine was its own worst threat, after Kiev announced plans to boost its armed forces because of the conflict in east Ukraine.Rogozin quoted Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak as telling parliament Friday that Kiev faced threats...
