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Obama and Putin are odd couple at Beijing summit
BEIJING – A couple of brief encounters between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin during an Asia-Pacific summit in China on Tuesday spoke volumes about the chilly state of relations between the United States and Russia.With the two men crossing paths twice this week, first in Beijing and later at a G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, there was...
Abbott, Putin urge speeding up of probe into Flight MH17 crash, Kremlin says
BEIJING: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Russian President Vladimir Putin urged investigators to speed up the probe into a July plane crash in eastern Ukraine, a spokesman for the Kremlin said on Tuesday. …read more Source: New Straits...
Biden warns Russia over Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden on Monday warned Russia of more costs over what he called Moscow’s continuing violation of a ceasefire deal over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
U.S. says Russia sanctions have impact but not changing stance on Ukraine
BEIJING (Reuters) – Economic sanctions against Russia over its actions around Ukraine are clearly having an impact on its economy but are not yet changing Russia’s calculus on Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Over 1,600 kin remember passengers of downed flight in Ukraine
Amsterdam: More than 1,600 family members of the 298 mainly Dutch victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was downed in Ukraine, gathered Monday for a memorial ceremony here.King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima presided over the ceremony at the RAI Exhibition and .. …read more Source: India...
Ukraine’s currency plunges as ceasefire fears grow
Ukraine’s currency lost nearly 5 percent of its value on Monday after a weekend that saw the heaviest shelling in a month hit the main rebel stronghold in the east and signs that Moscow had dispatched troops and tanks to reinforce separatists. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Fears of all-out Ukraine war grow as MH17 families mourn
Shakhtarsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – New columns of tanks, trucks and heavy artillery rumbled towards the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Monday as fears grew of a return to all-out fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine.The Netherlands meanwhile held an emotional ceremony for the 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot...
Fears grow of all-out war in Ukraine as MH17 families mourn
New unidentified armoured columns rumbled toward the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday as fears grew of a return to …read more Source: The News...
Biden warns Russia over Ukraine
US Vice President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko by telephone, with the pair agreeing it was “critical” for Russia to honor its commitments to a ceasefire agreement signed in September. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden warns Russia over Ukraine
WASHINGTON – US Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia over Ukraine after new columns of tanks, trucks and heavy artillery rumbled towards the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Monday.The West has repeatedly expressed concern at Ukrainian claims that Russian military reinforcements are being sent in, while Moscow denies that it is...
