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Russian DM summon US defense attaché over false statements
F.P. Report MOSCOW: Russian Defense Ministry (DM) took notice of the allegations put by US Defense Attaché in Kiev Brittany Steward. On Wednesday; US Defense Attaché Stewart congratulated Ukrainian servicemen on Ukraine’s Defender Day. In her Ukrainian-language video address posted on the US embassy’s Facebook account, she said her...
Heat of Western sanctions will only force Russia and China into closer embrace
A long-time target of US and EU sanctions, Russia will soon face the menacing threat of new restrictions. On Monday, an agreement to impose new punitive measures gained the full support of 27 EU foreign ministers, following Franco-German accusations that Russian authorities were behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.If Russia has...
Kazakhstan and Ukraine to debate transport and communications issues
KYIV. KAZINFORM Chairman of the Investments Committee of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry Askar Shokybayev met with Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevgheniy Yenin in Kyiv, the Kazakh Embassy in Ukraine reports. …read more Source::...
Former president and first lady of Ukraine send letter to Azerbaijani president
Members of Nizami Ganjavi International Center sent a letter to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. …read more Source::...
Kazakhstan and Ukraine discuss opportunities of investment cooperation
The parties discussed mutually beneficial cooperation in the trade and economic sector. …read more Source:: Kazakh...
Russia rubs Turkey the wrong way
M K Bhadrakumar The Russia-brokered ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has unraveled. Azerbaijan and Armenia have stepped up their military operations. The Izvestia newspaper reported, quoting Russian experts, that the conflict will continue without the intervention of a third party. That seems to be the thinking in Moscow also, as...
Australia, Netherlands slam Russia’s move to withdraw from Malaysia Airline MH17 crash talks
Australia on Friday joined the Netherlands in criticising Russia’s decision to withdraw from consultations over its involvement in the 2014 shooting of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, which killed 298 people, mostly Dutch and Australian citizens.Since 2018, the three countries have held discussions aimed at uncovering the cause...
Political pressure threatens Ukraine’s gas sector reforms
Aura Sabadus The early October resignation of American citizen Amos Hochstein from the Naftogaz supervisory board is sparking alarm over the future direction of the state-owned Ukrainian energy sector giant. A former US diplomat who previously served in the Obama administration, Hochstein cited growing opposition to gas market reform in Ukraine...
Why Armenian attacks on Azerbaijan’s gas infrastructure should worry Europe
Ilker Sezer Azerbaijan and Russia are competing for Southern Europe’s gas demand. A long-term supply disruption of the former’s gas exports would prolong Moscow’s gas monopoly in European markets. Azerbaijan’s vital energy infrastructure is under stress after the frozen conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh entered a new phase of...
MH17: Australia, Netherlands slam Russia withdrawal from talks
SYDNEY: Australia on Friday joined the Netherlands in slamming Russia’s decision to withdraw from consultations over its involvement in the 2014 downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, which killed 298 people, mostly Dutch and Australian citizens. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
